#ep 2019

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Album Review: Collapsus - Shockwaves Of Decline (Self Released)

Album Review: Collapsus – Shockwaves Of Decline (Self Released)

Hailing from France, Collapsus are a melodic death/black metal band formed in the late 90s. Influenced by many bands such as Coroner, Death, Dissection, At The Gates, Carcass, Emperor, Immortal, they mix influences from different extreme metal scenes (mainly Death, Black and Thrash metal).

After having released two demos in the 2000’s, the band had a period of recording and scenic inactivity due…

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EP Review: Orphan Devil - Victims of the Night/Drifting Away (Gates of Hell Records)

EP Review: Orphan Devil – Victims of the Night/Drifting Away (Gates of Hell Records)

Victims of the Night/Drifting Away is the debut two-song EP from upstart Finnish metallers, Orphan Devil that showcases a deft blend of classic metal with a dose of speed.

Formed in 2016, Orphan Devil is named after a 1982 single from the obscure Swedish band Shakespeare, Orphan Devil was formed in 2016 by a group of old Finnish friends who shared the same interest in music. Once vocalist Perttu…

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EP Review: Stallkicker - Establish the Blueprint (Self Released)

EP Review: Stallkicker – Establish the Blueprint (Self Released)

Hailing from the south coast, Stallkicker is a heavy melodic band in the vain of Fugazi, Nirvana, Hoover, Dinosaur Jn, Mudhoney, Nation Of Ulysses, METZ, Sonic Youth and more.

They released their EP, Establish the Blueprint on November 25th 2019.

    With so much energy and plenty of the noise/punk rock to them, Stallkicker have certainly released an attention grabbing EP here. One that will put…

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EP Review: Grant The Sun - Sur Jupiter (Mas-Kina Recordings)

EP Review: Grant The Sun – Sur Jupiter (Mas-Kina Recordings)

Grant the Sun, the Norwegian group formed by members of Insense and Beaten To Death are back with a new EP and this time they’re joined by one of their musical heroes, none other than Fredrik Thordendal from Meshuggah, who plays bass on these four new tracks.

The band began when founding members of Insense, Håvard Sveberg and Martin Rygge (who also handles guitars in grindcore group Beaten To…

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EP Review: Lifvsleda - Manifest MMXIX (Shadow Records/Regain Records)

EP Review: Lifvsleda – Manifest MMXIX (Shadow Records/Regain Records)

Lifvsleda was spawned into earthly existence with the aim to re-capture the old feeling of early Nordic Black metal, a scene the members, in one way or another and in various constellations, have been involved with since its glorious beginning.

With a strong fascination for death, and the magic of memento mori they summon the spirits of old. Recorded on broken instruments, literallyout in the…

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EP Review: Goat Monsoon - Alpha Kings (Self Released)

EP Review: Goat Monsoon – Alpha Kings (Self Released)

Combining doom, stoner and groove, Essex’s Goat Monsoon have given us an early Christmas present in the shape of a 4-track EP. The perfect way to cap off an impressive year for the band that saw them take part in the Essex Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses 2019 events, win the whole thing and perform to a rapturous crowd at Bloodstock in August.

It’s been a great year and for us, it’s been a joy to…

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EP Review: Through the Noise - Dualism - Synthwave Sessions (Eclipse Records)

EP Review: Through the Noise – Dualism – Synthwave Sessions (Eclipse Records)

Eclipse Records present the new Through the Noise EP ‘Dualism – Synthwave Sessions’. Dualism – Synthwave Sessions is a mesmerizing collection of 80’s-inspired retro synthwave versions of the band’s post-hardcore metal hits.

It will be released on December 13th 2019.

I love ideas like this but it certainly helps that I also really like synth and synthwave. If you don’t, well this isn’t going to…

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EP Review: Ashen Horde - Tintregen (Mandol Records)

EP Review: Ashen Horde – Tintregen (Mandol Records)

Based in Hollywood, California, Ashen Horde is a two-piece extreme metal band that strives to embrace a multitude of extreme metal subgenres, without being bound to any one of them. Drawing influence from metal’s crème de le extreme, from Immortal and Devin Townsend to Opeth and Enslaved, Ashen Horde (aka Trevor Portz and Stevie Boiser [Inferi, Equipoise]), has a sound rooted in death and black…

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