Whores – Gold (eOne Music)
As I listen to the new Whores album the thought that keeps crossing my mind is that this is what it would sound like if EyeHateGod listened to nothing but old Helmet and Ministry records….
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Alcatrazz – Dangerous Games (HNE Recordings / Cherry Red)
Arriving in the mid-eighties at the height of hair metal glory, former Rainbow singer Graham Bonnet’s Alcatrazz made a hefty impact on the scene at the time. Dangerous Games the band’s third release, sees the…
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Impavidus – S/T EP (Self)
While the UK’s Impavidus encompass a wide range of influences the main thought in my head is ‘thrash’ and it makes me smile. Hard hitting heavy metal that never gets boring, this four-piece gives us…
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The Varukers – How Do You Sleep? (Reissue) (Westworld)
Hand on heart, I don’t know an awful lot about The Varukers. I know that their frontman Rat sang for Discharge for years (and also sings for Warwound) and that Marvin from Chaos UK who…
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Evil Invaders – In for the Kill EP (Napalm)
In those bleak and desperate moments when the world is closing in around you and all seems lost and you need a shot of musical adrenaline just to help you make it through another day,…
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The Bouncing Souls – Simplicity (Rise Records)
If you’d told me twenty years ago when I saw them blew the roof off the TJ’s, that The Bouncing Souls would be still be releasing sing-a-long, anthem filled punk rock records well into the…
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Wretch – S/T LP/ CD (Bad Omen Records)
Of all the metal sub-genres, doom metal is one that rarely disappoints. You could say that it is down to the relatively straightforward formula of taking those classic Sabbath ingredients and shaking them about a…
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Illyrian – Round 2 – Fight! (Self)
As unbelievable as it may seem now, there was a time when being a thrash maniac meant that you had to subsist entirely on a diet rooted in the past. Even three of the big…
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Stick To Your Guns – Better Ash than Dust EP (Pure Noise)
While my perception of what Hardcore is, and the ideologies that fuel the scene and the bands that are a part of it, differ widely from a kid making his or her first foray into…
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Marillion – F.E.A.R (earMUSIC)
For a band that have been around for nearly forty years it is a testament to the sheer talent and creativity of Marillion that their latest album, number eighteen for anyone who\’s counting, is one…
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Red Fang premiere \”Not For You\” and hit the road…
Portland rockers RED FANG have just shared a new single from their highly-anticipated new album Only Ghosts. \”Not For You\” has premiered via BBC Radio 1\’s Rock Show The band kick off an extensive fall tour with a…
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Allegaeon – Proponent for Sentience (Metal Blade Records)
Allegaeon, the Fort Collins, Colorado based quintet are back with their newest album Proponent For Sentience a concept record about the near future possibility of sentient machines that also feel, becoming a reality. While some…
