Castle – Welcome To The Graveyard (Van Records)
Reeking of Iommi’s heavy groove and infusing doom, metal, and 70s rock into every pore of their sound,, Castle’s new record Welcome To The Graveyard is the calling card that will ensure the band take…
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CASTLE premiere new track ahead of album release this month
Bay Area metallers, CASTLE have shared premiered a new track titled Down in the Cauldron Bog, taken from their soon-to-be-released album, Welcome To The Graveyard, out on July 12. Listen to Down in the Cauldron Bog…
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The Slants
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, The Slants aren’t your typical rock band. For one thing they label their brand of musical majesty “Chinatown Dance Rock,” a label that suits their style perfectly. For another, every member…
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It Ruined My Life… Oscar Baker (Oddity)
I had one week left before I left University. Not to graduate, but to “take a leave of absence”. I was staring at the cloudy ice in my almost finished whiskey on the rocks, just…
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It Ruined My Life… Leah Hinton (Murmur Tooth)
My life changed when I first heard Nirvana’s Bleach album. Listening to it put me in the strangest mood I’d ever felt, and I’ve never found an adjective in the English language that accurately describes…
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Ghoul – Dungeon Bastards (Tankcrimes)
A long time ago, in a land far, far away, a die-hard metal head, frustrated by the preponderance of weak, syrupy ballads, hair spray and tasselled leather jackets that were engulfing the airwaves and MTV,…
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Eat the Turnbuckle – The Great American Bash Your Head In EP (Horror Pain Gore Death Productions)
Ooohhhhhh yeah, here we go folks, get ready for a slobber-knocker of an anything goes, no holds barred, last band standing showdown of fast, brutal, smash your head in with a steel chair, hard as…
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H.P.Lovecraft – The Lurking Fear: Read by Andrew Leman & Sound by Theologian (Cadabra Records)
The latest instalment in Cadabra Records’ incredible series of Lovecraft releases finds H.P.L.S. founding member Andrew Leman narrating – and breathing dread life into – one of the author’s most disturbing and unsettling tales, The…
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Panzerbastard – MotorHeathen 7” (Patac Records)
I’m pretty sure that KPanzer, the leader of this motley crew of hard charging, HC reprobates used to be in Wrecking Crew, which firmly establishes their long standing pedigree in the Boston HC scene. But…
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Girlschool – Take A Bite (HNE Recordings / Cherry Red)
Joining on bass (for this release only) Rock Goddess’s Tracey Lamb held down a solid groove, anchoring a sound familiar to many. Alas, it was not to last and it certainly shouldn’t have been the…
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Hardcore Legends INTEGRITY Sign To Relapse
Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the signing of hardcore legendsINTEGRITY. Originally formed in 1988, INTEGRITY are known for being one of the most incendiary and influential bands in American hardcore and modern metal…
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IRON REAGAN Announce European Campaign
Richmond crossover/thrash heavyweights IRON REAGAN have just announced a new European summer tour! The band will be performing at festivals and venues for one month throughout Western and Eastern Europe, kicking off at the beginning of this August. IRON…
