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Album Review: Holy Mother – Face This Burn

HOLY MOTHER and their charismatic singer, Mike Tirelli, have been cranking out the metal since the early ’90s. This is another one of those bands like VICIOUS RUMORS or LEATHERWOLF that has all the tools but just can’t crack the glass ceiling. I can’t give a “one size fits all” description of the kind of metal HOLY MOTHER plays because they can almost play it all. Face This Burn has got elements of PRIEST/DIO/MAIDEN classic metal, QUEENSRYCHE progression, the heavier side of hair metal and even touches of grunge and nu-metal if you dig hard enough. The common denominator of […]

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BOB MOULD ANNOUNCES THIRD DISTORTION VINYL BOXSET & DISTORTION: THE BEST OF 1989-2019 CD/LP COMPILATIONS

WATCH THE TRAILER TO THE THIRD DISTORTION VINYL BOXSET LISTEN TO BOB’S COVER OF BUZZCOCKS – ‘I DON’T MIND’ On April 16th, 2021, Demon Music Group will continue their year-long BOB MOULD reissue campaign with Distortion: 2008-2019, the third of four vinyl boxsets chronicling the solo career of the legendary American musician. It follows hot on the heels of October’s 8 LP Distortion: 1989-1995 boxset, which took in Mould’s early solo outings as well as his records with the much-beloved Sugar, January’s 9 LP Distortion: 1996-2007 boxset continuing through the next steps in Mould’s solo career and his outings as […]

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-(16)- and Grime stream devastatingly heavy split EP in full

L.A.-based sludge metal giants -(16)- and Trieste’s revered filth merchants GRIME partnered up with Cvlt Nation to premiere their devastatingly heavy Doom Sessions Vol. 3 split EP, coming out this February 26th on Heavy Psych Sounds. Following along the elephantine trail marked by Conan and Deadsmoke’s Doom Sessions Vol. 1, and Acid Mammoth and 1782’s Doom Sessions Vol. 2, Heavy Psych Sounds keep making the world rumble with their ‘Doom Sessions’ split series, pairing together some of the most frighteningly heavy bands on earth. This third chapter features five caustic, aggressive and previously unreleased tracks by Relapse Records stalwarts -(16)- […]

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SUZI QUATRO Releases Title Track for New Studio Album The Devil In Me – Out March 26th on Steamhammer

Rock n’ Roll Queen SUZI QUATRO has released a new single and music video from her upcoming studio album. ‘The Devil In Me’ is the title track for Quatro’s new LP, which will see a March 26th release on Steamhammer. The artwork for the single was created by famous Brazilian Neo-Pop artist Romero Britto. Fans can watch the video for ‘The Devil In Me’ HERE SUZI QUATRO’s new studio album, The Devil In Me, will be released on March 26th, 2021 through SPV/Steamhammer as a CD DigiPak (incl. fold-out poster), 2LP gatefold version (incl. 2 bonus tracks), and download + […]

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Album Review: Necropanther – In Depths We Sleep [EP]

As a songwriter (term used loosely…very, very loosely), that Colorado’s NECROPANTHER has managed to craft three albums that each stay within the framework of metal, but to embrace the melody inherent in the genre, and add shades to the colors of an established palette is impressive. It’s harder than you think, I assure you. Between albums, the quartet has this quirky habit of releasing EPs/Singles written entirely by a single member, with the remainder of the band contributing to the recording. Worry not, this is no KISS solo album papier-mâché pastiche of creativity, and this time around the honor/work fell […]

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DORDEDUH release video single ‘Desferecat’, and reveal details of stunning new album, Har

DORDEDUH have released a spectacular video for the track ‘Desferecat’ (“Unchained”), which is the first single taken from their sensational forthcoming album Har (“Gifted”), which has been scheduled for release on May 14, 2021. The Romanian metal pioneers have based the imagery of their clip on the arcana XII ‘Le pendue (The Hangman)’ of the famous Tarot de Marseille. The video ‘Desferecat’ is now available at THIS LOCATION Pre-Order HERE On further news, DORDEDUH have also revealed the cover art, tracklist, and more details of their sophomore full-length. DORDEDUH comment: “The title of our first single translates from the Romanian […]

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UK thrashers DETRITUS unveil a new video for ‘Forever Soldier’ to celebrate the release of their new album, Myths

DETRITUS release their first album in nearly thirty years, the stunning Myths – and if that’s not something to celebrate then we don’t know what is! To mark this historic occasion the band have released a new lyric video for the album track ‘Forever Soldier’, a powerful, poignant look at the eternal nature of human conflict and its immeasureable cost. So join the celebrations – watch, share and spread the word – DETRITUS have returned and they have never sounded better. Respected journalist Dom Lawson reviewed Myths for the notorious Blabbermouth site and concluded…“Over a quarter of a century from […]

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Album Review: Skeleton – Ordainment Of Divinity [EP]

After a bucketful of EPs, compilations, a live album and a full length debut (2020’s Skeleton, natch), the Austin, TX hardcore-cum-black-cum-thrash trio (also SKELETON) unleashes a peepshow booth’s-worth of grime in the less than 15 minutes of Ordainment Of Divinity. I suppose one could refer to ‘Skeleton – Opening Rites’ as an intro, but, as it’s the second-longest track on the damned EP, it seems rather cheapening. Granted, what we’re given is marching, and also granted, I normally loathe the fuck out of me an intro, but the mental image this rhythmic tread gave me is of films such as […]

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HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY’S NEW ALBUM, MÆRE, IS OUT TODAY

The malicious Mӕre has come to haunt you in your sleep and might be the reason why you haven’t been able to breathe at night for quite a few months now. With their latest album being finally released today, Austria’s blackgaze pioneers HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY perfectly capture the beauty of paralysis and despair and release this fifth studio album right in time for their 10th band anniversary. While Legacy magazine (GER) proclaimed the album to be a “must have release for 2021 “and Scream (NO) praising it to be “so captivating that one doesn’t even notice its massive length […]

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HORNDAL ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, LAKE DRINKER; NEW SINGLE, ‘ROSSEN’, OUT NOW

Sweden’s HORNDAL have today announced their sophomore album, due for release via Prosthetic Records on April 9. Titled Lake Drinker, the album tells the tale of the eponymous town of Horndal – and how it is on a cursed path to destruction for the second time in forty years. Alongside the album announcement the four-piece have released the single, ‘Rossen’, named after the lake in Horndal. The accompanying video features a five star tour of Horndal and its many and varied amenities. ‘Rossen’ is available to listen to on Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp. Lake Drinker is available to pre-order […]

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