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The Best Things We Heard in September
How’s it going, chat? You hanging in there? We’re doing our best here at the site. All sorts of things are happening in the world: the days are getting colder, the fascism is growing stronger, […]
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Album Review: Ritual Mass – “Cascading Misery” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Ritual Mass – Cascading Misery> Death metal> Pennsylvania, US> Releasing September 5> 20 Buck Spin Sometimes I like to challenge a new death metal album to fuck me up real good. Like I’ll literally […]
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The Best Things We Heard in August
Welcome to September, folks. Time remains swift and the world remains a nightmare. The writing team has been swamped with real life responsibilities and stresses, so our review game has been a little weak recently. […]
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Album Review: Castrator – “Coronation of the Grotesque” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Castrator – Coronation of the Grotesque> Death metal> US> Releasing August 15> Dark Descent Records I wrote about Castrator back in 2022, when they dropped their debut full-length Defiled in Oblivion. Let’s go to the tape: “Defiled […]
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The Best Things We Heard in July
Another month has come and gone in our endless trudge through ruin and misery. Onward we march, accompanied only by our own thoughts…AND some kickass metal and metal-adjacent tunes. July saw some truly special releases, […]
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EP Review: Cancer Void – “First Metastasis” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Cancer Void – First Metastasis> Death metal> Czechia> Releasing August 1> Me Saco Un Ojo Records / Iron Fortress Records When you start listing off countries with great death metal scenes, the first few […]
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Album Review: Clairvoyance – “Chasm of Immurement” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Clairvoyance – Chasm of Immurement> Death metal> Poland> Releasing July 18> Carbonized Records I boarded the Clairvoyance hype train as it was barely leaving the station, when they released their first demo back in May of […]
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Album Review: Floating – “Hesitating Lights” (Progressive Death Metal/Post-Punk)
Written by Westin Floating – Hesitating Lights> Progressive death metal/post-punk> Sweden> Releasing July 11> Transcending Obscurity Records I’ve been away from music writing for many months now. Between a new job and the worsening state […]
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Noob Heavy’s 2025 Mid-year Best Albums
Welcome to July 2025, folks. Shit’s, uh, shit’s tough out there. We get it. But the music is good, and we writing staff got our heads together and decided on a special feature to mark […]
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Album Review: Mugshot – “All the Devils Are Here” (Metallic Hardcore)
Written by Ellis Mugshot – All the Devils Are Here> Metallic hardcore> California, US> Releasing June 20> Pure Noise Records There’s a track about halfway through Mugshot’s new album All the Devils Are Here that […]