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Relentless. That was the first word that sprung to my head when I hit play on In silbernen Sprachen by Urzirkel. Relentless. Not in a look how many blast beats and buzzsaw guitars we have kind of way, though they have plenty of those, but relentless in a musical blitzkrieg kind of way. This is…
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It took them fourteen bloody years and a decade of relentless nagging from their mates, but Swiss heavy outfit Bagheera have finally got around to dragging their sole album onto streaming platforms. Active out of Lausanne between 2009 and 2014, the band was a bit of a localised supergroup, pulling together members from Impure Wilhelmina,…
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If the Butthole Surfers had ever done a ton of PCP and decided that Glassjaw wasn’t extreme enough, they would have been rolodex darko and their debut EP would be Vulnavia. Which is probably the highest compliment I can pay them. This isn’t the kind of record that will appeal to everyone. You will either…
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If you’ve got a soft spot for mid-90s metallic hardcore, heavy grooves and music that sounds like it wants to punch you in the fucking face, Birmingham’s Blood of the Argonaut are releasing their new single Hold The Line this Friday, October 9. The West Midlands outfit list influences ranging from Terror and Madball to…
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If your idea of a proper Halloween doesn’t involve costume parties and cheap jump scares, Polish black metal veterans Black Altar are taking over The Garage in London on October 31 to celebrate 30 years in the underground. Thirty years in extreme metal is a fucking long time, so Black Altar have put together an…
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If you’ve spent any time wading through the Funeral Doom underbelly, you’re likely familiar with Aimeric Lerat, better known as Hangsvart, the man behind Abysmal Growls Of Despair. Now Lerat is branching out with a new Death/Doom project, Abysmal Rage, and they’ve signed with Wormholedeath for the release of their debut full-length, A House No…
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There is a moment during track two of 黒獄 Kurogoku by Enterré Vivant, Ningendô, where, amidst the atmospheric black metal spell this French/Japanese project is weaving, you hear something that makes you pause. You spin it back, listen closely, and then it hits you. A flute. In the middle of all this crushing noise, there’s…
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A mysterious chunk of magnetic stone buried in the badlands, a couple of geologists, and an ancient consciousness looking for a way out. Yeah, Split Rock has my attention. The new supernatural horror feature comes from writer/director Ryan Glover and stars Clark Backo (The Changeling, Venom: The Last Dance), Drew Ray Tanner (Riverdale), Olivia Luccardi…
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Director Ron Krauss is bringing his new psychological thriller Wounds to Screamfest LA for its World Premiere on October 8, starring Jack Kilmer and Paris Jackson alongside the ever-present Eric Roberts. Shot on 35mm film, the movie is being billed as a throwback to classic practical-effects horror. Kilmer plays Caleb Castle, a horror-obsessed makeup artist…
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Colombian melodic black/death metal outfit Eshtadur have released their new full-length, In Darkness All Shadows Gone, via Rockshots Records, alongside a new video for the closing track Soy Real. Four years in the making, the twelve-track album sees the band expanding their melodic black/death sound with the Caldas Symphonic Orchestra, Tuvan throat singing and guest…