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Metal Reviews

May 8, 2023

Screaming Females - Desire Pathway.

Being from NJ myself it’s always a pleasure to highlight a Jersey Band. This long awaited album (4 years to be exact) is outstanding. I absolutely LOVE this album. The waiting was worth it as this powerful trio comes out swinging. This great u…

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May 3, 2023

Scowl - Psychic Dance Routine

If you have not heard of Scowl, then your head is most likely square up your ass. Here is the story. Scowl was a hardcore band that evolved musically and has an absolute future star in Kat Moss fronting the band. Kat is one my favorite young vocal…

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May 3, 2023

Troller - Drain

Founded in 2010 out of Austin’s electronic scene by vocalist / bassist Amber Star-Goers, producer / keyboardist Adam Jones, and Justin Star-Goers, these Darkwave mutilators shorten the space between dark wave and doom metal.Victim kicks the al…

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May 2, 2023

Lucifuge - Monoliths of Wrath

Lucifuge - Monoliths of Wrath is an ode to another time when barbarians dominated the earth…..like….say in the 1980’s! Ok that is a lie, but that is how this record sounds.Prepare for early Slayer, minus Araya’s occasional …

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May 2, 2023

Mur.Doc 104 - The Undying

Mur.Doc 104 brings four tracks of brutal thrash straight from the Mediterranean with their 2023 EP The Undying.The first thing that caught my ear was the clean production and solid mix. The galloping opening riff pulled me right into the title track…

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May 1, 2023

Ninth Realm- A Fate Unbroken

There are few things in life that make metal heads happier then dungeons and dragons and #crossoverthrash riffs. Throw in killer #blackmetal vocals and you have Maryland’s Ninth Realm’s- A Fate Unbroken.Each tune on t…

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May 1, 2023

EYEAM - Dreams Always Die With The Sun

Kenny Hickey (Type O Negative), Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, Down), Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative & 100 other bands), and Todd Strange (Crowbar, Down) created a song in three days recently. Considering the members, you would think this would be a do…

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