Oct 10
I did the unforgiveable and had high hopes for Hackneyed’s sophomore release. While the album is technically proficient, I found myself disappointed with it. And it wasn’t for a while that I worked out why. The first Hackneyed release, which had nearly everybody in the world going bananas – including me – about such a …
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Sep 29
In case you hadn’t heard, Nuclear Blast recently started a new label for your more crusty, underground, extreme, (mostly) grind acts. This label, Anstalt Records, is just the sort of thing that I personally think has been long overdue. I love this sampler. It’s no-holds-barred, shitty, hilarious grind. As a taster, Anstalt have released Tidbits …
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Aug 16
I haven’t been addicted to an album with such intensity as this since I first heard Steel Panther’s release Feel The Steel. The difference is that this is otherwise a middle-of-the-road death metal release. The reason for my addiction took some figuring out. The reason for my addiction to this album – the band’s debut, …
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Jul 12
I must admit that prior to watching the documentary about As I Lay Dying included in this pack, I couldn’t have given two shits about this band. It’s a credit to both the band members themselves, and to the filmmaker Denise Korycki, that by the end of it I did give a fuck – enough …
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Jul 12
This is the first live recording in Death Angel’s history. It’s very well representative of these guys on stage, and is not the sort of DVD you want to miss out on. Thrash fans, and Death Angel fans in particular, need to get their hands on it. Now. This live DVD features seminal Bay Area …
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