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Interview – Bell Witch

This interview is one of several which was originally done for a printed publication. Due to production issues it never made it to press, so is being published here along with several others over the coming week or so. ‘Mirror… Continue Reading →

Black Breath – Slaves Beyond Death (Southern Lord)

For your average metal extremist, raw, unadulterated death metal is always going to be greatly appreciated. Those deeply satisfying, gravelly growls teamed with signature riffs and infectious grooves are guaranteed to get heads banging. One group paying a fantastic tribute… Continue Reading →

Big Business – Battlefields Forever (Solar Flare)

The 4th album from the L.A. based two-man supergroup known as Big Business, consisting of Karp’s Jared Warren, and Coady Willis from resurrected Seattle garage legends The Murder City Devils. ‘Battlefields Forever’ was actually released towards the end of 2013,… Continue Reading →

Theories – Regression (Metal Blade)

If we were to try to personify grind it would undoubtedly be Sloth from the Goonies – albeit scary looking and menacing on the surface, it’s actually fairly basic and ultimately harmless. Even boring sometimes, due to its cut and… Continue Reading →

Brothers of the Sonic Cloth – ST (Neurot)

‘Brothers of the Sonic Cloth’, the eponymous debut release from a trio of veteran Seattle doomsters is not easy listening; let’s face it, uneasy listening would be a better description of this unflinching slab of brutality. ‘Lava’ opens the album… Continue Reading →

Coven – Worship New Gods (Shadow Kingdom)

What we have here is the debut album of Detroit’s Coven (so yeah, not the occult rock Jinx-Coven) – otherwise also known as Coven 13. Self-released on vinyl in 1987 (under Crom Records moniker), the full-length never received particularly broad… Continue Reading →

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