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Xiphoid Dementia “Wounds Never Heal” 3” CD

The name Xiphoid Dementia seems familiar to me, but this rather lengthy 3" disc is my first exposure to the project. "Loss...

Watashi Wa “The Love of Life” CD

Hmmm... I'm not sure about this. I sort of like it in some respects, but at the same time it's really not grabbing me. It's...

Virgin Black “Elegant… and Dying” CD

The second full-length from this Australian gothic doom metal quintet begins with a lengthy and somewhat bland track...

Ved Buens Ende “Written in Waters” CD

Another remastered reissue from Candlelight, this time Ved Buens Ende's 1995 debut (and only proper record) with new...

v/a “More World, Less Bank” compilation 7”

Here's a hardcore/punk compilation of mostly Swedish bands that has a politically charged heading and offers up eight tracks...

v/a “Merzbow - Frog: Remixed and Revisited” 2xCD

Jesus... this is one massive, massive double CD collection of a wild assortment of groups reworking and putting their own...

v/a “Japanese Assault” compilation CD

Four bands, 37 tracks, 55+ minutes of Japanese madness. Senseless Apocalypse begins with a whopping 14 tracks of frantic yet...

v/a “Freddy vs. Jason” compilation CD

This is the first time I've ever reviewed a soundtrack. Whoopee. But no, really, this is more like a compilation than a...

v/a “Drunk Fools vs. True Till Death” compilation CD

This disc offers up a whopping 28 tracks from four Brazilian bands in barely under 30 minutes! Starting off is I Shot Cyrus...

v/a “Cum on Feel the Noize Vol. 1” compilation CD

A noise tribute to 80's metal? Yep. 15 bands naming tracks after various forms of 80's metal bands (glam, thrash, whatever),...

Unearthly “Infernum - Prelude to a New Reign” CD

What the hell, another mediocre Brazilian band on Crash Music? This is what makes Crash one of the worst and most...

Underminded “The Task of the Modern Educator” CD

Hmmm... I didn't really know what to expect from this band, but I didn't particularly have in mind the melodic brand of...

Ulver “A Quick Fix of Melancholy” CD

Ulver seems to be fond of the EP these days, and while I'd prefer another "Perdition City", these brief releases hold me...

Twelfth of Never “Things That Were” CD

At first I thought I was going to hate this because something about the music was rubbing me the wrong way. I think it was...

Twelfth Gate “Summoning” CD

Do they want to be a retro thrash band? Do they want to be a power metal band? Do they want to be a Pantera band? Who knows?...

Throcult “Soldiers of a Blackened War” CD

I thought the demo from this self-proclaimed "Diverse Black Metal" group was promising, and their debut full-length offers...

The Haters/Lockweld “split” LP

The Haters offer up one lengthy track, "Dirwyn #22", which consists of minimal whirring feedback with some sizzling sounds...

The Collapse “s/t” CD

Damn, Infernal Racket said they were changing things up a bit, and they weren't kidding. From a label known for sludgy,...

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