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Vortech: Devoid of Life

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Vortech: Devoid of Life

These guys, at the time of the writing of this review, have one of the goofiest Facebook header images ever.  So goofy and poorly shooped it looks like a fan page you hope no one notices.  Unfortunately, first impressions are usually 95% of the time correct, and it makes us open with phrases that lead […]

Grá: Necrology of the Witch EP

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Grá: Necrology of the Witch EP

Traditional black metal is something very difficult to get right. Fortunately Grá from Sweden are nailing it with their latest EP entitled Necrology of the Witch. The band had previously released their Helfard EP back in 2010 and a self-titled debut full-length in 2011, which you should definitely check out.  How about this one?   The […]

Rites: II

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Rites: II

The feeling of when you discover a band and enjoy the shit out of em’ and then when you go to find more of their music and discover that they have broken up – is very similar to a cock block. Being denied that excitement is a total buzzkill and makes you give the cock-blocker […]

Netra: Sørbyen

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Netra: Sørbyen

Why the delay in the Sparrow reviews?  Are those guys a bunch of lazy punks around here or what?  Get with it.  In our defense, blame this album.  Sørbyen is one of the strangest things we’ve ever received, and that’s saying a ton because we’re used to it weird around here.  But Netra has crossed […]

Kause 4 Konflikt: No Better Friend – No Worse Enemy

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Kause 4 Konflikt: No Better Friend – No Worse Enemy

This one looks just plain awful on the surface. It reads like the worst of hardcore with Kottonmouth Kings and Slipknot bringing up the fore to end your life brah, and the band members even have themselves dressed like Mushroomhead or something unspeakable, as a quick internet search reveals.  Suffice to say it looked like […]

All Pigs Must Die: Nothing Violates This Nature

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All Pigs Must Die: Nothing Violates This Nature

All Pigs Must Die is first off, a pretty fucking brutal name. Gotta give em’ credit for that. Secondly, their album, Nothing Violates This Nature, is one of the most primal and chaotic hardcore punk albums to be released in 2013. This is the kind of music that is truly unforgiving – the kind of […]

No Turning Back: No Regrets

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No Turning Back: No Regrets

Some people have been around too long.  They’ve been around so long they forget how long it’s been, and they still think it’s “back then” when it’s actually “today”.  No Turning Back is the definition of irony.  It wants to suggest it’s been forged in the fires of the future, but it’s actually long-cold steel […]

Incite: All Out War

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Incite: All Out War

This one has “family matters” written all over it, not the show but the phenomenon.  Like, this legitimately was written by the step-son, practically real son, of Max Cavalera, and was produced by Logan Mader, so it has every notable groove metal band ever formed all over it.  And Richie, head of Incite, is seriously […]

Grind-O-Matic: Flower Power

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Grind-O-Matic: Flower Power

Saltine crackers. They taste great up until the halfway through the package and then you are left with a dry mouth and desperately need some water. They’re like the band Grind-O-matic; good up until midway through and then you need something else. Grind-O-matic are a three-piece grindcore band out of France and with the release […]

Ax: Metal Forest

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Ax: Metal Forest

Cold Spring knows how to send promos, like really, guy always has since we started to branch into noise a few years ago.  Full inserts, real discs, and one-sheets with everything you need to know about the release in question.  Labels and bands could learn a thing or two about that…we’re just throwing that out […]

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