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Hellbutcher – S/T (Covered in Spikes Blackened Speed Thrash)

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Hellbutcher – S/T (Covered in Spikes Blackened Speed Thrash)

  Yes, hmm, yes. I must admit I was hesitant about this when I first heard of it. Having listened to Nifelheim extensively, and still on occasion, for many years, I, like many, lamented their disbandment in 2022. Though, let’s be real, it was technically years before that as releases slowed and we’d get a […]

Phantom – Handed to Execution (Neck-Wrecking Witch Metal)

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Phantom – Handed to Execution (Neck-Wrecking Witch Metal)

  As before, let me say it, I usually don’t review an album after release except in rare cases where something moves me enough. Mexico’s Phantom is just such a rarity. Now, that might be a bit deceptive since there’s nothing entirely new here, this is speed and thrash metal, after all, but the rare […]

Sadistic Force – Midnight Assassin (Slasher Metal)

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Sadistic Force – Midnight Assassin (Slasher Metal)

  You know a band’s killer when they’ve only been around three years but sound like they’ve been around thirty. But, hey, also you can’t be riding that retro thing too hard, otherwise we just feel old. Do I want to feel nostalgic? Sure. But I want to feel young, I want to feel like […]