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Christwvrks – ‘Messiah Complex’ (Apocalyptic Witchcraft)

Christwvrks – ‘Messiah Complex’ (Apocalyptic Witchcraft)

Posted by | Jul 23, 2020 | ,

 “The Band Is Dead! And with it the idea that an extreme music act has to have a typical structure is subsequently also dead.” That is the basic assumption expounded by the enigmatic Jamie Christ, the blackwork tattoo artist behind this self-styled “introspective death industrial multimedia project”. And, in a way, he is right as, given the capabilities of modern technology, and as has been proven on multiple occasions, it is possible for just one person to create a sound, a feeling, an atmosphere, that previously would have required an entire group of individuals to evoke and produce, with that person drawing on the resources and skills of other likened minds only as and when required, or relevant to the project concerned.

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Blackballed – ‘Elephant In The Room’ (Metalville)

Blackballed – ‘Elephant In The Room’ (Metalville)

Posted by | Jul 22, 2020 | ,

Blackballed were formed in 2012 by New Model Army guitarist Marshall Gill and to date have released an EP and a brace of albums. However, the path to the release of this, their third album, which was due to be laid down last year, was hit by one of those immoveable objects which invariably place themselves in the career trajectory of the majority of rock ‘n’ roll bands, when Gill’s brother Leon surprisingly quit the drum stool.  However, as is also the case in such sagas, the frontman and erstwhile sidekick Tom Wibberley have dusted themselves down, recruited a new drummer (Alex Whitehead) and finally got around to proving if, indeed, the third time is actually a charm…

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On Hollow Ground – ‘Blood Is Blood’ (Self-Released)

On Hollow Ground – ‘Blood Is Blood’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Jul 22, 2020 | ,

‘Blood Is Blood’ starts strong. Grabbing elements from multiple styles, On Hollow Ground have made an album that will fit into pretty much any playlist that is even close to the genre. John B mentioned before that sometimes you hear music as a kid and think it is more aggressive than it really was. This is like what you haveour memory. This is the aggressive tone you thought you were listening to back when you were playing ‘Tony Hawks Pro Skater’. When your parents were not listening. Assuming your parents in y were as strict as mine about music that is. If you are lucky you can’t relate to this memory.

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The Big Dirty – ‘The Sex’ (Self-Released)

The Big Dirty – ‘The Sex’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Jul 21, 2020 | ,

It seems to be becoming a habit for emerging bands to claim that they are the saviours of a certain sub-genre of rock ‘n’ roll or heavy metal, the cavalry riding over the hill to rescue it, drag it from the quagmires of perceived mediocrity and breathe new life into its dying corpse like a Netflix-funded superhero. Unfortunately, all too often, such “saviours” themselves have nothing new to offer, are themselves embedded in that same muddy mire and, to coin a phrase, merely guilty of spreading “fake news”.

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