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Seax – ‘Fallout Rituals’ (Shadow Kingdom Records)

Seax – ‘Fallout Rituals’ (Shadow Kingdom Records)

Posted by | Mar 5, 2019 | , |

Massachusetts based four-piece Seax are back with their fourth album. Formed in 2009 with the intent on bringing a classic metal sound to the masses, the band set about making their name through DIY hard graft and touring. Their debut release ‘High on Metal’ set the tone for the band and their following releases built upon the solid foundation work. 2019 sees the band honing their high-octane speed metal style further with ‘Fallout Rituals’. What can they offer up and will the album further cement their place in the metal halls?

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Dun Ringill – ‘Welcome’ (Argonauta Records)

Dun Ringill – ‘Welcome’ (Argonauta Records)

Posted by | Mar 5, 2019 | , |

As debut albums go, this one from Dun Ringill, who feature former members of The Order Of Israfel and Doomdogs among many other bands, is actually quite impressive. Featuring a sound that combines Scandinavian folk with a doom rock sound – a certain level of heaviness without going full out into it, as many other bands seem to be at this point. While the members know each other from other projects, that doesn’t always translate well into bonding musically – something DJ Astrocreep had been wary of prior to his first listen of this release…

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Foul Body Autopsy – ‘The Unquiet Dead’ (Self-Released)

Foul Body Autopsy – ‘The Unquiet Dead’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Mar 4, 2019 | , |

The band are called Foul Body Autopsy, they’ve released work on Grindscene Records, the cover art is black and white, and their logo is almost unreadable. So, it stands to reason that this EP will be a constant barrage of pulverising riffs and raw fury, right? Almost as soon as it starts though, expectations are dashed. It rides into town on a precision engineered guitar riff and the next ten minutes is a textbook exercise in the art of shredding.

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Black Lung – ‘Ancients’ (Ripple Music/Noisolution)

Black Lung – ‘Ancients’ (Ripple Music/Noisolution)

Posted by | Mar 4, 2019 | , |

Stood in the increasingly fertile grounds between modern stoner/doom crossover and ‘70s rock revival, Black Lung’s ‘Ancients’ is the exact kind of record that retro-lovers pine for right now. Produced by Frank Marchand, the record retains the kind of fuzzy imperfect quality that classic rock releases utilised to great effect, meeting this head on with massive, earth-moving riffs and cosmic vocalisations. Cast your mind back a couple of decades, to before stoner rock became an overly macho contest to see who could play the same damn riff the longest, and the first major wave of stoner was built upon such ardent rock n roll worship… And it was good.

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