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Mastiff – ‘Plague’ (APF Records)

Mastiff – ‘Plague’ (APF Records)

Posted by | Feb 7, 2019 | , |

Ghost’s 2018 album ‘Prequelle’ cast the narrative back to the Middle Ages, and to the ravages of the plague on Europe. Far from being a sombre look at a disease which killed 30 – 60 per cent of Europe’s population, the record was a headlong dive into party-ready arena rock for the band, tracks like ‘Rats’ and ‘Pro Memoria’ loosely using the disease as a backdrop to a party so insane it would likely be your last. You’ll find absolutely none of that on Mastiff’s utterly devastating ‘Plague’.

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Drug Church/Single Mothers/Super Lemon Days – Birmingham, The Sunflower Lounge – 31 January 2019

Drug Church/Single Mothers/Super Lemon Days – Birmingham, The Sunflower Lounge – 31 January 2019

Posted by | Feb 6, 2019 | , |

If there’s a better way of fighting off the winter chill than cramming into a small venue to watch some of the finest punk around, we’ve not found it. That’s exactly the situation Rich H found himself in at the tail-end of January, Birmingham’s The Sunflower Lounge playing host to the North American invasionary force of Drug Church and Single Mothers for a sold out show in the bar’s basement venue.

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Deserted Fear – ‘Drowned By Humanity’ (Century Media)

Deserted Fear – ‘Drowned By Humanity’ (Century Media)

Posted by | Feb 6, 2019 | , |

When a band is described to soon be taking over their home country and around the globe with energetic death metal – you know it’s something that is going to be utterly ferocious and one to look out for. Deserted Fear are a trio from Germany, since forming in 2007 they have slammed out three filthy albums and a demo. The new album is no exception to this, consisting of 13 songs which are bursting with deep hatred, anger and power. For fans of Heaven Shall Burn, Decapitated and Obiturary.

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Split/Cross – ‘Rise of Discontent’ (Self-Released)

Split/Cross – ‘Rise of Discontent’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Feb 6, 2019 | , |

When you start your record with a sample lifted directly from dystopian masterpiece Network, you set a tone before you’ve ever played a note. As that movie so famously says; “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not gonna take it anymore!” That’s pretty much exactly where Split/Cross are at on Rise of Discontent, less a disgruntled metallic response to the state of the world as it is a headlong dive into Napalm Death style political grindcore with a side helping of filthy, sludgy low-end.

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