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Werewolves – ‘The Dead Are Screaming’ (Prosthetic Records)

Described in their press release as “a supergroup of sorts, who would no doubt argue that there’s rarely anything super about them”, Werewolves came about as a result of one of those “let’s form a band” conversations between drummer Dave Haley (of Psycroptic, Ruins and King) and The Berzerker/The Antichrist Imperium guitarist Matt Wilcock. From there, things moved quickly – very quickly indeed. Within two days, Wilcock’s band mate Sam Bean was on board, and three weeks later this, the new project’s debut album was written, recorded, mixed and ready to go… all it needed was a record company to get out it out there. Another couple of weeks later, they inked a three-album deal with Prosthetic Records – et voila… two months from beginning to end… None of the long, detailed production schedules the trio were used to with their other bands, just something more in keeping with their collective desire to create “something nimble and idiotic… blackened caveman death-metal without any pretension whatsoever…”

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Everyday Heroes – ‘A Tale of Sin and Sorrow’ (Self-Released)

Davud O’Neill has been waiting for the debut album from these guys since he first saw them at Steelhouse in 2016.  And our valleys correspondent can’t believe it has taken them this long to get enough material together to complete this project.  However, they have been writing and recording and releasing material at regular intervals during this time. What they have been doing, however is building up the hard yards touring and getting known on the UK rock music scene with appearances up and down the length and breadth of the country.

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Muck And The Mires – ‘Quarantine-Age Kicks’ (Rum Bar Records)

As we enter another week of enforced self-isolation, and with the music business very firmly in lockdown for the foreseeable future, our good friends over at Rum Bar Records have sought to chase away the Monday blues and bring extra sunshine into our lives by turning the clock back to brighter days and presenting us with this appropriately titled collection of nine newly remastered tunes from the back catalogue of veteran Boston garage rockers Muck And The Mires.

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK – THE HOMELESS GOSPEL CHOIR

Despite the current lockdown, we are still receiving a healthy bundle of submissions for our coveted ‘Video Of The Week’ title. While some artists are trying to find new ways of visually interpreting their songs, others obviously have had the guts of their filming completed in advance of the global quarantine, with the finishing touches being added in isolated post-production. This week’s selection sees a balance of these two approaches, with the latter exemplified by our first offering.

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