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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment]

Misery Wizard is the first full-length release from this Rhode Island trio, though it’s clear from the first note that they’ve taken a few classes at the University of Doom Metal.

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[1 Feb 2012 | No Comment]

Beyond All Reckoning is a solid album throughout, and the fact that you can’t completely pin down the sound of Aggressor is exactly what makes them so good. This is an album best experienced beginning to end, though you couldn’t go wrong picking any one track to listen to. For my money, that’s the mark of a great album.

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[25 Jan 2012 | No Comment]
Christian Mistress – Possession

The words “retro” and “throwback” get used a lot when describing music, especially in the rock and metal realm. In the case of Christian Mistress it goes way beyond that, sonically speaking anyway. Every single track on Possession is steeped in classic metal awesomeness.

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[24 Jan 2012 | One Comment]
Wildernessking – The Writing of Gods in the Sand

Ambitious and progressive, razor-raw and unrelenting, the debut from Cape Town’s WILDERNESSKING is passionate and exciting, and I’d daresay an early frontrunner in my book for one of the best of the year.

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[23 Jan 2012 | No Comment]
Earth – Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II

Alas, I’m not sure that this record is all that different from Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I, but I’m not quite feeling this one as much. I shall have to revisit the original, perhaps.

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[23 Jan 2012 | No Comment]
A Triptych of Death: Horrendous / Ominous Crucifix / Vore

Catching up on some of the late 2011 releases that nearly went under the radar, Craig Haze reviews a triptych of death metal albums, including the latest from Horrendous, Ominous Crucifix and Vore.

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[19 Jan 2012 | One Comment]
Joe Thrasher – Cries of War

Right from the beginning though it is obvious that Joe Thrasher not only want to make you bang your head, they want you to remember these songs for a long time.

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[16 Jan 2012 | 2 Comments]
Panopticon – Social Disservices

Though it does not quite possess the potent and urgent vibe of Altar of Plagues’ Mammal, Social Disservices takes second place in my personal albums of the year. Hopefully it will receive even more recognition in 2012.