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EXCLUSIVE SINGLE PREMIERE: The D.O.O.D. Streams Their New Single “The Pentecostal”  

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L-R: Raynus DOOD,Dogbite DOOD, Brian Monkeyboy,DOOD, Jonzey DOOD, Indiana DOODPhoto courtesy of Jackqui Fried  

L-R: Raynus DOOD,Dogbite DOOD, Brian Monkeyboy,DOOD, Jonzey DOOD, Indiana DOODPhoto courtesy of Jackqui Fried

The Distinguished Order of Disobedience or The D.O.O.D. have teamed up with Ghost Cult to share their new single “The Pentecostal,” inspired by The Crow, streaming on DSPs and Bandcamp. Hailing from Sarasota, Florida the band melds powerful, heavy melodic vocals, with Thrash, and grooves for a great sound. The high energy of “The Pentecost” will have you hooked and headbanging like crazy! The track comes off their expected new full-length album, Dissonance, due out in August via Self-Made Records! The band plans to release one new single at a time until the full album releases! Stream “The Pentecost” here! Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Atræ Bilis – Aumicide

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There are two dead giveaways that Atræ Bilis have something very, very weird in their back pocket.

Released by the continuously boundary-blurring 20 Buck Spin, Aumicide’s cover artwork is something that, let’s just say, probably shouldn’t be focused on too long whilst at work or in a public setting. Continue reading →


Portal – Ion

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Portal are one of the most important Death Metal bands in the world.

In a genre as conservative as Heavy Metal it is no surprise that lists of influential bands generally don’t go beyond a pre-approved set of “classics”, but Portal have earned their place among the Deaths and Morbid Angels. Over four albums and nearly fifteen years, they took Death Metal apart and reassembled the pieces into nightmarish, abstract shapes that for the first time managed to sound how the artwork looked. Like most innovators, it took time for their impact to sink in, but over the last few years they have – quite against their will, it seems – triggered a mini-trend of impersonators and left Death Metal in quite a different place than it was in 2013 when Vexovoid (Profound Lore), was released.Continue reading →


Various Artists – British Steel: The Rising Force Of British Heavy Metal

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In those glorious/hideous (delete as applicable) years before the inexorable rise of the internet, compilation albums used to be the staple of many record buyers collections. Those of a certain age might remember such collections as Masters of Metal (K-Tel), the superb (and newly reinvigorated) Speed Kills (Music For Nations) series, the Metal Killers Kollection (Castle Communications) series, Axe Attack (K-Tel), Time To Rock (WEA), and the magnificently titled Metal Treasures and Vinyl Heavies (Action Replay).Continue reading →