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CONCERT REVIEW: Blackbraid – Winterfylleth – Noctem Live at Birmingham Asylum

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An early start at The Asylum this evening means opening act, Noctem only walk onstage to a half-full venue. Word of their arrival must get out fairly quickly though, as the room swells significantly before the scary Spaniards reach the end of their set. Smashing into “The Black Consecration,” the title track from their 2019 album, frontman Beleth (Xavier Tolosa) shrieks and roars for all his worth, enveloped by smoke and moody lighting as the band continue the blastbeats and tremolo riffs with “The Submission Discipline,” “The Pale Moon Rite,” “We Are Omega” and “Let That Is Dead Sleep Forever” before closing with a rip-roaring “A Cruce Salus.” Continue reading →


CONCERT REVIEW: Agnostic Front – Raw Brigade – Violent Way Live at Irving Plaza

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New York City has gone through quite a few changes in the last few decades. An ever changing landscape of political tug-of-war, gentrification, class struggles and the lasting impact of the COVID 19 pandemic has had a palpable impact on the art and music scene. But through it all, one thing remains true- New York Hardcore will never die. And if there’s one band that won’t let us forget that, it’s Agnostic Front. Continue reading →


CONCERT REVIEW: Eyehategod – Goatwhore – Flesh Creep Live at KKs Steel Mill

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The rain is lashing down so hard this evening that floods are already heading quickly towards biblical proportions. The treacherous and occasionally completely submerged roads around the area certainly go some way to explaining the slightly lower-than-expected turnout at KKs Steel Mill tonight, which although still very respectable, is clearly not as busy as usual. Continue reading →