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19 May 2023 / Metal

Averysadstory – Old Dark Memories

You could be forgiven for thinking that French sludge quartet, Averysadstory, broke up after 2015’s Tools of Death album. A handful of live shows in 2018 and 2019 supporting Karma…

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10 May 2023 / Reviews

Spotlights – Alchemy for the Dead

American trio, Spotlights, are a cult band with a strong DIY ethic. Now on their fourth LP and first for Mike Patton’s Ipecac Records, they hit the road at the…

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14 September 2022 / Reviews

King’s X – Three Sides of One

King’s X are one of those bands that always had the critical acclaim but no breakout commercial success. Their first five albums are as good as anyone’s. 1989’s Gretchen Goes…

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31 May 2022 / Metal

Famyne – II: The Ground Below

This year could be one of the most fertile for doom metal since the early 1990s. Messa, Eight Bells, Tuskar and Hangman’s Chair have all put their spin on the…

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18 May 2022 / Reviews

Puppy – Pure Evil

English trio, Puppy, are the type of heavy noise experiment NME and The Guardian cover as a sop to their small number of readers with a passing interest in metal.…

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29 April 2022 / Reviews

3rd Secret – 3rd Secret

The prospect of members of Soundgarden and Nirvana collaborating on an album is like Al Pacino and Robert Di Niro cast in the same film. Just as the two legendary…

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12 August 2021 / Metal

The Black Thunder – Into the Darkness We All Fall

Poland might be known for the quality of its death metal bands, but The Black Thunder are proof that fuzz rock left its mark in the country as well. You…

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6 July 2021 / Reviews

Bala – Maleza

There are not many albums these days that get straight to the point like Bala do on their latest release, Maleza, their first for Century Media. With the brevity of…

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17 March 2021 / Metal

Melvins – Working With God

Sludge and grunge pioneers, Melvins, return with their 24th studio album and their first since 2018’s Pinkus Abortion Technician. Thankfully, the band show no signs of sanity on this effort.…

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10 December 2020 / Reviews

Nothing – The Great Dismal

I better warn you now, if you’re looking for mood-lifters, you won’t find them here at Scream Blast Repeat. But carry on reading if you enjoy a heavy dose of…

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