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PROBLEM WITH DRAGONS – Winter 2020 U.S. Tour Starts Feb. 1st To Support ‘Ascendant’ Album
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GLACIER ‘No Light Ever’ Album Review & Stream; Live Performance Video
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Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Hot damn! It has been a bit more than a minute since…
CAVE IN Confirm New Album ‘Final Transmission’; Song Debut
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor After much speculation and recent cryptic teases on social media, celebrated Boston…
BLACK MASS ‘Warlust’ Album Review & Stream; Eastern U.S. Tour
Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker, Senior Writer/Journalist ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Have you ever wondered or pondered just where the term “Thrash Metal”…
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Article by: Hillarie Jason, Contributor/Photographer ‡ Edited by: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Saturday, March 9th was all about Death Metal in Worcester, Massachusetts. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2019-2020All Rights…
BENTHIC REALM ‘We Will Not Bow’ Album Review & Stream
Article By: Santiago Gutierrez, Staff Writer ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway, Owner/Chief Editor Following up 2017’s impressive self-titled EP, BENTHIC REALM return with ‘We Will…
MAGIC CIRCLE Detail March’s ‘Departed Souls’ Album; Official Video
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CHUGGERNAUT ‘Kodiak’ EP Review & Stream; Official Video
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MORNE Return With ‘To The Night Unknown’; Title Track Streaming
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