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Reviews
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Self Defense Family – You Are Beneath HerPosted on 14.11.13 by NielsFour re-recorded songs of You Are Beneath Me with Caroline Corrigan. The result? A mellower sound without losing their desolate identity.
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Don Gatto – SecondPosted on 13.11.13 by GuidoDon Gatto releases a short, fast and hard record like they promise. If they get some proper lyrics in, there's definitely something there.
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A Wilhelm Scream – PartycrasherPosted on 12.11.13 by NielsUntil Smash the Statues records new music, Partycrasher by A Wilhelm Scream could be my favorite hardcore punk record this year.
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The Cut/Up – The Gateway Drug EPPosted on 09.11.13 by DennisDennis faces the difficult task of reviewing an album in a genre he hardly knows anything about.
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Bane @ Bibelot, DordrechtPosted on 07.11.13 by NielsWith their old drummer filling in, Bane played an awesome set.
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Orion Dawn – The Future MemorialsPosted on 06.11.13 by GuidoOrion Dawn delivers an album that's confusing at its best moments and a cliché tsunami at the worst.
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The Crytearions – I See What It Is And I Am ScaredPosted on 05.11.13 by GuidoA noisy, abbrasive and mostly fun album from the bedroom of lo-fi hero Jimmy, aka The Crytearions on 'I See What It Is And I Am Scared'
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Black Bottle Riot “Soul In Exile” releaseshow @ Doornroosje, NijmegenPosted on 03.11.13 by PimSold out the place, sold out the beer, played a solid set and (unlike most hardcore bands) actually had the records they were releasing right there...
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Black Mask – s/tPosted on 02.11.13 by xroldxThis American band isn't about subtlety and the total opposite of elevator music. Black Mask is physical anger and hatred brought in pure rage.
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Sparrow Falls – Maelstrom EPPosted on 01.11.13 by DennisCan't you get enough of that Hot Water Music post-hardcore sound? Give Maelstrom, Sparrow Falls EP a chance!
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Big French – Downtown RunninPosted on 31.10.13 by GuidoBrooklyn weirdo's Big French make an album that will keep you wondering what the hell they were using in that studio.
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Nibiru – Oxygen EaterPosted on 30.10.13 by PimPim was really into their "Earthbreeder" demo, so he was really curious how this follow-up would sound.
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Fighting Fiction / Sweet Empire – splitPosted on 29.10.13 by xroldxThis EP will probably never become a much sought after record like the Voorhees/Kill Your Idols split.
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The Dillinger Escape Plan @ Melkweg, AmsterdamPosted on 28.10.13 by L'eau Oui QueA terrific show it was! Brutal, structural chaotic and musically great!
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Doomriders – Grand BloodPosted on 26.10.13 by DennisTime will tell if Grand Blood, Doomriders third album, is as good as it's predecessor. In the mean time: play it again!
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Deafheaven + Aderlating @ 013Posted on 25.10.13 by xroldxHipster black metal? Mogwai meets Marduk? Call it what you want but Deafheaven sure is an impressive band.
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World Collapse – Frost / CasketPosted on 24.10.13 by PimA lot has changed in 6 years, two things are still very much the same though: opinions on this band are still firmly divided into two camps, and the band...
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Dads – Invisible BlousePosted on 23.10.13 by GuidoDads make a lot of noise, a lot of fuzz and a lot of smoke, just no happy ending, turns out it was an invisible blouse after all.