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Rotten Sound - Cycles

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Rotten Sound at myspace

Rotten Sound along with Pig Destroyer are the joint world leaders in the modern Grindcore scene. Both bands have a distinct style which is deeply rooted in the genre’s 80’s Hardcore Punk roots and neither could be described as technical as certain other grind bands. Where Rotten Sound differ on this release [...]

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The Berzerker - The Reawakening

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The Berzerker at Myspace
“The Reawakening” marks The Berzerker’s fourth studio album and also his first, truly, independent release.  After the release of “Animosity”, Luke Kenny was apparently very disillusioned by Earache Records, and the entire record industry as a whole, and decided to create his own record label for his music; he even posted a [...]

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Cephalectomy - The Dream Cycle Mythos

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Cephalectomy at Myspace
Cephalectomy hail from Nova Scotia, and they play a heavily Kataklysm-influenced style of deathgrind which they have dubbed “mystigrind”. Their latest release, The Dream Cycle Mythos, consists of just one 23-minute long song, which goes through multiple segments, including both growling and screeching vocals. Typically fast and brutal grindcore segments are punctuated by [...]

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Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb

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Pig Destroyer at Myspace
Pig Destroyer’s fourth full length “Phantom Limb” both rectifies the slight imperfections of the album that preceded and provides a new new dimension to the biggest remaining second wave grindcore act’s sound. Their third album “Terrifyer” was an invigorating and essential listen but it wasn’t perfect. The production just didn’t have the [...]

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Coldworker - Rotting Paradise

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So in 2005, Anders Jakobson began writing demos for what could eventually become the first Coldworker album, “The Contaminated Void.” Once “The Contaminated Void” was released, it was clear that Anders wasn’t really done with Nasum. “The Contaminated Void” was full of sheer brutality, speed, technicality, and fury but on their newest record, “Rotting Paradise,” Coldworker…

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