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Consecrator - IMAGE OF DECEPTION
Originally released as a "demo" type self-released tape in 1992, Image of Deception was only known to a small handful who got thei
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Alice Cooper - PARANOMAL
To say that the Coop is getting long in the tooth is an understatement, but somehow the pioneer of shock rock finds new ways to wow the...
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Reissues: Vengeance Rising, Holy Soldier, Minier
Of the making of many reissues, there is no end...thankfully. I want to give a quick review and rundown of three recent reissues in one...
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Xalt - DARK WAR
It was September, 1988, and I lived on the Gulf Coast, in Biloxi, Mississippi. I had recently finished my time in the military and been...
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Spirit and the Bride — DRY BONES
Spirit and the Bride is a Cincinnati, Ohio based hardcore band that formed in 2010. Dry Bones is the 2nd CD from the band, whose style...
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Death Requisite — Revisitation
I can't say enough good things about this symphonic death metal band from the swamp lands of Florida. Death Requisite was a band from...
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Hymns of the Blackest Light, Vol. 1
Compilations can be hit or miss sometimes, but here is one that is spot on. Organized by Fallen Oak Recording (Vials of Wrath), Hymns of...