2024 saw the new breed truly blossom. Whether they were reworking classic styles, or reimaging death metal entirely, this year’s crop proved the scene is in a ... Read More...
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Live Burial, Tyrannus and Rancid Cadaver @The Little Buildings, Newcastle, May 27, 2022
How times change.
Two years ago, the thought of dozens of people ... Read More...
A host of veterans returned to the death metal scene in 2021. And they came to conquer.
But just like last year, the output from the genre’s emerging playe... Read More...
2019 was one hell of a year for death metal, with new talent emerging and veteran acts flexing their sinewy muscles.
But 2020 may just have topped it.
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Death metal fans are officially 'nice people' says Prof Bill Thompson from Australia's Macquarie University. His study is part of a decades-long investigation by Prof Thompson, and you can read the results here!
Scordatura/Aphotic/Plague Rider @ Newcastle Trillians, March 10 2019
Venom Prison might be grabbing all of the headlines at the moment – and justifiably. Bu... Read More...
Is George Miller considering another Mad Max movie? We certainly hope so. Because we’ve already compiled the soundtrack…
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