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Slagmaur: Hulder’s Ritual Review
If black metal is all about uncompromising bands that are musically extreme with behaviour to match, then Slagmaur must rank in the top five. A discography full of albums that repeatedly push the boundaries of black metal coupled with on, and off-stage antics that would frighten any self-respecting satanist, this is a band who hung…
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Worm – Necropalace Review
Release Date: February 13, 2026 Label: Century Media Country: USA Genre: Black/Death/Doom Metal Moving away from the murky depths of the swamp, Worm have relocated to an ancient vampiric castle overflowing with fog. This evolution reveals a different facet of the band, albeit keeping the atmosphere that Worm has become known for. Straying somewhat further from death and…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 51 – Festivals
For our fifty-first episode, we decided to discuss metal festivals, including ones we’ve been to, ones we’d love to go to, and what our own personal dream one would look like! Of course we also highlight the six best albums from the past two weeks as well! We close out the show with an Extreme…
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MØL – Dreamcrush Review
Release Date: January 30, 2026 Label: Nuclear Blast Records Country: Denmark Genre: Post-Black Metal/Shoegaze Words truly cannot do this album justice. MØL have fully mastered the language of emotion with their 3rd full-length album, Dreamcrush. As strong as their previous releases Jord (2019) and Diorama (2021) are, Dreamcrush somehow manages to surpass both in musicality…
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Mayhem – Liturgy of Death Review
Century Media, released on 6 February 2026 Two thoughts kept bouncing around my head as I listened to the new Mayhem album, Liturgy of Death; firstly, ‘no compromise’. This album makes no concessions to anyone, except the musicians themselves. That, as a result, leaves the album in danger of ‘polarising’ the fan base. It is…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 50 – Welcome to 2026
Welcome to 2026! For our fiftieth episode, we cover everything from the past six weeks, from November 28th through January 9th! There were a lot of great releases at the end of 2025, but this year is definitely off to a slow start! We close out the show with an Extreme Submission from the American…
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