Gabriel
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When he's not digesting cinema (preferably low-budget), wasting time online, or otherwise embarrassing himself, Gabriel can be found working his way through a stack of music to review and taking breaks from the crushing futility of life with the help of comedy. Involved in a number of short-lived musical projects, he now sticks to annual Halloween shows with Mexican Space Train.
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Hemelbestormer – Aether
This first album by Hemelbestormer (who, going by the latitude/longitude coordinates given for their location on their Facebook page, are based in Belgium) boasts a...
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Bloodbound – One Night of Blood
Fading into the enthusiastic sounds of the attending crowd at last year's Masters Of Rock concert in the Czech Republic (celebrating the first decade...
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Virulency –The Anthropodermic Manuscript of Retribution
The Anthropodermic Manuscript of Retribution , the debut full-length release by Spain’s Virulency, sounds like a chaotic nightmare (in the best way possible) compared to...
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Camel of Doom – Terrestrial
With its cover art of celestial patterns, track titles hinting at proggy expansiveness (like “A Circle Has No End” and “Extending Life, Expanding Consciousness”), and...
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The Cult – Hidden City
Hidden City is the first truly new album to emerge from long-running band The Cult since their 2012 release Choice of Weapon. If you...
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Bosque – Beyond
Packing 3 tracks, each running over 10 minutes, this new album from the one-man Portuguese band Bosque (which I'll admit I initially thought might...
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The Veer Union – Decade
Taking its name from its release coming ten years after the band's first album, Decade is The Veer Union's fourth LP, running ten tracks...
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Bury Tomorrow – Earthbound
Going into this album, I was worried. The inclusion of the phrase “Hardcore mentality for a metalcore generation” in its press release had hairs...
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Wolfhorde – Towards The Gates Of The North
Coming all the way from Finland, Towards the Gates of the North is Wolfhorde's first full-length (despite a series of EPs and singles released since 07), and continues...
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Kult Mogil – Anxiety Never Descending
Anxiety Never Descending is the debut album from this Polish group, and the band does a good job of establishing their sound with its...
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