Now, I’ve never really listened to Botanist before. I’d heard of black metal’s favourite plant botherers back when they first appeared on The Flenser’s roster,
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Zegema Beach Records – New Release Roundup
Screamo, Skramz, Emo-Violence, whatever you call it, it’s a rather niche sub-genre that’s been around since the 90s. Back in the mid-00s, I was all
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Snag / Swallow’s Nest split (Zegema Beach Records)
At its best, screamo is a vital, emotive headrush of a genre. Although the term has been bandied about and the genre at times has
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Pijn – Floodlit (Holy Roar Records 2017)
So I hear about Pijn and they get compared to a few bands that make me prick my ears up, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai,
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Mono – Requiem For Hell (Temporary Residence Ltd./ Pelagic Records/ Magniph / Hostess Entertainment, 2016)
Just to cut through the crap I will make a disclaimer here: I LOVE MONO. Yep, Mono are in my top three bands of all
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