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THE FUZZTONES – Encore

April 24, 2022

Cleopatra 2022 To celebrate their four-decade run, garage-rock revivalists give the people what they don’t know they wanted. 2022 marks this American ensemble’s 40th anniversary which provided the veterans with an excuse to present their faithful followers with previously unreleased … Continue reading →

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AM SAMSTAG – Dualism

February 28, 2022

Black Market Music 2022 Swiss noiseniks serve up a blistering set of unambiguous dilemmas to puzzle the listener with melodic paradoxes. It took this Lausanne ensemble almost three years to get from their 2019 debut EP to a full-length platter … Continue reading →

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THE FURYS – Again

September 29, 2021

Arcane Alley 2021 They talked, they danced, they’re back to their devices once more: American rebels mature but refuse to grow up. A mere two full-length albums in more than four decades may mean either nefarious non-conformism or predatory unprofessionalism, … Continue reading →

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ANTI-FLAG – 17 Song Demo

September 11, 2021

Anti-Flag 1992 / New Red Archives 2021 Pittsburgh’s purveyors of political punk put out a proposition that pugnacious punters can’t pass by. They might have been a bunch of ennui-entranced suburban bums but their acerbic vitriol, bolstered by acidic riffs, … Continue reading →

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MOURNING NOISE – Mourning Noise

July 18, 2021

Cleopatra 2021 New Jersey’s horror seekers corral their entire oeuvre for comprehensive, if eternally lo-fi, anthology. Hardcore also-rans, MOURNING NOISE were THE MISFITS disciples most famous for featuring the future SAMHAIN and DANZIG drummer Steve Zing in their ranks rather … Continue reading →

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