Blog: New year, clean slate – easy to impress?

Are we all easier to impress in January? Tom Dare discusses the phenomenon of records that are shit-hot early on, but forgotten come Christmas.

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Tom's band of the day: Wolfcrusher

NAME: Wolfcrusher
THEY ARE: Slimey death metal crossed with soulful stoner rock
FROM: Manchester, UK
FOR FANS OF: Kyuss, Obituary,...

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Blog: Are Kvelertak the most exciting band in the world?

Tom went to see Kvelertak on Saturday, and once blown away by them once more. Now he poses the question: Are they the most exciting band on...

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Band of the day: Betraeus

NAME: Betraeus
THEY ARE: Technical yet visceral death metal
FROM: Manchester, UK
FOR FANS OF: Gojira, Nile, Opeth
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Blog: All I want for Christmas is some better black metal

 

Web ed Tom has been wandering listlessly round the office like a lost puppy. We asked what's wrong, and diagnosed a bad case of black...

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