Articles by Greg Pratt

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  Natur

  Head of Death

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2012

  Earache Records – you just kind of shrug your shoulders, don't you? Here, the lil' label that kind of could – sometimes, maybe...

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  Satanic Bloodspraying

  At the Mercy of Satan

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2012

  Pure, barbaric, South American black is the order of the hour here, spiced up with death and black thrash overtones, delivered with a surpr...

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  Simbiose

  Economical Terrorism

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2012

  This is the fourth album from this Portuguese crust/punk/grind band, and it shows: this is quality stuff, easily up there with the big name...

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  From Ashes Rise

  Rejoice the End/Rage of Sanity

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2012

  The return of this iconic d-beat/crust crew from Portland, OR is short and sweet, in the form of this excellent two-song seven-inch. It sho...

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  Jar'd Loose

  Goes to Purgatory

  PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2012

  I want to enjoy what Chicago, IL noise rockers Jar'd Loose are laying down here on their debut full-length, but one thing just keeps gettin...

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  Mongrel's Cross

  The Sins of Aquarius

  PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2012

  Australian trio Mongrel's Cross lay down the blackened thrash goods with authority on their debut long-player. The seven songs threaten to...

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  Witchsorrow

  God Curse Us

  PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2012

  The second disc from these Brit doomsters starts out as low, slow and heavy as anything from the first Cathedral disc (Forest of Equilibriu...

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  Necrovation

  Necrovation

  PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2012

  The best parts on this second album from Swedish death metal crew Necrovation come at the most unexpected times: during the title track, th...