Articles by Kiel Hume

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  Fastkill

  Bestial Thrashing Bulldozer

  PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2012

  Japan thrash lords Fastkill are known for one thing: playing really, really fast. While many acts approach metal with an eye towards innova...

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  Unsacred

  Three Sisters

  PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2012

  Unsacred aren't sure what kind of band they are, and that's a good thing. Rather than picking a single genre and sticking with it, they've...

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  The Unmothered

  The Unmothered

  PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2012

  The Unmothered are Austin's most promising independent metal band. With a new release that revisits and updates some of the material from t...

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  Ghostlimb

  Confluence

  PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2012

  Always the consummate artiste, Ghostlimb frontman Justin Smith's (aka Jason Schmidt when he's leading Graf Orlock) influence for new album...

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  Morbid Saint

  Spectrum of Death

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2012

  Originally released in '88, Spectrum of Death is the debut album from Morbid Saint. It's also a long-lost relic of thrash metal's peak in t...

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  Cynarae

  Cynarae

  PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2012

  More than many groups, Cynarae have a political and aesthetic genealogy that takes us into very different directions. The band's name comes...

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  Seven Sisters of Sleep

  Seven Sisters of Sleep

  PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2012

  More great hardcore sludge from A389 here, with Seven Sisters of Sleep's self-titled seven-inch, a deluxe package featuring all kinds of go...

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  Pharaoh

  This House is Doomed

  PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2012

  New Jersey has managed to produce both The Jersey Shore and Pharaoh. For a state that isn't terribly large, such divergent cultural output...