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Metal blog dedicated to supporting the underground. Donations to https://xitter.cf/t.co/Y1OkEUW3xL would be appreciated Cynically resigned, annihilate Mankind

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Review: @ScalarProcess - Agnomysticism @transcendingobs thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com… – at Swansea, Wales

Review: The Scalar Process – Agnomysticism

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 29th May 2026 French tech death metallers The Scalar Process have been very busy in the five years since their 2021 debut ‘Coagulative Matter’, honi…

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2026 Anniversary Series 093: @myMotorhead - Orgasmatron thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com…

2026 Anniversary Series 093: Motörhead – Orgasmatron

Scribed by Sandre the Giant Released: 9th August 1986 They are Motörhead and they play rock and roll. The only real introduction you’d ever need to one of metal’s most famous and influe…

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Review: Viande - Monument aux morts @transcendingobs thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com…

Review: Viande – Monument aux morts

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 31st July 2026 The smothering, suffocating debut full length from French black/death/doom titans Viande, ‘L’abime dévore les âmes’, was an alb…

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Despite the litany of classic records released in 1986, there's an argument to made that this is the best one
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2026 Anniversary Series 092: @Unearthofficial - III: In the Eyes of Fire thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com…

2026 Anniversary Series 092: Unearth – III: In the Eyes of Fire

Scribed by Sandre the Giant Released: 8th August 2006 2006 saw what was probably the peak of metalcore’s evolution and growth in popularity, but if you knew where to look you’d have see…

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NEW SANCTUARIUM IS COMING, THIS IS NOT A DRILL PEOPLE!!
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For those wondering, you can hear a bit of 'The Wizard' on this youtube.com/watch?v=q7p-ihYO…

Cypress Hill - I Ain't Goin' Out Like That (Official HD Video)

Watch the Official HD Video for "I Ain't Going Out Like That" by Cy...

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Today I discovered that Cypress Hill used a Black Sabbath sample on one of the tracks on Black Sunday
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Review: Thronehammer - Slay Kill Erase @SupremeChaosRec thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com…

Review: Thronehammer – Slay Kill Erase

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 9th October 2026 British/German epic doom band Thronehammer have been unfurling grandiose banners of doom since 2012, and while expanding their sound from class…

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Today I discovered that Cypress Hill used a Black Sabbath sample on one of the tracks on Black Sunday – at Clarencefield, Scotland
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Utter transcendence – at Glasgow, Scotland
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The Killchain is in the house to see the greatest band the world has ever seen, @Borisheavyrocks at the @OranMorGlasgow – at Glasgow, Scotland
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just listened to the @BangersP discography vs discography episode, and my choices would be: Cannibal Corpse Machine Head Nails Immortal Korn Fear Factory Morbid Angel Mastodon Decapitated Suffocation Killswitch Soulfly Deicide Meshuggah Bolt Thrower PASS CARD on Fetus v Crowbar
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2026 Anniversary Series 091: @allshallperish - The Price of Existence thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com…

2026 Anniversary Series 091: All Shall Perish – The Price of Existence

Scribed by Sandre the Giant Released: 8th August 2006 It seems fitting that as I write this in 2026 that we are seeing the rebirth of California’s technical deathcore legends All Shall Perish…

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Review: Muerto - Eclipsed Realms @transcendingobs thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com…

Review: Muerto – Eclipsed Realms

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 17th April 2026 The next instalment of my ‘oh shit, how far behind am I on Transcending Obscurity releases this year’ leads me to Mexican black meta…

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2026 Anniversary Series 090: @AgallochBand - Ashes Against the Grain thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com…

2026 Anniversary Series 090: Agalloch – Ashes Against the Grain

Scribed by Sandre the Giant Released: 8th August 2006 Agalloch are a band who I can honestly say completely changed my outlook on just what metal music could be in 2006, when I first heard their in…

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The Killchain does not exist without these 9 records. It may have been started by a Bolt Thrower riff, but these albums shaped my entire life
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Review: Apolaustic - No Plenitude Without Suffering @transcendingobs thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com…

Review: Apolaustic – No Plenitude Without Suffering

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 3rd April 2026 Formed as a solo side project from former Stortregn vocalist and guitarist Romain Negro, Apolaustic look to channel the Swiss masters of melodic …

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Quick question: since when were patches £10 at merch stands? Not big back patches, like a standard patch is a tenner at a lot of gigs and I feel like I'm losing my mind, that's crazy money isn't it? They used to just be a couple of quid?!
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Review: @urneband - Setting Fire to the Sky @Spinefarm thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com…

Review: Urne – Setting Fire to the Sky

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 30th January 2026 I was sadly unfamiliar with British stoner/sludge/metalcore heroes Urne until January of this year, when everyone and their mother was raving …

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Review: Drang - De Doorbraak @fiadhprod thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com…

Review: Drang – De Doorbraak

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 17th April 2026 Dutch anarchist black metal project Drang have just released their debut album back in April, and were kind enough to get in touch to let me hav…

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