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1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Peter Atkinson

   CROWN MAGNETAR ‘The Hollowing Of Godflesh’ (opens the original)

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   CROWN MAGNETAR The Hollowing Of Godflesh Unique Leader Records As extreme metal continues to push the envelope of, well, extremity – sometimes/often at the expense of listenabilityor just common sense – it can be refreshing when someone shows a measure of restraint. At least in a manner of speaking. No one can accuse Colorado brutes CROWN MAGENTAR of going soft or edging toward accessibility, far from it. But the band’s third album shows it is not interested in trying to out-LORNA SHORE LORNA SH

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2. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Peter Atkinson

   BOUNDARIES ‘Yearning: The unbeautiful after’ (opens the original)

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   BOUNDARIES Yearning: The unbeautiful after Sumerian Records As their Massachusetts neighbors might say, the fourth album from Connecticut’s BOUNDARIES sounds “wicked pissed.” The ceaselessly belligerent, unrelentingly brutal affair revels in its maximalism and rage. The 14 tracks here aren’t so much songs as they are a series of profane, one-sided arguments or breathless screeds – an airing of grievances worthy of any Festivus gathering at the Costanza household. And with its 52-minute run time,

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3. Article · Jul 13, 2026 · Peter Atkinson

   MORK ‘Monolitt’ (opens the original)

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   Thanks to decades of TV reruns, most Americans are much more apt to equate the name MORK with Robin Williams, “Na-Nu, Na-Nu,” Mindy and lots of stereotypical sitcom shenanigans than grim and frostbitten kingdoms, dark, forbidden forests and old-school Norwegian black metal. The MORK in this case, however, is very much the latter – and definitely “ikke noe å le av,” or no laughing matter. The mostly one-man entity, captainedcaptained by creative director and multi-instrumentalist Thomas Eriksen,

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