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Download a free 30-track compilation from Thirty Days Of Night Records

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 7:21 am
Yesterday we didn’t get any work done as we spent all day listening to the free download album from Gama Bomb - and today it’s a 30-track compilation album from Thirty Days Of Night Record...
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EP: My Dying Bride - Bring Me To Victory

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 3:35 am
My Dying Bride Bring Me To Victory Peaceville Records 27 October 2009 by Jon Kerr Everyone gets depressed. Currently, everyone is moaning about how dark it gets in the winter. How wet and miserab...
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A to Z of the Noughties: Avenged Sevenfold to Iron Maiden

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 9:34 am
Where were you on the night before the dawn of the New Millennium? Jon Kerr was getting a pit going in Jilly’s Rockworld, Manchester. We’ve asked him to summarise the ten years since then ...
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The Casino Brawl: "I'd rather read some scripture than do shots off a teenage girl's stomach"

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 4:45 am
Since Thrash Hits last caught up with The Casino Brawl, they’ve toured their tits off, put out an album, and even found time for a haircut. We can’t even find the time to get down the gym....
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Download the new Gama Bomb album - for free, RIGHT NOW

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 2:09 am
You can download the new album from Gama Bomb, Tales From The Grave In Space, right now. For free. Well, actually the price is letting them know what your email address is, but unless you’re one...
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End of the Decade: bits & bobs celebrating the 2000s (Noughties?)

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 9:09 am
Linkin Park are the biggest selling band of this decade, nay, century. That’s a statement that really hurts, isn’t it. They’ve sold more records than Metallica, Iron Maiden or even T...
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Bands of the Decade: Deftones

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 8:35 am
Deftones Peak: 2000/2001 Era: White Pony What have Deftones done in the 2000s? After consolidating their position as the thinking man’s alternative metal band with the chugging nu-metal of A...
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Photos: ChthoniC @ Sheffield Corporation - 03 November 2009

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 8:17 am
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Album: Pitbull Terrorist - C.I.A

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 3:17 am
Pitbull Terrorist C.I.A. (Contraband International Audio) Anstalt Records 13 November 2009 by Angie Louder No bullshit, Pitbull Terrorist’s bio says they are “an ensemble of true free...
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Interview: Alec Empire - "I wanted to capture the buzz Nero might have felt when Rome was burning down"

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 8:39 am
We know what you’re thinking: “Alec Empire doesn’t really seem like the kind of thing Thrash Hits usually covers”. But you know what? If you think that, then you’ve clear...
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EP: The James Cleaver Quintet - The 10 Stages of a Make-Up

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 4:04 am
The James Cleaver Quintet The 10 Stages of a Make-Up Ondryland 11 January 2010 by Angie Louder According to eye witness accounts, The James Cleaver Quintet’s Jimmy Diego once threw his soli...
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Album: Bakteria - Defecate! Suffocate! Mutilate! Masturbate!

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 1:57 am
Bakteria Defecate! Suffocate! Mutilate! Masturbate! Anstalt Records 13 November 2009 by Hugh Platt What? What? Is it “Crap Fucking Album” week or something? Are people starting to take the pi...
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Photos: Imperial Never Say Die! Tour @ Sheffield Corporation - 01 November 2009

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 8:14 am
As much as we admire the gumption of the Imperial Never Say Die! tour to bring so many bands out on the road together, there’s something about having to put an exclamation mark in the middle of...
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Win some 'Pussy' (and some signed drumsticks) from Rammstein

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 6:40 am
We opened up a big old envelope this morning and out popped 12 inches of Rammstein. No, no there are no cock-based, ‘Pussy’ jokes coming all over your face. Just vinyl copies of the single...
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Album: Milking The Goatmachine - Back From The Goats

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 2:39 am
Milking The Goatmachine Back From The Goats Anstalt Records 30 October 2009 by Hugh Platt Okay, it takes an awful lot to make me break out the phrase “wretched lump of audio horsetoss” before...
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Sunday Spotify Slaylist: Hellfire II Festival

Raziq R. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 3:31 am
It’s just a week away now - the Thrash Hits-sponsored Hellfire II Festival is going to turn Birmingham upside down, with the strongest line-up of a British Winter metal festival since…well...
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Photos: Cannibal Corpse & Dying Fetus @ Sheffield Corporation - 30 October 2009

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 5:17 am
There’s gore-grind, there’s death metal, then there’s Cannibal Corpse. When it comes to songs about doing unspeakable things to dead bodies with power tools and/or penises, they̵...
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Album: 3 - Revisions

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 2:06 am
3 Revisions Metal Blade 26 October 2009 by Chris Cope When 3 released their last album, 2007’s The End Has Begun, it seemed like they had the world at their feet. It crunched and grooved, winni...
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Win a tshirt that Lags from Gallows designed for Topman

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 8:48 am
While Gallows aren’t tearing up stages all over the world, they’re doing other stuff. Like designing tshirts. Well, guitarist, Laurent has been doing that in conjunction with Topman CTRL a...
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Album: Creed - Full Circle

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 8:37 am
Creed Full Circle Virgin Records 02 November 2009 by Vincent Danger I woke up blurry-eyed the other night and I could taste semen. There’s no need for crudeness here – I’m not some ramp...
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Another Month in Metal: November 2009

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 12:15 pm
With this feature, we give you a heads-up as to what’s around the corner (apart from album releases) that Thrash Hits readers might wanna wrap their earlobes around… Starting with DVD rel...
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Win signed Katatonia albums & merch

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 9:00 am
We’re big fans of Night Is The New Day, the new album from those Swedish doom merchants Katatonia - we did give it 5 out of 6 in our review earlier this week, after all. So we’re plenty p...
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Album: Forgery - Harbouring Hate

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 3:11 am
Forgery Harbouring Hate Candlelight Records 09 November 2009 by Jon Kerr The rather odd strapline used on the publicity for this release is “Uncompromising Thrash Metal from Norway!” ...
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Album: Katatonia - Night Is The New Day

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 11:45 am
Katatonia Night Is The New Day Peaceville Records 02 November 2009 by Wrigz It’s been three years since The Great Cold Distance, Katatonia’s last physical release. Needless to say, the latest...
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Live: Isis @ Camden Koko - 21 October 2009

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 9:05 am
The post-metal prog of Isis is exactly the kind of music that encourages beard-stroking. Amit Sharma doesn’t have a beard, but he knows what makes a good gig. We sent him along when Isis rolled ...
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Thrash Hits TV: Oceansize on 10 years together

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 8:09 am
TEN YEARS. TEN BLOODY YEARS. That’s how long Oceansize have been releasing their own particular brand of experimental rock. And it’s a damn sight longer than most of the young packs of Bri...
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Turbowolf: new single, new shows, new album

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 5:00 am
It’s officially cold again - we’ve had to start wearing coats when we go out in the evening. It was tough enough for us already - our cold, lifeless hearts barely kept us warm as it is. Bu...
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Album: Converge - Axe To Fall

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 2:04 am
Converge Axe To Fall Epitaph Records 19 October 2009 by Mike Strata There is a massive temptation to greet every new release from Massachusetts’ favourite sons with a foam-at-the-mouth kind...
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Sunday Spotify Slaylist: Nuclear Blast

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 18, 2009, 4:45 am
There’s no doubt about it - compiling the fourth Slaylist in our record label-themed series was the toughest yet. Why? Because Nuclear Blast have so many damn fine records available on Spotify, ...
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Video: Architects - Follow The Water

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 5:18 am
When it was announced that Architects were going to headline the UK leg of this year’s Never Say Die! tour, we were pretty damn pleased for the boys from Brighton. And now they’ve gone and...
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Album: Fu Manchu - Signs Of Infinite Power

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 3:09 am
Fu Manchu Signs Of Infinite Power Century Media 20 October 2009 by Amit Sharma If Fu Manchu were an animal, they would be a Woolly Mammoth – a giant, fuck-off hairy bastard from the Prehistoric...
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Photos: Alexisonfire, Anti-Flag and Four Year Strong @ Brighton Concorde 2 - 13 October 2009

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 12:32 pm
When Alexisonfire lef the Eastpak Antidote Tour to Brighton for a last-minute show, our long-standing local snapper Andy Parker was there to capture the melee Alexisonfire finally returned to Bright...
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Album: The Red Chord - Fed Through The Teeth Machine

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 12:48 pm
The Red Chord Fed Through The Teeth Machine Metal Blade Records 27 October 2009 by Mike Strata Amongst the hordes of glowering, sour-faced “deathcore” bands, The Red Chord have always stood o...
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Why Grady Avenell rejoining Will Haven is the best thing to happen this year

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 3:56 pm
Original vocalist and songwriter, Grady Avenell has rejoined the mighty Will Haven. That’s not news any more but Luke Morton is still really bloody happy about it. Actually, everyone at Thrash H...
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Blaze Bayley to replace Evile at Hellfire II Festival

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 1:27 pm
The mega mutton-chopped Blaze Bayley is to replace Evile on the bill on the Saturday of the Hellfire II Festival, as the Huddersfield thrashers understandably have been forced to cancel their appearan...
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Live: Porcupine Tree @ Hammersmith Apollo - 09 October 2009

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 11:57 am
We liked prog at Thrash Hits back when it was uncool to like prog. Is it still uncool to like prog? We don’t care - we still like prog. Which is why Amit Sharma busted down to West London last w...
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EXCLUSIVE!! Charlie Simpson enjoys drinking Jagermeister from the tap too much to reform Busted

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 9:47 am
In all fairness, after the fourth Jagerbomb, most people like to drink it straight from the tap. The problem that most people have, however, is that their taps usually have water coming out of them. T...
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Album: Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 3:11 am
Every Time I Die New Junk Aesthetic Epitaph Records 14 September 2009 by Danny Montana Try talking about Every Time I Die without calling something, somewhere southern-fried (or a permutation the...
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Album: Paraside Lost - Faith Divides Us–Death Unites Us

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 1:59 pm
Paradise Lost Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us Century Media 28 September 2009 by Andy Parker Pioneers of the Gothic Metal scene, experimentalists, Paradise Lost return with their second albu...
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Album: Bowling For Soup - Sorry For Partyin'

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 4:13 am
Bowling For Soup Sorry For Partyin’ A&G Records 12 October 2009 by Luke Morton Back with their seventh studio album, Sorry For Partyin’ once again sees Bowling For Soup happier than a...
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Sunday Spotify Slaylist: Until The Light Takes Us

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 3:56 am
This week we’re taking a break from out series label-themed Spotify Slaylists, and instead we’re dedicating this week’s selctions to Until The Light Takes Us, the new and quite-frank...
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Live: Textures @ Camden Underworld - 01 October 2009

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 7:13 am
Dutch math-metallers, Textures, chose to play a one-off show in London as the final show in support of their Silhouettes album. Hugh Platt went along to do the words; Paul Caudell was there to do the ...
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Album: Skindred - Shark Bites and Dog Fights

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 5:07 am
Skindred Shark Fights and Dog Fights Bieler Bros. Records 21 September 2009 by Sophia Murray Ragga-metal remains under the sole concern of those Welsh cross over titans, Skindred. Their latest al...
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Album: Flood of Red - Leaving Everything Behind

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 10:40 am
Flood Of Red Leaving Everything Behind Dark City 19 October 2009 by Chris Cope Scotland is renowned for producing many fine things, but metal bands certainly aint one of them. Sure, Biffy Clyro f...
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Album: Saviours - Accelerated Living

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 3:09 am
Saviours Accelerated Living Kemado Records 26 October 2009 by Jon Kerr Down-tuning, singing about the occult and getting as stoned on the sweet leaf as possible - just some of the cornerstones of...
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Album: Hell City Glamours - Hell City Glamours

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 12:15 pm
Hell City Glamours Hell City Glamours Powerage Records 03 November 2009 by Jon Kerr There was no such thing as grunge. You can’t walk down the high street these days for kids in white jeans...
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Sonisphere Festival 2010 dates confirmed

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 11:51 am
We already know that Sonisphere Festival 2010 is definitely occurring but today, they announced the dates of the 2010 event at Knebworth House would be 31 July 2010 and 01 August 2010. Nice. HereR...
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Londoners: Come to the FREE 'Until The Light Takes Us' afterparty tonight

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 8:31 am
Colour us excited - not only does tonight see the first public screening of Until The Light Takes Us, the brand spanking-new black metal documentary from Audrey Ewell and Aaron Aites, but there̵...
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Live: Insect Warfare @ The Old Blue Last - 01 October 2009

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 4:03 pm
When infamous Texan grind-merchants, Insect Warfare, announced they were to play the opening night of their UK tour in the heart of hipster Hoxton, who better for us to send than moody bastard Hugh...
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Evile bassist, Mike Alexander, dies on tour in Sweden

Raziq R. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 10:07 am
Word has just reached Thrash Hits that Evile’s Mike Alexander has died after suddenly falling ill during the band’s tour in support of Amon Amarth. The bassist was rushed to hospital, but...
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