en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/megadave70/journal The Last.fm journal for megadave70. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/megadave70/journal/2013/05/15/5tpj0y_north_of_the_wall_festival,_glasgow_(uk)_%E2%80%93_13th_april_2013:_photo_report_by_stuart_cole Wed, 15 May 2013 14:03:10 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/megadave70/journal/2013/05/15/5tpj0y_north_of_the_wall_festival,_glasgow_(uk)_%E2%80%93_13th_april_2013:_photo_report_by_stuart_cole On April 13th 2013, the North of The Wall Festival – a one day festival celebrating Scottish metal - descended on Scotland to wreck havoc on Glasgow. Headlined NWOBHM band Holocaust and with performances from blood metallers Achren, black metallers Maelstrom, doom metallers Headless Kross and folk/black metal band Norderobring, among others, it was always going to be brutal. MetalRecusants’ Stuart Cole was there to capture the action as it unfolded.

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http://metalrecusants.com/2013/03/26/hamferd-turn-down-nuclear-blast-record-deal-and-will-not-perform-at-this-years-woa-interview/]]> http://www.last.fm/user/megadave70/journal/2013/03/29/5sbu2x_release_review:_jungle_rot_%E2%80%93_skin_the_living_(re-issue) Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:41:03 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/megadave70/journal/2013/03/29/5sbu2x_release_review:_jungle_rot_%E2%80%93_skin_the_living_(re-issue) If you’ve read my past articles about Jungle Rot you know they are one of my favorite death metal bands. The group has endured numerous hardships to stay on our ‘metal radar’ and I believe they are finally on the brink of achieving the recognition they truly deserve.

http://metalrecusants.com/2013/03/18/release-review-jungle-rot-skin-the-living-re-issue/]]> http://www.last.fm/user/megadave70/journal/2013/03/29/5sbtuf_release_review:_jungle_rot_%E2%80%93_terror_regime Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:37:22 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/megadave70/journal/2013/03/29/5sbtuf_release_review:_jungle_rot_%E2%80%93_terror_regime Jungle Rot has been brutalizing America with death metal since 1994 and they show no signs of stopping. While your average death metal band puts out 2-3 albums and calls it a career, J-Rot has just completed their 8th studio album, Terror Regime.

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http://metalrecusants.com/2013/03/09/live-report-cannibal-corpse-devildriver-hmv-forum-london-7th-march/]]> http://www.last.fm/user/megadave70/journal/2013/03/15/5rwlpt_release_review:_riverside_%E2%80%93_shrine_of_new_generation_slaves Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:19:29 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/megadave70/journal/2013/03/15/5rwlpt_release_review:_riverside_%E2%80%93_shrine_of_new_generation_slaves At the end of January 2013 Riverside released a landmark album. It is probably the most lucid and atmospheric piece of progski. The sound space has an impressive size. It recalls the slow moving crowd of zombies from the Celebrity Touch video. There was only one album that made me so proud of Polish music production.

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