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Apathy & Exhaustion

Author: Nathan Bean

Blind To Faith – Unstoppable War, (Isolation Records 2020)

May 4, 2020 Nathan Bean Record Review

Look, I’m not going to mince words, Belgium/Dutch powerhouse Blind To Faith are a collective of true fucking maniacs. Their performances are seldom seen things

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Drain – California Cursed (Revelation, 2020)

May 1, 2020 Nathan Bean Record Review

The great plague has put life on hold. No work, no outdoors and sadly, no excuses. So when Tony asked me to do some reviews

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Interview with Surya

March 4, 2020 Nathan Bean Interview, Real talk and opinion

Experimental doom/punk band Surya caught my attention last year when my band shared a stage with them at Dreadfest in Leeds last year. I had

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Interview with Will Hirst of Maniac

January 30, 2020 Nathan Bean Interview, Real talk and opinion

Maniac are without a doubt my favourite current hardcore band. They are legitimately ill as all hell and my habit of wearing a Maniac T-shirt

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An interview with Javier Van Huss of Extricate

January 9, 2020 Nathan Bean Interview, Real talk and opinion

Many, many years ago when the world was young, and I was even younger, all full of piss and vinegar and straight edge spunk there

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Interview with Cruelty

November 29, 2019 Nathan Bean Interview

I’ll confess that when it comes to Midlands based metallic hardcore band Cruelty I’ve had to eat a hefty slice of humble pie. You see,

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Harrowed – Chaotic Nonentity (Feast of Tentacles / Super Fi, 2019)

October 23, 2019 Nathan Bean Record Review

These days it seems that every band is overactive on social media to the point of eye gouging irritation. A constant stream of announcements for

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Geist – Swarming Season (Cursed Monk Records, 2019)

September 10, 2019 Nathan Bean Record Review

It has been a while since A&E has been blessed by my scornful musings. I’d like to say I’d spent the hiatus pursuing my own

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Split Cranium – I’m The Devil And I’m OK (Ipecac, 2018)

June 20, 2018 Nathan Bean Record Review

Second album here from transatlantic supergroup Split Cranium. Members of Converge, Circle and Isis combine like Devastator to dish out a D-beating of epic proportions.

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Primal Rite – Dirge Of Escapism – (Revelation Records 2018)

March 1, 2018 Nathan Bean Record Review

Once again it’s brutally apparent that I’ve been walking around with my head crammed firmly  up my arse, because despite having a couple of 7’s

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