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INTERVIEW: David Terry Of Bong

With Bong having recently released their first album in three years, and about to embark on a series of live shows, starting tomorrow in London, we caught up with bassist David Terry to talk “heavy drones, darkness, introspection and melancholy”
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INTERVIEW: Botanist’s Otrebor

With Botanist touring Europe for the first time in two years, we catch up with the project's frontman Otrebor to discuss tour complications and recording a new album with a full band

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Things Learned At: Roadburn 2017

At this year's Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Toby Cook finds both a panacea to and projection of the state of contemporary politics, witnesses the sonic ferocity of Mysticum and appreciates the truly psychedelic nature of Gnod. (Photographs by Justin Ligtvoet and Paul Verhagen respectively)
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Porch Play Live In The UK Next Week

The Californian band hits these shores next week for a series of shows
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PREVIEW: Roadburn 2017

With this year's Roadburn fast approaching, Toby Cook looks ahead to what are sure to be some of the festival's highlight sets in 2017
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LISTEN: Dragged Into Sunlight + Gnaw Their Tongues Album

Dragged Into Sunlight team up with Gnaw Their Tongues for brand new collaborative album; check it out in full exclusively below. Homepage photo courtesy of Brian Sayle Photography

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We Are Coiled: MAKE Interviewed

With their excellent second album The Golden Veil released earlier this year, MAKE's main man Scott Endres talks to Toby Cook about some key topics: political rage, existentialist influence and rose bush upkeep
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LIVE REPORT: The Melvins

Toby Cook reports from a sold out Electric Ballroom

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WATCH: New Evil Blizzard + Interview

“Something akin to the Banana Splits meets Crimewatch” - Evil Blizzard premiere new video and Toby Cook speaks to the band
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Greggs & Loathing (& Van Halen): On The Road With Hey Colossus

Recently Toby Cook hit the rock trail in search of the new 'serious' Hey Colossus. What he found was pastry based snacks and loud rock music. Photo gallery by Katja Ogrin
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South Of No North: Greg Anderson Of Sunn O))) & Goatsnake Interviewed

Toby Cook speaks to Southern Lord boss Greg Anderson about the new Goatsnake album and the ever increasing stature of Sunn O)))
Metal

Columnus Metallicus: August’s Heavy Metal Reviewed By Toby Cook

Can he walk at all, Or if he moves will he fall? Is he alive or dead? Has he reviews within his head? 'Iron' Toby Cook returns with more metal observations. Horns up, ya shitters...

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Things Learned At: Raw Power

Toby Cook reports on sets from Sex Swing, Luminous Bodies, Circle, The Cosmic Dead and more
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Things Learned At: Desertfest

Toby Cook reports from Camden, London.
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LIVE REPORT: Swans

Toby Cook gets "sucked down the gloriously uncomfortable rabbit hole once again" as he witnesses two and a half hours of both intensity and restraint at the Roundhouse in London
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PREVIEW: Raw Power Festival!

Toby 'Columnus Metallicus' Cook picks his top tips for this weekend's Raw Power Festival in London. Circle! Pharoah Overload! SEX SWING OMG WE LOVE SEX SWING AIEEEEEEE LUBE US UP NOW!
Metal

Columnus Metallicus: Spring’s Best Metal Reviewed By Toby Cook

Toby Cook meditates on the symbolism as the one way stream as he reviews the latest in metal and pours HAIL upon new LPs by Death Karma, Lightning Bolt, Ghold, Acid King, Saturnalia Temple, Dødheimsgard, Pyramids, An Autumn For Crippled Children, Bad Guys and UFOMammut
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PREVIEW: Desertfest

Comes a time for sludge fans, crust aficionados and rotund ginger men to congregate in Camden and worship at the altar of metal. Yea, 'tis Desertfest, and here's your handy guide to the must-see acts
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Meaningless Pain: An Interview With Full Of Hell

A tour with fellow sonic brutalists The Body beckons, but before that, the Maryland four-piece's Dylan Walker talks to Toby Cook about last year's collaboration with Merzbow and the absolute need for absolute heaviness

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Sludge Maelstrom: An Interview With Prizehog

Following the release of last year's Re-Unvent The Whool album, the metal trio of face-melters-cum-Simpsons aficionados talk to Toby Cook about the record, how relocating Portland has liberated their sound and why Saved By The Bell's Mr. Belding was an unlikely kindred spirit
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Columnus Metallicus: January’s Heavy Metal Reviewed By Toby Cook

Toby Cook reviews all the metal that's fit for your shell-like: Napalm Death, The Body, Thou, Xibalba, Lotus Thief and Necrocanibalistic Vomitorium
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Columnus Metallicus: The Best Metal Albums Of 2014 With Toby Cook

Toby Cook threw a party for his celebrity mates recently. The price of admission? They had to help him write about the best heavy metal albums released this year

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LIVE REPORT: Årabrot

Toby Cook heads down the Brixton Windmill in London to witness the glorious return of Kjetil Nernes. Photo taken from a video by Elena Lopez-Brea.
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Horns Up Ya Shitters! A Columnus Metallicus For October

Nay! Cast down those crotch-torn jeans, stop worshipping your favourite band and hear ye: it's time for Toby Cook's recent metal releases rundown
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A Perfect Noise: Thomas Gabriel Fischer Of Triptykon Interviewed

With Triptykon playing Bloodstock today, the man otherwise known as Tom G Warrior talks to Toby Cook about the evolution of his current band, collaborating with the late H.R. Giger and the legacy of Celtic Frost
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Surgical Strike: Bill Steer & Jeff Walker Of Carcass Interviewed

Ahead of their performance at Bloodstock this weekend, Toby Cook speaks to Jeff Walker and Bill Steer about the Carcass CV of melodic aggression and death metal innovation
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Horns Up Ya Shitters! Columnus Metallicus Albums Of 2014 So Far

He is return'd! Slay the fatted lamb! Fill the monkey skull goblets with Jager! Toby Cook is back with his favourite metal albums of the year so far
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Things Learned At: Desertfest

Toby Cook on the heaviest festival of the year. AIEEEEEEE! "It was a good fucking time, and that is what Desertfest is about, ya shitters!" Photo thanks to Fabio Santini

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Doom Is A State Of Mind: An Interview With Kongh

With Swedish doom trio Kongh set to play at Desertfest this weekend, Toby Cook catches up with guitarist David Johansson to chat slowed-down-Sabbath and weed (or lack thereof)
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Murder Most Foul: Church Of Misery Interviewed

Ahead of their show at Desertfest later this month, Toby Cook catches up with Tatsu Mikami of serial-killer obsessed Japanese doom group Church Of Misery
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Cosmic Artefacts: Wino Of Spirit Caravan Interviewed

With the reunited Spirit Caravan playing at this year's Desertfest later this month, we dispatched Toby Cook to catch up with their riff-lord leader Scott 'Wino' Weinrich to talk reformation, doom and altered states
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Celtic Frost To Reform For Wacken Festival?!

Legendary Swiss metallers offered €100,000 to perform at German metal fest in July/August
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