Steelwing + Skullfist + Vanderbuyst | Live Review

Last week saw the rather tasty line-up of Steelwing, Skullfist and Vanderbuyst hit Dublin - three new bands hungry for success, getting down to the dirty January tour schedule.

The young guns tore The Pint a new one, with a small but appreciate audience getting truly rocked.

Lorcan Archer put his Dutch, Canuck and Swedish to the test and reports from the frontline.

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Morbid Angel | ‘Illud Divinum Insanus - The Remixes’

As if to stubbornly make a point, Morbid Angel have decided to release a remix version of their recent comeback album.

Considering the ire that ‘Illud…’ inspired on it’s release, it’s hard to see the need for this. Evil D and co. however, seem to be bent on keeping this most divisive of albums in everyone’s face.

Yet there are a few names on the list of contributors that may inspire hope, Laibach chiefly among them. Ricardo Angelone dives deep into 39 tracks of this most radikult of offerings.

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Alcest | ‘Les Voyages De L’Âme’

Alcest have grown into a highly respected entity in recent years, with their last release getting deserved praise here on MI.

They will always be a divisive band - producing diverse, soft soundscapes while retaining some hint of metal elements.

They walk a tightrope in that respect, and their latest, ‘Les Voyages De L’Âme’, challenges the listener stylistically from the start. Lorcan Archer reports if it’s a voyage to ‘lame’ or ‘fame’.

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Terrorizer | ‘Hordes Of Zombies’

Let’s get this straight - Pete Sandoval is back playing grindcore?

Yes. Which says much about the sick note he passed to Morbid Angel for their ‘Illud’ mess.

David Vincent is back for this new Terrorizer album too, in a weird, buried and quite processed sounding way. Is Disco D embarrassed about something?

The last thing anyone remembers from Terrorizer was in 1989. Christopher Owens doubts that’ll change.

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