ALBUM REVIEW: Mayfield by Rusty Shackle
Mayfield may be rooted in where Rusty Shackle has come from, but its musical identity is connected beyond that.
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SOUND CHECK: Remorse of Conscience by Agenbite Misery
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Time to Harvest favours restraint over brute force by shaping heaviness through pacing and density.
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Fhae converts the act of metamorphosis into musical shape and form.
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