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ALBUM REVIEW: Acid Reign – The Age Of Entitlement

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February 10th, 1989.

Visiting his local record store after another depressing week at school, a long-haired teenager who may or may not be this writer thinks about purchasing the debut album by UK thrashers Acid Reign. After inspecting the song titles and confirming with a satisfied nod that everything appears to be suitably metal, money is handed over and the tape goes straight into a cheap portable cassette player.Continue reading →


Decapitated – Devilment – Acid Reign at HRH Metal, O2 Academy Birmingham (UK)

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Spread across the three adjoining Academy venues in deepest, darkest Birmingham, the third annual HRH Metal indoor fest is well into its second day when I finally arrive (a long story involving illness and unforeseen hospitals), and gathering pace on the main stage with Nottingham stoner trio Witch Tripper. The band’s beer-fuelled, Black Sabbath inspired riffery capturing the attention of a respectably sized early evening audience.

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