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Album Review: Boris with Merzbow – 2R0I2P0

Todd DedmanDecember 18, 2020

2R0I2P0 (or "2020 R.I.P." if you want to actually say it out loud) brings together the pre-eminent sonic forces of Japanese glorious noise makers Boris and Mer...

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BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups

Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Tim Sentz, Jeremy J. Fisette, Gareth O'Malley, Ana Leorne, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston and Aleksandr SmirnovDecember 14, 2020

It's been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute's is one of re-birth. For those many of you who probably don't know our history, BPM was run as a passio...

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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Michael Cyrs, Brody Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Todd Dedman, Conor Lochrie, Lauren Mullineaux, Tim Sentz, Scott Zanassi, Ray Finlayson, Josh Sand, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, John Wohlmacher, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna, Emma Bauchner and Gareth O'MalleyDecember 9, 2020

Well. Well, this was a year. When we got back together, a mixture of old school BPMers and some blessed new blood, we were excited for what was to come. We ...

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Album Review: Liturgy – Origin of the Alimonies

Todd DedmanNovember 26, 2020

This is how Liturgy were always destined to end up – producing a work of such complete and utter, bewildering wonderment. But nobody expected it to be this goo...

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Album Review: Luke Abbott – Translate

Todd DedmanNovember 25, 2020

Let's be clear: listening to Translate will bring great reward but also a huge sense of annoyance. The positives come from the music and the wonderful cosmic j...

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Album Review: Jesu – Terminus

Todd DedmanNovember 24, 2020

Terminus is the first Jesu LP in seven years, though in that time Justin Broadrick has been busy with resurrecting Godflesh, as well as releasing ground-judder...

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Album Review: Black To Comm – Oocyte Oil & Stolen Androgens

Todd DedmanNovember 6, 2020

The two 2019 albums from Marc Richter, aka Black To Comm, were among the best experimental noise albums in recent times. Harnessing the warped humour of Throbb...

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Album Review: Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou – May Our Chambers Be Full

Todd DedmanNovember 4, 2020

Emma Ruth Rundle has carved a niche for herself as the favourite dark-folk artist of all discerning metalheads. Her career path has included stints in slowcore...

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Album Review: Bruce Springsteen – Letter To You

Todd DedmanOctober 27, 2020

On his 20th studio album, Bruce Springsteen gets the band back together. The album was recorded in just five days with the E Street Band playing live in the st...

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Album Review: Eartheater – Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin

Todd DedmanOctober 8, 2020

Isolation is all around us, its inescapable grasp clutching us to its shard-like chest as 2020 wheezes its way to its last quarter. The year has been one of se...

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