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Into the Pit // The Best (And Worst) Years for Thrash Metal

Joshua Bulleid
January 25, 2021
Best of 2020, Into the Pit
Howdy Headbangers, Dropping another top ten list seemed a tad redundant, given that I've picked out a "Big Four" for each quarter of the year. Put those together and you effectively have a "Top 16" of 2020.... Read More...

Into the Pit // Q4 2020

Joshua Bulleid
December 7, 2020
Into the Pit
Howdy Headbangers, The mathematicians among you will realise that this post technically shouldn't be hitting you until January. Although I usually hit you with these quarterly posts the month after a quarter e... Read More...

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