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Heavy Metal Hensch
Mark Hensch offers the brutal truth on all things heavy metal. Stories include album and concert reviews, band interviews, bios and more.
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Music review: Immolation's 'Majesty and Decay'
Immolation's latest record adds another gem to their death metal crown. Published 3:20 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments
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Music review: Nidingr's 'Wolf Father'
Nidingr return from hibernation with a raw cut of ravaging music. Published 2:00 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments
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Music review: Zoroaster's 'Matador'
Zoroaster's latest album is a solid, spaced-out affair. Published 2:53 p.m. January 7, 2011 - Comments
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Music review: Kylesa's 'Spiral Shadow'
Atlanta's Kylesa clean up their act, producing a slicker, more streamlined album. Published 4:16 p.m. January 4, 2011 - Comments
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The top 10 heavy metal albums of 2010
Romania's Negura Bunget nabs Heavy Metal Hensch's album of the year award over nine other stellar releases. Published 9:16 p.m. December 30, 2010 - Comments
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Music review: Carach Angren's 'Death Came Through a Phantom Ship'
Carach Angren dives into symphonic metal on their latest album and comes up with a sweeping, cinematic masterpiece. Published 5:48 p.m. December 17, 2010 - Comments
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Music review: DarkBlack's 'Midnight Wraith'
DarkBlack's oldschool sound doesn’t entirely satisfy on their new EP. Published 3:13 p.m. December 15, 2010 - Comments
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Music review: Deathspell Omega’s ‘Paracletus’
Deathspell Omega drops an examination of evil among the best albums of 2010. Published 3:59 p.m. December 10, 2010 - Comments
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Soundtrack to the war machine: Part II
Heavy Metal Hensch brings out the big guns, listing his last five military-themed heavy metal albums. Published 1:33 p.m. December 8, 2010 - Comments
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Soundtrack to the war machine: Part I
Heavy Metal Hensch lists the first five of ten albums that make great musical companions to combat. Published 2:50 p.m. November 30, 2010 - Comments
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Mark Hensch
Mark Hensch is a heavy metal fanatic who has been scribing about the genre since 2003. A Grand Rapids, Mich. metalhead, Mark also writes for www.thrashpit.com while serving as its editor. He maintains a recurring column there called ...
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Mark Hensch is a heavy metal fanatic who has been scribing about the genre since 2003. A Grand Rapids, Mich. metalhead, Mark also writes for www.thrashpit.com while serving as its editor. He maintains a recurring column there called "Hensch's Hometown Heroes" which spotlights unsigned heavy metal bands. He apologizes for any subsequent ear bleeds readers incur while checking out his music blog. He also writes about restaurants and mixed martial arts for the "Washington Times" in addition to extreme music.
