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Dragged into Sunlight
Hatred for MankindReleased: 2009
Genre: Blackened Death/Doom Metal

Holy mother of all that is good and sinister in metal! Every once in a blue moon a band is thrust upon the scene that forcibly punches you in the throat causing all of your senses to go into shock. Dragged Into Sunlight is THAT band!!! I recently reviewed the band Bastard Priest and at that time they were the band that managed to skull-fuck the underground. But DIS sound is so damn venomous, filthy and just plain intense that for my bottom dollar they will bludgeon us all into an altered state of damnation. I will get to their sound soon enough, but first lets get a few basics out of the way. Originally released on Mordgrimm Records in 2009, the band has recently been signed by the US label Prosthetic Records and therefore will see a larger distribution. Hailing from the UK, this cryptic 4 piece band whom only go by their first initial, also wear masks in their photos and go as far as ...MORE
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