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Mark Hebblewhite, Journalist

Mark Hebblewhite has been a contributor to The Music since its inception and has also written for Kerrang, Rolling Stone, MTV Screen, Drum Media and 3D World. 

Mark covers all things loud and obnoxious whether it be from the worlds of metal, punk/hardcore or old school hip hop (although in his old age he'll also go a bit of proggy dad rock).

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Nas, MC Dusk
Nas you can have your crown back after what we witnessed in Sydney.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Raised Fist - From The North
"11 tracks of hard-as-nails hardcore"
Features / Music
'We Stand Alone'
"Marduk will never depend on what other people are doing.”
Features / Music
A Democratic Supergroup
Killer Be Killed are "going to blow people away at Soundwave.”
Features / Music
The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Mark Hebblewhite
Freelancer
Features / Music
"We Haven't Turned Into The Cure"
"Some people even think it’s a negative record.”
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Iron Mind, Vigilante, Controlled, Running Thin
A stella line up proved that Australia's hardcore scene is alive and kicking.
Features / Music
Rapper Talks America's Race Issues - 'I Don't See Things Getting Better'
Sage Francis gets frank about Ferguson and the media circus around it.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Vices - We'll Make It Through This
"Vices offer yet further proof of the local hardcore scene’s continuing fecundity."
Features / Music
Fuck Things Up
“I also have a guilty pleasure of liking dance music and I’m trying to find a way with DJing to combine this with my love of punk rock.”
Reviews / Album
Album Review: The Smith Street Band - Throw Me In The River
"Spin Throw Me In The River and prepare to have your faith in humanity restored."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: At The Gates - At War With Reality
"Scything melodic riffage, Lindberg’s distinctive shriek, a clutch of creepy intros and catchy yet pummelling rhythms."
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