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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 / Album
Album Review: Bloodclot - Up In Arms
"Bloodclot himself sounds refreshingly pissed at the world."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Integrity - Howling, For The Nightmare Shall Consume
"Their latest offering retains the idiosyncratic edge Integrity are known for without drifting too far off into leftfield pursuits."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Municipal Waste - Slime And Punishment
"14 new tracks that quite frankly could have been recorded for any of their other albums."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Clowns, Hard-Ons, Night Birds, The Neptune Power Federation
"[Clowns have] clearly left their sloppy early days behind."
Features / Music
Why Anathema Are Not A Band To Be Pigeonholed
"The band has always had an experimental side, and that's stayed with us our entire career."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Anathema - The Optimist
"Sparse, dark and confronting."
Features / Music
Why Pallbearer Never Make The Same Album Twice
"I think the songwriting has more depth to it - we were determined to push ourselves and not stagnate."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Bare Bones - Bad Habits
"Catchy melodies that will not only appeal to the punk rock community, but anyone who enjoys raucous rock'n'roll."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Toe To Toe - Rise Up
"The hardcore legends have produced perhaps their most pissed off record to date."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Mindsnare, Hostile Objects, Choke, Homesick
"... it was one for the ages."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Mindsnare - Unholy Rush
"Technically adept but never pretentious."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Pallbearer - Heartless
"Don't worry true believers, they haven't sold out to hipster interests."
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