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Year: 2009

Review
Album & EP Reviews K 

Kongh ‘Shadows of The Shapeless’ CD 2009

15th May 20092nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2009, Atmospheric, CD, Doom, Heavy, Kongh, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Post-Rock, Review, Shadows of The Shapeless, Stoner Doom, Trust No One Recordings

Just the name Kongh evokes an imagine of some kind of primitive or mythical beast, even on the back of

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Sollubi / Rape-X / Land o’Smiles Interview

14th May 20092nd September 2019 Lee Edwards Interview, Land o'Smiles, Lee Edwards, Rape-X, Sollubi

Griff is a busy man indeed, not only is he guitarist with psychedelic doomers Sollubi, who recently released their punishing

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Review
Album & EP Reviews K 

Khuda ‘Ahura Mazdah’ CDEP 2008

1st May 20092nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2008, Ahura Mazdah, Atmospheric, CDEP, Guitar & Drums, Heavy, Instrumental, Khuda, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Norrland Recordings, Post-Rock, Review, Self Released, Two Piece

Anyone keeping an eye on these hallowed webpages will have seen that an interview was conducted with this Leeds based

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Review
Album & EP Reviews F 

Firebird ‘Grand Union’ CD/LP 2009

29th April 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Bill Steer, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Firebird, Grand Union, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rise Above Records

Have you ever seen that programme Life on Mars why there guy in a coma thinks he’s in 1973? This

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Interview
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Dead Existence

24th April 20093rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan Andrew Sloan, Dead Existence, Interview

It is from the twisting alleys and darkened Dickensian filth of our capital that the subjects of our most recent

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Review
Album & EP Reviews B 

Bombus – 7″ 2009

23rd April 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, 7", Bombus, Fuzz, Hardcore, Heavy, Mourningwood Recordings, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review

Bugger it, some bands really don’t make it easy by creating a sound that really does defy description!!! This Swedish

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Review
Album & EP Reviews T 

The Under ‘Mercurial’ CD 2009

22nd April 20092nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2009, CD, Experimental, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Prog Rock, Review, Self Released, The Under

Progressive Metal… The name itself can strike fear into even the most open minded of rock fans, conjuring images of

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Unearthly Trance - Manchester 15/04/09
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Unearthly Trance / Ramesses/ Lazarus Blackstar – Manchester 15/04/09

18th April 200914th September 2019 Adam Stone Adam Stone, Lazarus Blackstar, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Ramesses, Star & Garter, Unearthly Trance

The Star & Garter, Manchester 15/04/09 I still have a ringing in my ears, two days after the event. I

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Album & EP Reviews C 

Church Of Misery ‘Houses Of The Unholy’ CD/LP 2009

10th April 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2009, Adam Stone, CD, Church Of Misery, COM, Doom, Heavy, Houses Of The Unholy, LP, Psych Rock, Review, Rise Above Records, Stoner Doom

This little disc of pure heavy rock heaven should be played at no less than 50 wattage output, and you

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Interview
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Khuda Interview

6th April 20092nd September 2019 Lee Edwards Interview, Khuda, Lee Edwards

There seems to be an influx of 2 piece instrumental bands rising from the underground of late and Leeds based

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Review
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Aidan Baker + Tim Hecker ‘Fantasma Parastasie’ CD 2008

3rd April 20093rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Aidan Baker, Alien8 Recordings, Ambient, Andrew Sloan, CD, Collaboration, Drone, Electronic, Experimental, Fantasma Parastasie, Nadja, Noise, Review, Tim Hecker

Here is a collaborative endeavour from drone specialist Aidan Baker (better known as one half of duo Nadja) and experimental

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