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Month: January 2011

Interview
Interviews R-Z 

Toner Low Interview

29th January 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles Interview, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Toner Low

Toner Low have been at the very pinnacle of doom excellence for more than a decade and yet they only

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Album & EP Reviews S 

Sons Of Tonatiuh – ST – CD/LP 2010

28th January 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, CD, Doom, Heavy, Hydro-Phonic Records, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Sludge, Sons Of Tonatiuh, Southern Rock

Coming from the depths of Atlanta Georgia, a place known for it’s more multicultural take on Southern style it is

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Ocean Chief Interview

27th January 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles Interview, Ocean Chief, Pete Hamilton-Giles

Ocean Chief should be defined as one of the seminal doom bands to have emerged since the new millennium. Monolithic

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Review
Album & EP Reviews L 

Lo-Pan ‘Sasquanaut’ CD 2011

26th January 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, Blues Rock, CD, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, Lo-Pan, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sasquanaut, Small Stone Records

Small Stone Records have always been a trusted partner. For so many years now the Small Stone logo has been,

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Review
Album & EP Reviews R 

Rat King ‘Larva’ CD 2010

25th January 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CD, Cinematic, Experimental, Larva, Paul Robertson, Rat King, Review, Road Crew Records, Soundtrack

All the way from Chennai, India, Rat King is the twisted brain-wrong of Deepak Raghu and Murari Vasudevan and is

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Review
Album & EP Reviews T 

Thalamus ‘Sign Here For Nothing’ CDEP 2010

22nd January 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CDEP, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sign Here For Nothing, SOCJ Music, Thalamus

Now, if we were to judge a country by its musical output I would expect Sweden to be populated by

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Review
Album & EP Reviews D 

Desert Storm ‘Forked Tongues’ CD 2010

21st January 201123rd February 2024 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Desert Rock, Desert Storm, Forked Tongues, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Stoner Rock

Sometimes you can watch a band live and they blow you away. They just have it…presence, a great sound, a

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Review
Album & EP Reviews T 

The Bendal Interlude – ST – CDEP 2010

17th January 20112nd September 2019 Pete Green 2010, CDEP, Heavy Rock, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Stoner Thrash, The Bendal Interlude, Thrash Metal

“Stoner-thrash” is probably an over-used term. After all, how often is it that you actually hear the tumbleweed imagery and

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Album & EP Reviews G 

Ghoul Poon ‘Bastard Sorcerer’ CD / ‘100 Psychic Dreams’ DVD 2010

14th January 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 100 Psychic Dreams, 2010, Bastard Sorcerer, CD, DVD, Experimental, Ghoul Poon, Lofi Kabuki Records, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise, Review, Visual

More often than not when writing a review, I try to live with a release for a while and let

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Review
Album & EP Reviews D 

Double Space – ST – 12″ 2010

11th January 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 12", 2010, Double Space, Heavy, LP, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Psych, Review, Self Released, Sludge

Danish noise-rock wrecking crew Double Space give your ears a good ol’ fashioned 1-2 PUNCH on this self-titled 12”. Two

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Spider Kitten / Pus Interview

10th January 20113rd September 2019 Jon Davies Interview, Jon Davies, Pus, Spider Kitten

SPIDER KITTEN AND PUS are two of the most prominent bands in the heavy music scene in Cardiff. I have

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