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Month: February 2011

Review
Album & EP Reviews O 

o.68 ‘Elend’ CD 2010

28th February 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Atmospheric, CD, Doom, Elend, Funeral Doom, o.68, Ominous Silence Records, Paul Robertson, Review

Funeral doom with a decidedly progressive edge is what unusually monikered German one-man outfit O.68 purvey. All of the usual

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Drug Honkey Interview

26th February 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson Drug Honkey, Interview, Paul Robertson

As you may have noticed if you read my review of their album ‘Death Dub’ here, I was recently rather

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Review
Album & EP Reviews D 

Dirtpill ‘Oil Tank Blues’ Promo 2011

23rd February 20113rd September 2019 Cyrill 2011, Crust, Cyrill, Dirtpill, Doom, Hardcore, Oil Tank Blues, Promo, Review, Self Released, Sludge

Dirtpill? Who? I am pretty sure the name of this band barely would ring a bell for the most part

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Review
Album & EP Reviews E 

Earth ‘Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light I’ CD/LP 2011

21st February 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Ambient, Americana, Angels Of Darkness Demons Of Light I, CD, Drone, Dylan Carlson, Earth, Experimental, Instrumental, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, Southern Lord

Look. Before I write any further I want to go on record as being a ‘fan’ of Earth. I’ve genuinely

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Review
Album & EP Reviews H 

Hollow Leg ‘Instinct’ CD 2010

20th February 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2010, CD, Doom, Heavy Rock, Hollow Leg, Instinct, Metal, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review, Sludge

Hollow Leg present an island between what some may perceive as hardcore and sludge. Not slow enough to really command

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Review
Album & EP Reviews O 

Opus ‘Autonomy’ CDEP 2010

19th February 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, Autonomy, CDEP, Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Opus, Review, Self Released

Honestly some days you can’t win as a band. No one wants to pay for music anymore, especially if your

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Review
Album & EP Reviews S 

Suplecs ‘Mad Oak Redoux’ CD 2011

18th February 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Heavy Rock, Mad Oak Redoux, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records, Southern Rock, Stoner Doom, Suplecs

It seems you can’t keep a good band down. 15 years into their career Suplecs have spent 5 years fighting

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Review
Album & EP Reviews N 

Nachtmystium ‘Live At Roadburn 2010’ LP 2011

14th February 20112nd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, Black Metal, Burning World Records, Live At Roadburn 2010, LP, Metal, Nachtmystium, Pete Green, Review, Roadburn, Roadburn Records, Thrash Metal

Chicago, Illinois’ progressive black-metallers Nachtmystium are truly one of the most innovative yet heavy bands of this generation, so it

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Review
Album & EP Reviews B 

Bong ‘Live At Roadburn 2010’ CD/LP 2010

12th February 20113rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2010, Adam Stone, Ambient, Bong, Burning World Records, CD, Drone, Experimental, Live At Roadburn 2010, LP, Review, Roadburn, Roadburn Records, Stoner Jam

Bong play their music like the steady drip drip drip of water. You concentrate on its insistency and its mindful

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Review
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Alunah ‘Call Of Avernus’ CD 2010

11th February 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Aluna, Alunah, Call Of Avernus, Catacomb Records, CD, Doom, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Space Rock

Alunah have always split opinion right down the middle. Like Marmite people either seem to love or hate these Midlands

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Review
Album & EP Reviews P 

Poison Deluxe ‘The Dead Tree Blues’ CD 2010

10th February 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Go Down Records, Heavy Rock, Jazz Fusion, Paul Robertson, Poison Deluxe, Review, The Dead Tree Blues

Well, this is a nice change of pace and tone. Poison Deluxe play what I can best describe as psych-tinged

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