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Month: April 2011

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OvO ‘Cor Cordium’ CD/LP 2011

30th April 20112nd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, Avant-Garde, Bass & Drums, CD, Cor Cordium, Experimental, LP, OvO, Pete Green, Post-Hardcore, Review, Supernatural Cat, Two Piece

This is, by some distance, the strangest album I’ve ever listened to. For those unexposed to the Italian duo’s minimalist

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Roadburn Festival 2011
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Roadburn Festival 2011 – Day 1

26th April 201114th September 2019 Paul Robertson 013, Count Raven, Ghost, Godflesh, Live Review, Midi Theatre, Paul Robertson, Roadburn, Roadburn 2011, Soilent Green, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Tilburg, TKDE, Today Is The Day, Wovenhand

Tilburg, The Netherlands 14/04/2011 So here I am….I finally made it to Roadburn! Flying into Amsterdam the day before it

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Olde Growth – S/T – CD 2011

25th April 20112nd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, CD, Heavy Rock, Meteor City, Olde Growth, Pete Green, Review, Sludge

You know the feeling, the “man, I’ve had enough doomy fuzz metal for the time-being” feeling. I was beginning to

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Earth - Salford 02/04/11
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Earth / Lori Goldston – Salford 02/04/11

16th April 201114th September 2019 Paul Robertson Earth, Islington Mill, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Lori Goldston, Paul Robertson, Salford

Islington Mill, Salford 02/04/11 You may remember my recent review of Earth’s latest record, ‘Angels of Darkness, Demons Of Light

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Serpent Venom ‘Carnal Altar’ CD/LP 2011

15th April 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2011, Carnal Altar, CD, Church Within Records, Doom, Heavy, LP, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review, Serpent Venom, Stoner Doom, Traditional Doom

Serpent Venom have been touting their formidable version of seventies rock mixed with St.Vitus style doom for a while now

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Tia Carrera ‘Cosmic Priestess’ CD 2011

14th April 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Cosmic Priestess, Doom, Heavy Rock, Instrumental, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Review, Small Stone Records, Stoner Jam, Tia Carrera

Yeah, I’ll admit I was hesitant entering into this album. Four tracks of stoner, psych instrumental rocking doesn’t immediately reach

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Beehoover - Manchester 22/03/11
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Sons Of Otis / Beehoover / Domes Of Silence – Manchester 22/03/11

13th April 201114th September 2019 Paul Robertson Beehoover, Domes Of Silence, Future Noise, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Paul Robertson, Sons Of Otis, Star & Garter

The Star & Garter, Manchester 22/03/11 Bit of a strange pairing really, if you ask me – twitchy, techy, twiddly

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Conan vs Slomatics
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Conan vs Slomatics – Split CD/12″ 2011

12th April 20114th November 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 12", 2011, Aurora Borealis, CD, Conan, Conan vs Slomatics, Doom, Head Of Crom Records, Heavy, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review, Slomatics, Sludge, Split, Split 12", Split CD

Two giants lock horns on this new split release by Head of Crom Records. Conan and Slomatics are a formidable

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The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble – S/T – CD/LP 2011

11th April 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CD, Dark, Denovali Records, Experimental, Instrumental, Jazz Fusion, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, TKDE

The self-titled 2006 debut album from The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble gets a well-deserved re-release from the ever-wonderful Denovali Records, including

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Morne ‘Asylum’ CD/LP 2011

9th April 20113rd September 2019 Jas Murray Asylum, Atmospheric, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, Jas Murray, Morne, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review

Many, many times we hear the old cliché about a bands difficult second album. Let’s put that old adage to

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Terra Tenebrosa ‘The Tunnels’ CD 2011

8th April 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2011, Breach, CD, Doom, Industrial, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review, Terra Tenebrosa, The Tunnels, Trust No One Recordings

I thought I knew what to expect with this first release by Terra Tenebrosa featuring members from Breach. I had

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