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Author: Adam Stone

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Black Magician ‘Nature Is The Devil’s Church’ CD/LP 2012

1st August 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, Adam Stone, Black Magician, Burning World Records, CD, Doom, Heavy, LP, Nature Is The Devil's Church, Prog Rock, Review, Shaman Recordings

Do not write doom off impetuous child (with your colourful and newly inked arm), for while it may appear ‘unfashionable’

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Primate ‘Draw Back A Stump’ CD/LP 2012

17th July 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, Adam Stone, Brutal Truth, Crust, Draw Back A Stump, Grindcore, Hardcore, Mastodon, Primate, Punk, Relapse Records, Review

Shrinebuilder; Outlaw Order; Lazarus Blackstar; Pigs; Stormtroopers of Death; Cream; Emerson Lake and Palmer; Wings. All of these outfits were

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Saint Vitus @ Academy 3, Manchester 12/06/2012
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Saint Vitus / Acid King / SardoniS / Slabdragger @ Academy 3, Manchester 12/06/2012

18th June 201214th September 2019 Adam Stone Academy 3, Acid King, Adam Stone, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Saint Vitus, SardoniS, Slabdragger

Academy 3 sits atop the larger Academy 2 like a little hat on a fat bloke’s head. I’ve seen shed

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Sunn O))) / Phurpa @ HMV Ritz, Manchester 11/06/2012

14th June 201214th September 2019 Adam Stone Adam Stone, HMV Ritz, Live Review, Manchester, Phurpa, Sunn O)))

Eh up! I’ve never been to the Ritz before – an old 1920s built ballroom that recalls the days when

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Burning Love ‘Rotten Thing To Say’ CD/LP 2012

12th June 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, Adam Stone, Burning Love, CD, Crust, Cursed, Hardcore, LP, Post-Hardcore, Punk, Review, Rotten Thing To Say, Southern Lord

Burning Love is a genius name for a band, particularly a hardcore punk band, what with it’s Elvis Presley link

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16 ‘Deep Cuts From Dark Clouds’ CD/LP/Digital 2012

6th June 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 16, 2012, Adam Stone, CD, Deep Cuts From Dark Clouds, Digital, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, LP, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge

One for the moshers. A band with an undeniable pedigree, the time served Californian veterans 16 black vomit forth ten

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Mugstar @ The Roadhouse, Manchester, 24/05/12
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Harvey Milk / Mugstar / Bastard Of The Skies @ The Roadhouse, Manchester, 24/05/12

28th May 201214th September 2019 Adam Stone Adam Stone, Bastard Of The Skies, Harvey Milk, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Mugstar, The Roadhouse

What with the stifling heat hitting the mid to high twenties in the last few days, merry England has succumbed

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Pigs ‘You Ruin Everything’ LP 2012

15th May 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, Adam Stone, Heavy, Heavy Rock, LP, Noise-Rock, Pigs, Post-Hardcore, Review, Solar Flare Records, You Ruin Everything

I feel compelled to start with a resounding ‘thank you’ here. This goes out to Dave Curran, Jim Paradise and

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Yob - Roadburn Festival 2012
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Roadburn Festival 2012 Review By Adam Stone

30th April 201214th September 2019 Adam Stone 013 Venue, Adam Stone, Black Cobra, Bongripper, Church Of Misery, Conan, Doom (band), Electric Orange, Het Patronaat, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Nachtmystium, OM, Pelican, Roadburn 2012, Roadburn Festival 2012, Saturnalia Temple, Sleep, Tilburg, Yob

No sleep till Roadburn. This wasn’t just a four day gig (which it kind of was), it was a road

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Cop Problem – S/T – 7″ 2012

20th March 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, 7", Adam Stone, Cop Problem, Crust, D-Beat, Hardcore, Prejudice Me Records, Punk, Review, Self Titled, War Torn Records

Three furiously bellicose tracks of savage tanked-up fucked-off hardcore that the Americans now like to call d-beat or crust. Oooh,

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Old Man Lizard – S/T – CD/Digital EP 2012

16th March 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, Adam Stone, Americana, Blues, CD, Digital EP, Experimental, Grunge, Heavy, Old Man Lizard, Review, Self Released

Reviewing music throws up many real gems from time to time – scintillatingly great recordings by bands who are unknown

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