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Review: Turtle Skull ‘Being Here’

12th June 202512th June 2025 El Jefe Art As Catharsis, Copper Feast Records, Psych, Turtle Skull

So, Turtle Skull, who hail from the East Coast of Australia in New South Wales, deal in some genuinely authentic-sounding

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Review: Paralyzed ‘Rumble&Roar’

28th May 202528th May 2025 El Jefe Blues Rock, Heavy Rock, Paralyzed, Ripple Music

Ever wondered what or why one band can hit the right notes and another band can look great on paper

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Review: Lo-Pan ‘Get Well Soon’

15th April 202515th April 2025 El Jefe Heavy Rock, Lo-Pan, Magnetic Eye Records

I have to say, I really dig bands who just don’t fit into any particular genre. Sounds and styles that

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Review: Komatsu ‘A Breakfast For Champions’

9th April 20259th April 2025 El Jefe Heavy Psych Sounds, Komatsu

I’ve often stated that when you notice me not hunting down new music (be it new band’s or older releases

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Review: Thee Old Night ‘Thee Old Night’

11th February 202511th February 2025 El Jefe Americana, Firelight Records, Folk, Thee Old Night

So, what happens when you breed your doomy-stoner roots with alt-country and Americana? Erik Sugg (he of Demon Eye and

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Review: Alunah ‘Fever Dream’

3rd October 20243rd October 2024 El Jefe Alunah, Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock

Alunah. These guys are coming at ya straight outta Sabbathville, and play a blend of metal with hooks, harmonies and

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Review: Orange Goblin ‘Science, Not Fiction’

16th July 202416th July 2024 El Jefe Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Orange Goblin, Peaceville Records

So, I still recall first hearing Orange Goblin back in around ’05. Picking up a copy of Thieving From The

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Review: Robot God ‘Portal Within’

17th June 202417th June 2024 El Jefe Heavy Rock, Kozmik ArtIfactz, Psych, Robot God, Stoner Rock

Rock and roll. So many colours and styles. Mix and match, blend, stick to ya fave recipe. Ultimately, it all

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Review: Sonic Wolves ‘III’

8th April 20248th April 2024 El Jefe Argonauta Records, Heavy Rock, Sonic Wolves

So, I’m sitting here, amidst some torrential rain and wind, power outages and general mayhem in the streets. Apocafuckenlyptic, and

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Review: Sundrifter ‘An Earlier Time’

23rd February 202423rd February 2024 El Jefe Desert Rock, Small Stone Records, Stoner Rock, Sundrifter

Boston has a pretty decent history when it comes to quality (and diverse) rock and roll Aerosmith fr’instance, and on

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Review: Lucifer ‘Lucifer V’

24th January 202424th January 2024 El Jefe Doom, Heavy Rock, Lucifer, Metal, Nuclear Blast Records

Good, meaty heavy rock with classy femme vox is as welcome as free beer at Hacienda El Jefe. So, a

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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