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Author: Gordon Cameron

Bones ‘Diseased’
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Review: Bones ‘Diseased’

16th December 201920th December 2019 Gordon Cameron Bones, Death Metal, Diseased, Thrash Metal, Transcending Obscurity Records

Bones are a power trio (and I mean POWAH!) out of Chicago, all current or ex-members of Usurper. Upon checking

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Opium Lord ‘Vore’
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Review: Opium Lord ‘Vore’

15th November 201928th November 2019 Gordon Cameron Doom, Opium Lord, Sludge, Sludgelord Records, Vore

Hailing from Birmingham, Opium Lord have recently released their latest LP Vore on Sludgelord Records and it seems suitably off-kilter

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Windhand @ Bannermans, Edinburgh 14/04/2014
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Windhand / Inter Arma / Atragon @ Bannermans, Edinburgh 14/04/2014

21st April 201414th September 2019 Gordon Cameron Alan Swan, Atragon, Bannermans, Edinburgh, Gordon Cameron, Inter Arma, Live Review, Windhand

By the time I finish work and get through to Bannermans in Edinburgh, Atragon have already hit the stage. I

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Loath ‘Total Peace’ CD/DD 2013

29th March 20143rd September 2019 Gordon Cameron 2013, Blackened Crust, CD, Crust, Digital, Gordon Cameron, Inverse Records, Loath, Review, Sludge, Total Peace

‘Total Peace’ is the debut long player from Finland’s Loath. They hail from the crustier end of the grindcore spectrum.

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Sea Of Bones ‘The Earth Wants Us Dead’ CD/DD 2013

18th January 20143rd September 2019 Gordon Cameron 2013, CD, Digital, Doom, Gordon Cameron, Heavy, Review, Sea Of Bones, Self Released, Sludge, The Earth Wants Us Dead

Hailing from Connecticut, Sea Of Bones LP ‘The Earth Wants Us Dead’ should really have been picked up by a

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Second Graves ‘Antithesis’ 10″ 2013

3rd November 20133rd September 2019 Gordon Cameron 10", 2013, Antithesis, Gordon Cameron, Heavy, NWOBHM, Pariah Child Records, Review, Second Grave, Traditional Doom

Right from the opening twin lead intro to ‘Mourning Light‘ I’m not sure I’m the right person for a fair

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Haoma – Demo 2013

5th October 20133rd September 2019 Gordon Cameron 2013, Demo, Doom, Drone, Gordon Cameron, Haoma, Heavy, Review

Haoma are a Swedish two piece consisting of Hozomeen on Interstellar Thunderstorms and Obelisk (nope, not Asterix’s fat ginger mate)

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Black Seal ‘Pyre’ CD/DD 2013

21st September 20133rd September 2019 Gordon Cameron 2013, Black Seal, CD, Digital, Doom, Gordon Cameron, Heavy, Psych, Pyre, Review, Self Released, Sludge

Black Seal play a strange brew of punk/metal crossover with elements of stoner and doomy riffage. Sometimes it reminds me

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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Today, The Shaman is pleased to premiere La Pucelle, the new video from Birmingham heavy rockers Alunah. Taken from their

Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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

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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March
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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March

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