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Author: Josh Schneider

Frogskin 'III – Into Disgust'
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Review: Frogskin ‘III – Into Disgust’

10th February 202321st March 2023 Josh Schneider Doom, Frogskin, Sludge, Violence In The Veins

A space entirely devoid of matter. In other words, a vacuum. Sound waves have nothing to travel through in a

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Endtime/Cosmic Reaper 'Doom Sessions Vol. 7'
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Review: Endtime & Cosmic Reaper ‘Doom Sessions Vol. 7’

23rd January 20238th March 2023 Josh Schneider Cosmic Reaper, Doom, Doom Sessions, Endtime, Heavy Psych Sounds

Heavy Psych Sounds have released seven fantastic split albums featuring fourteen outstanding doom metal bands. It’s a series I very

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Godless Suns 'Godless Suns'
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Review: Godless Suns ‘Godless Suns’

16th January 20238th March 2023 Josh Schneider Doom, Godless Suns, Independent

For a long time, deep growls were essential in my heavy music choices. While that is still true, bands like

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Josh Schneider - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Josh Schneider

23rd December 20226th February 2023 Josh Schneider 10000 Years, Brujas del Sol, Earthrise, King Bastard, King Buffalo, Michael Rudolph Cummings, Russian Circles, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Smoke, Top Ten 2022, Valley Of The Sun

Here we are again at the end of a very fast-moving year. As mentioned in a previous review, time has

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Elder 'Innate Passage'
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Review: Elder ‘Innate Passage’

29th November 20223rd January 2023 Josh Schneider Armageddon Label, Elder, Heavy Rock, Prog, Stickman Records

There are A LOT of bands that I’m seriously excited for new releases. There are a few however that I

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Mike Sullivan / Russian Circles
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In Search Of Tone: Mike Sullivan Of Russian Circles

17th November 202225th December 2022 Josh Schneider In Search Of Tone, Post-Rock, Russian Circles, Sargent House

This interview series started as something small I thought I could get advice from a few guitarists on how to

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Russian Circles @ The Grey Eagle, Asheville, 1st November 2022 - Photo by Josh Schneider
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Russian Circles / REZN @ The Grey Eagle, Asheville, 1st November 2022

10th November 202215th January 2023 Josh Schneider Asheville, REZN, Russian Circles, The Grey Eagle

Time is an interesting thing. It’s a definitive unit of measure that doesn’t change. And yet while it remains a

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Michael Rudolph Cummings 'You Know How I Get'
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Review: Michael Rudolph Cummings ‘You Know How I Get’

21st October 202217th December 2022 Josh Schneider Acoustic, Blood And Strings, Michael Rudolph Cummings, Ripple Music

I didn’t know what to expect seeing Boozewa live earlier this year when they supported Amigo The Devil. I hadn’t

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Smoke
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In Search Of Tone: Dalton And Ben Of Smoke

19th October 20228th January 2023 Josh Schneider Doom, In Search Of Tone, Smoke

Smoke is a band I discovered through the Doom Charts and instantly the music clicked with me. I’d listen to

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Earthrise 'Until We Rest Beneath the Winter Way'
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Review: Earthrise ‘Until We Rest Beneath the Winter Way’

18th October 202217th December 2022 Josh Schneider Earthrise, Independent, Post-Metal

Have you ever turned on a song and it immediately resonates with you? I mean, implants itself so deep into

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Wizzerd 'Space? Issue No. 001'
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Review: Wizzerd ‘Space? Issue No. 001’

14th October 202217th December 2022 Josh Schneider Fuzz, Fuzzorama Records, Wizzerd

Merlin, Dr. Strange, Saruman, Dumbledore and of course my favorite wizard Gandalf! Wizards are definitely some of my favorite fantasy

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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