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Author: Lee Beamish

Unverkalt - Photo by Athina Paraschoudi
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Unverkalt: Lee Beamish Interviews Vocalist Dimitra Kalavrezou From The Alt Post-Rockers

6th December 20236th December 2023 Lee Beamish Alternative, Argonauta Records, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Unverkalt

As 2023 is drawing to a close, as much as it is a time to reflect over the past twelve

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Review: Choke City / Wenches – Split EP

1st December 20231st December 2023 Lee Beamish Choke City, Garage, Master Kontrol Audio, Punk, Tokyo Fist Records, Wenches

Well, you know what they say, it’s always the cool kids that are late to the party, and by fuck,

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Review: Modder ‘The Great Liberation Through Hearing’

24th November 202324th November 2023 Lee Beamish Consouling Sounds, Doom, Lay Bare Recordings, Modder, Psych, Sludge

One thing that always strikes me whenever I try and think of bands from Belgium is that I have only

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Review: Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter ‘Saved!’

22nd November 202322nd November 2023 Lee Beamish Experimental, Gospel, Perpetual Flame Ministries, Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter

So, here’s the thing, if someone had said to me at the beginning of the year the following statement, I

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Lorelle Meets The Obsolete @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 24th September 2023 – Photo by Lee Beamish
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Lorelle Meets The Obsolete / Thraa @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 24th September 2023

20th November 202311th June 2024 Lee Beamish Drone, Electronic, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, Mother Brain, Ramsgate Music Hall, Thraa

Way back in April of 2023 one of my favourite music venues on the planet, Ramsgate Music Hall, in Kent,

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Review: The Answer Lies In The Black Void ‘Thou Shalt’

15th November 202315th November 2023 Lee Beamish Burning World Records, Doom, The Answer Lies In The Black Void

As 2023 draws to a close, it’s easy to believe that the year is over for solid new music getting

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Review: Jo Quail ‘Invocation/Supplication’

9th November 202310th November 2023 Lee Beamish By Norse Music, Jo Quail, Neo Classical

Over the last few years, not many musical artists have moved me in the way Jo Quail does. From my

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Review: Unverkalt ‘A Lump Of Death: A Chaos Of Dead Lovers’

30th October 202330th October 2023 Lee Beamish Alternative, Argonauta Records, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Unverkalt

There are times when my naivety to a band is my undoing. This has happened several times, including with the

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Tar Pond
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Tar Pond: Interview With Vocalist Thomas Ott & Guitarist Daniele Merico

27th October 202327th October 2023 Lee Beamish Doom, Prophecy Productions, Tar Pond

Hot off the back of reviewing the latest release, Petrol, I was given the opportunity to throw some questions at

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Review: Virta ‘Horros’

13th October 202313th October 2023 Lee Beamish Electronic, Experimental, Svart Records, Trip-Hop, Virta

Some bands are a revelation. You can’t quite put your finger on just what it is exactly, but they manage

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Review: Helve ‘To Be Forgotten’

4th October 20234th October 2023 Lee Beamish Helve, Post-Metal, Ripcord Records

When the subject of bands from Leeds in the United Kingdom is aired, it is far easier to be reminded

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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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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

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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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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