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Author: Lee Beamish

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Review: Wenches ‘Stupid Sick’

27th June 202527th June 2025 Lee Beamish Already Dead Tapes & Records, Heavy Rock, Master Kontrol Audio, Punk, The Ghost Is Clear Records, Wenches

Having now been on the Wenches thrill ride for the last couple of releases, one thing that always makes me

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Review: Crystal Spiders ‘Metanoia’

10th June 202510th June 2025 Lee Beamish Crystal Spiders, Doom, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music

Crystal Spiders are back baby!! And this time there’s more of them. One of North Carolina’s premier hard rocking monoliths

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Review: Snakemother ‘Snakemother’ [Reissue]

2nd June 20252nd June 2025 Lee Beamish Doom, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Snakemother

Way back in 2023, an album emerged which, unless you were in the know, would have passed you by without

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Skloss @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 5th May 2025 - Photo by Lee Beamish
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Skloss / Troy The Band / Autohaus @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 5th May 2025

30th May 202530th May 2025 Lee Beamish Autohaus, Mother Brain, Ramsgate Music Hall, Skloss, Troy The Band

Usually, as bank holidays go, I tend to spend them working whenever possible. The idea of an unplanned day off

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Portals Festival 2025
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Portals Festival 2025 – The Final Transmission This Weekend At EartH, Hackney

23rd May 202523rd May 2025 Lee Beamish EartH Hackney, Portals Festival

So, as another day opens out, so too does the unfortunate news that Portals Festival 2025 will be the final

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Review: Abscence ‘Enigma’

7th May 20257th May 2025 Lee Beamish Abscence, Black Metal, Independent

When we think of the black metal genre, we tend to look towards the Scandinavian countries for reference. With the

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Review: Bank Myna ‘Eimuria’

2nd May 20252nd May 2025 Lee Beamish Araki Records, Bank Myna, Doomgaze, Medication Times Records, Stellar Frequencies

Having initially formed in Paris in 2013, the French band Bank Myna is only now, in 2025, releasing their second

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Review: Mess Esque ‘Jay Marie, Comfort Me’

10th April 202510th April 2025 Lee Beamish Alternative, Drag City, Dream Pop, Mess Esque

One thing that has always sparked my interest on my musical journey in life is when I come across a

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Review: Kazea ‘I. Ancestral’

2nd April 20252nd April 2025 Lee Beamish Kazea, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Suicide Records

Somewhat like the phoenix rising from the ashes, back in 2023 Jonas Mattsson and Rasmus Lindbolm spewed forth from the

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Review: Thurnin ‘Harmr’

26th March 202526th March 2025 Lee Beamish Auerbach Tonträger, Jurre Timmer, Neo Folk, Thurnin

Over the course of the last few years, especially during my time of writing for this very webzine, I have

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Review: Amber Asylum ‘Ruby Red’

20th March 202520th March 2025 Lee Beamish Amber Asylum, Folk, Folk Doom, Prophecy Productions

For today’s review I am going to try my best to help you envisage the world of long-time musical project

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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 – 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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