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Author: Mark Burns

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Album & EP Reviews M 

Mary Bell – S/T – CD 2007

17th March 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2007, CD, Crust, Doom, Mark Burns, Mary Bell, Review, Sludge, Trabuc Records

After being really impressed with their ‘Derek Sessions’ recording i was well up for checking this out when I became

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V/A ‘For The Sick’ – A Tribute To Eyehategod – CD 2007

20th May 20076th September 2019 Mark Burns 2007, A Tribute To EyeHateGod, Alabama Thunderpussy, Brutal Truth, CD, Compilation, Emetic Records, EyeHateGod, For The Sick, Mark Burns, Minsk, Raging Speedhorn, Ramesses, Review, Sourvein, Unearthly Trance, V/A, Various Artists

I heard a while back that this was being complied, and was more than chuffed to find it was available

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Manatees - Manchester 21/02/07
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Raucous / Manatees / Archer / Limbic Riot – Manchester 21/02/07

11th March 200714th September 2019 Mark Burns Archer, Lee Edwards, Limbic Riot, Live Review, Manatees, Manchester, Mark Burns, Raucous, The Attic

The Attic, Manchester 21/02/07 Tonight’s openers Limbic Riot got this gig off to a fine start with their set of

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Brutal Truth - Manchester 06/02/07
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Brutal Truth / Narcosis / Total Fucking Destruction / Magpies – Manchester 06/02/07

27th February 200714th September 2019 Mark Burns Brutal Truth, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Mark Burns, Narcosis, The Music Box, Total Fucking Destruction

The Music Box, Manchester 06/02/07 The Magpies had already started tonight’s gig at the Music Box when we arrived, so

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Unearthly Trance 'Trident'
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Unearthly Trance ‘Trident’ CD/LP 2006

5th August 200614th September 2019 Mark Burns 2006, Blackened Doom, CD, Doom, LP, Mark Burns, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge, Trident, Unearthly Trance

Up from the cold dark depths comes New York hatemongers Unearthly Trance with their latest misanthropic opus ‘Trident’. Each track

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Ufomammut - Manchester 24/04/06
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Ufomammut / Atavist / Raucous – Manchester 24/04/06

20th May 200614th September 2019 Mark Burns Future Noise, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Mark Burns, Raucous, The Attic, Ufomammut

The Attic, Manchester 24/04/06 A new venue for Lee and me tonight, a small compact place called The Attic, which

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Sourvein - Manchester 19/04/06
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Ramesses / Sourvein / Thade – Manchester 19/04/06

13th May 200614th September 2019 Mark Burns Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Mark Burns, Ramesses, Sourvein, Star & Garter, Thade

Star & Garter, Manchester 19/04/06 Local band Thade opened tonight’s gig. A new act on me but Lee had seen

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Album & EP Reviews W 

Wraith Of The Ropes ‘Ada’ CD 2005

13th May 20066th September 2019 Mark Burns 2005, Ada, CD, Doom, Drone, Funeral Doom, Mark Burns, Review, Totalrust Music, Two Piece, Wraith Of The Ropes

A two piece hailing from the US, one of the members is E.M.Hearst the man behind Torture Wheel. Released on

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Malasangre ‘Inversus’
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Malasangre ‘Inversus’ CD 2005

19th February 200614th September 2019 Mark Burns 2005, CD, Doom, Funeral Doom, Heavy, Inversus, Malasangre, Mark Burns, Nothingness Records, Review

Inversus is the latest release by Italian Doom-mongers Malasangre. I was impressed with their track on the ‘Church of Flagellation’

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Asva 'Futurists Against the Ocean'
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Asva ‘Futurists Against the Ocean’ 2005 CD

8th January 200614th September 2019 Mark Burns 2005, Asva, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Futurists Against the Ocean, Mark Burns, Review, Web Of Mimicry Records

Lead by former members of Sunno))) and Burning Witch, this lot where never going to be upbeat as the four

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Blood Island Raiders / Among The Missing – Split 12″ 2005

24th December 20056th September 2019 Mark Burns 12", 2005, Among The Missing, Blood Island Raiders, Blood Island Raiders/Among The Missing, Doom, Heavy, Heavy Rock, Mark Burns, NWOBHM, Review, Sludge, Split, Split 12", Withered Hand Records

First release by promising new label Withered Hand Recs. The guy who runs the label is also in Among the

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