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Author: Mark Hunt-Bryden

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Review: Under ‘What Happened In Roundwood’

13th February 202613th February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Under

Under… how do you begin to describe a band like the Stockport trio…? Described as everything from doom, sludge, avant-garde,

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Review: Dome Runner ‘World Panopticon’

10th February 202610th February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Dome Runner, Industrial, Svart Records

I last checked in with Finish industrial metal juggernaut Dome Runner back in 2021 to review their debut album Conflict

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Review: Joe’s Truck Stop ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

2nd February 20262nd February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Country, Folk, Joe's Truck Stop, The Magnolia Sessions

For the first two years of its existence, Anti-Corp/Black Matter Mastering’s fantastic The Magnolia Sessions ran at a blistering pace,

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Review: Coleman Williams ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

23rd January 202623rd January 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Coleman Williams, Country, Folk, The Magnolia Sessions

When he created The Magnolia Sessions back in 2020 to showcase real country, bluegrass and folk music, Anti-Corp Music main

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Review: PREYRS ‘The Wounded Healer’

16th January 202616th January 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alternative, Pelagic Records, PREYRS

‘Inspired by highly influential Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung’s writings on ‘the wounded healer’ which explore the concept of an entity,

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Review: The Hyena Kill ‘Collapse’

12th January 202612th January 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alternative, APF Records, The Hyena Kill

Manchester’s The Hyena Kill are a band I have long admired but haven’t until now had the chance to write

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Review: Vulture God ‘No Easy Answer’ EP

31st December 202531st December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Independent, Vulture God

In my long journey to end up as the old dog of The Sleeping Shaman writing staff, one thing has

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Review: Wolftooth ‘Wizard’s Light’

24th December 202524th December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Heavy Metal, Ripple Music, Wolftooth

Having gotten into heavy music at the tail-end of the ‘eighties ’80s, my tastes have walked a tightrope between what

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Top Ten Of 2025: Mark Hunt-Bryden

22nd December 202526th December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Author & Punisher, Howling Giant, Kal-El, Lorquin's Admiral, Maha Sohona, SoftSun, The Devil’s Trade, The Hyena Kill, Top Ten 2025, TORSO, Woodhawk

2025… Well, that came and went in a blur. Personally, this year was filled with many moments of joy and

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Review: Maha Sohona ‘A Dark Place’

16th December 202516th December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Bonebag Records, Maha Sohona, Prog, Stoner

According to Sinhalese folklore, the name Maha Sohona means ‘great graveyard demon’ and is one of the most feared in

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Review: Yawning Man ‘Pavement Ends’

10th December 202510th December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Yawning Man

Forgive the idiom, but like the proverbial buses, November brings a double instalment of one of my favourite guitarists. Recently,

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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

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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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