Review: Tidal Wave ‘Volume Tree’
My first introduction to Sweden’s heavy stoner four-piece Tidal Wave was as a follower of California-based label Ripple Music, purveyors
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Author: Mark Hunt-Bryden
Review: Elder ‘Through Zero’
One of the highlights of Desertfest London 2025 was not only finally getting to see the Massachusetts-formed, now Berlin-based, stoner,
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Review: BEAR ‘Anhedonia’ EP
Belgian mathcore heavyweights BEAR align more with tech-heavy acts like Hippotraktor on the post-metal roster of Pelagic Records than the
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Review: Amulets ‘Rem(a)inders’
The keen-eared talent scouts at Pelagic Records seem to have an endless resource of artists they unearth and try to
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Review: Legbiter / Norna ‘Legbiter / Norna’
Pelagic Records continue their mission to bring the finest in underground music through their diverse, curated roster. Having stretched their
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Review: HIRAKI & Meejah ‘Interwoven’
In one of the more ambitious releases of the year from Berlin-based Pelagic Records comes a split EP from a
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Review: Benjamin Tod ‘Vengeance And Grace’
An album from Lost Dog Street Band frontman Benjamin Tod wasn’t on my bingo card for 2026… Following the man
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Review: Chris Emmert ‘The Magnolia Sessions’
Back in 2020, few people would have imagined that the enduring (and endearing) success of Anti-Corp Music’s The Magnolia Sessions
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Review: Ten East & SoftSun ‘Turned To Stone Chapter 10’
Ripple Music’s split vinyl series Turned To Stone has become a benchmark for high-quality, heavy and thematic releases. Each chapter
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Review: The Bandit Queen Of Sorrows ‘The Magnolia Sessions’
One of the most valuable things for the continuing health of music is for new or underground artists to get
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Review: Kal-El ‘Astral Voyager Vol. 2’
I made a passing remark in my review of Kal-El’s seventh album, the stunning Astral Voyager Vol. 1, that the
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