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Author: Mark Hunt-Bryden

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Sleestak ‘Book Of Hours’ CD/DD 2013

4th August 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Book Of Hours, CD, Digital, Doom, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Prog Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Sleestak, Sludge

Back in 2011 Milwauke based psychedelic, stoner quartet Sleestak unleashed one of my favourite releases of the year with the

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Beef Supreme ‘Royal Bitch’ Digital EP 2013

3rd August 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Beef Supreme, Digital EP, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Review, Royal Bitch, Self Released

Beef Supreme were conceived back in 2007 by local rock scene veterans guitarist/vocalist Niki BelGrande , drummer Lou Chalupa and

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High On Fire ‘Spitting Fire Live’ (Volumes 1 & 2) – CD/LP/DD 2013

22nd July 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Century Media, Doom, eOne Heavy, High On Fire, Live, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Review, Sludge, Spitting Fire Live, Volumes 1 & 2

Ever since they emerged with their debut album ‘The Art of Self Defence’ back in 2000, Oakland’s power trio High

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Monolith Cult ‘Run From The Light’ CD/LP/DD 2013

1st July 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, CD, Digital, Doom, Future Noise, Heavy Rock, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Monolith Cult, Review, Run From The Light

Something of a supergroup from the UK Underground Doom scene Monolith Cult features members of the mighty Lazarus Blackstar, Solstice,

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Gorse ‘Twisting Nature’ DD 2013

28th June 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Digital, Doom, Gorse, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise-Rock, Prog Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Twisting Nature

Brighton’s eclectic 3 piece Gorse have been twisting heads musically for the last five years. They first came to the

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Kylesa ‘Ultraviolet’ CD/LP/DD 2013

12th June 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, CD, Digital, Hardcore, Kylesa, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Psychedelic, Review, Season Of Mist, Sludge, Ultraviolet

In the course of their existence Savannah’s Kylesa have chalked up 6 albums in 12 years, not to mention an

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John Baizley, Nate Hall, Steve Von Till & Scott Kelly ‘Songs Of Townes Van Zandt’ 10″/DD 2013

7th June 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 10", 2013, Digital, John Baizley, Mark Hunt-Bryden, My Proud Mountain, Nate Hall, Record Store Day, Revelations, Review, Scott Kelly, Songs Of Townes Van Zandt, Steve Von Till, Townes Van Zandt

It is a sad fact that despite notable and popular musicians’ such as Bob Dylan, Norah Jones, Lyle Lovett, Robert

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Pet The Preacher ‘Short Stories: Papa Zen & Meet The Creature’ LP/DD 2013

4th June 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Bilocation Records, Blues, Digital, Heavy Rock, Kozmik ArtIfactz, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Pet The Preacher, Review, Short Stories: Papa Zen & Meet The Creature

Given the interest generated by last year’s highly rated concept debut album ‘The Banjo’, Copenhagen’s own power trio of Stoner

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bright Curse – S/T – Digital EP 2012

26th May 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Bright Curse, Classic Rock, EP, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Self Titled

London based Bright Curse came as a result of singer Row (ex-Soul Manifest) relocating from the North of France to

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Truckfighters ‘Fuzzomentary’ DVD 2011

16th May 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, DVD, Fuzzomentary, Joerg Steineck, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, TruckFighters

The rock documentary is a much abused format that can vary in presentation from live concert recordings that follow tours

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Author & Punisher @ Wagon & Horses, Birmingham 11/05/2013
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Author & Punisher / Gnod / Ore / Female Smell @ Wagon & Horses, Birmingham 11/05/2013

16th May 201314th September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden Author & Punisher, Birmingham, Female Smell, Gnod, Live Review, Mark Hunt-Bryden, ORE, Tristan Shone, Wagon & Horses

There is something compelling about music that will make people jump into a van and travel the length and breadth

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