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Author: Mark Hunt-Bryden

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Iroha – ST – CD/LP 2011

10th March 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, Ambient, Andy Swan, CD, Denovali Records, Diarmuid Dalton, Drone, Experimental, Industrial, Iroha, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Shoegaze

I admit I am a sucker for packaging and when this dropped through my letter box to review it was

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Opus ‘Autonomy’ CDEP 2010

19th February 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, Autonomy, CDEP, Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Opus, Review, Self Released

Honestly some days you can’t win as a band. No one wants to pay for music anymore, especially if your

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Album & EP Reviews S 

Sons Of Tonatiuh – ST – CD/LP 2010

28th January 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, CD, Doom, Heavy, Hydro-Phonic Records, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Sludge, Sons Of Tonatiuh, Southern Rock

Coming from the depths of Atlanta Georgia, a place known for it’s more multicultural take on Southern style it is

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Album & EP Reviews G 

Ghoul Poon ‘Bastard Sorcerer’ CD / ‘100 Psychic Dreams’ DVD 2010

14th January 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 100 Psychic Dreams, 2010, Bastard Sorcerer, CD, DVD, Experimental, Ghoul Poon, Lofi Kabuki Records, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise, Review, Visual

More often than not when writing a review, I try to live with a release for a while and let

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33 – Demo 2010

30th November 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, 33, Demo, Hardcore, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Self Released

For a new band, South Wales based bruisers 33 have some pedigree. Born out of the cream of local bands,

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Album & EP Reviews L 

Lost Coves – S/T – CDEP 2010

25th November 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, CD, Heavy, Lost Coves, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise-Rock, Post-Hardcore, Review, Saw Her Ghost Records

After a protracted period of birthday celebrations, holidays, illness, more birthday inebriation, sleep depravation and a Monster Magnet show I

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Author & Punisher Interview

30th October 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden Audio Interview, Author & Punisher, Interview, Mark Hunt-Bryden

This year saw the release of the excellent ‘Drone Machines’ album by Author & Punisher, being not only a fantastically

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Album & EP Reviews H 

Heirs ‘Fowl’ CD/LP 2010

25th October 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, CD, Denovali Records, Doom, Fowl, Heavy, Heirs, Industrial, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review

The age old adage is to never judge a book by its cover, I mean what if it’s a hardback

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Album & EP Reviews N 

Neurosis ‘Live At Roadburn 2007’ CD/LP 2010

24th September 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, Atmospheric, Burning World Records, CD, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, Live At Roadburn 2007, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Post-Rock, Review, Roadburn, Roadburn Records

There are plenty of bands who never achieve greatness – they excel on record but cannot reproduce it live or

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Album & EP Reviews S 

Sleestak ‘Skylon Express’ CD 2010

22nd September 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, CD, Doom, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Self Released, Skylon Express, Sleestak, Sludge, Stone Rock, Stoner Doom

Sleestak, Library of Skulls – a clear reference to the mythical creatures from the seventies show Land Of The Lost

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A Album & EP Reviews 

Author & Punisher ‘Drone Machines’ CD 2010

4th September 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, Ambient, Author & Punisher, Doom, Drone, Drone Machines, Experimental, Heart & Crossbones, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Tristan Shone

The words ‘ground breaking’ and ‘innovative’ get bandied around with all too often when describing bands who walk on the

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