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Ethereal Riffian ‘Aeonian’ CD/DD 2014

4th February 20143rd September 2019 Mark Pierce 2014, Aeonian, CD, Digital, Doom, Ethereal Riffian, Heavy, Mark Pierce, Mulligore Production, Nasoni Records, Prog Rock, Review, Tartarus Records

You know, being a reviewer definitely has it upsides. I get to sit here and listen to loads of new

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Sons Of Huns ‘Banishment Ritual’ LP/DD 2013

14th December 20133rd September 2019 Mark Pierce 2013, Banishment Ritual, Digital, EasyRider Records, Heavy Rock, LP, Mark Pierce, Review, Sons Of Huns

Since forming in 2009, Sons Of Huns have been hard at work fighting to get themselves to stand out from

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Barbarian Fist – Demo 2013

17th November 20133rd September 2019 Mark Pierce 2013, Barbarian Fist, Demo, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Mark Pierce, Self Released

I will be the first to admit that I can be rather shallow and one dimensional when I want to

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The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic – S/T – CD/DD 2013

28th September 20133rd September 2019 Mark Pierce 2013, CD, Digital, Ed Mundell, Heavy Rock, Instrumental, Mark Pierce, Psychedelic, Self Released, Self Titled, Stoner Jam, The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic

You can’t get a much more hyperbolic name for a band than The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic however; I wouldn’t

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Borracho ‘Oculus’ LP/DD 2013

3rd September 201323rd February 2024 Mark Pierce 2013, Borracho, Desert Rock, Digital, Fuzz, LP, Mark Pierce, No Balls Records, Oculus, Review, Stoner Rock, Strange Magic Records

Borracho have been making waves in the Stoner scene for the last couple of years, and it’s easy to see

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