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Review: Supernaughty ‘Apocalypso’

9th October 20259th October 2025 Martin Williams Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Stoner, Supernaughty

Livorno, Italy’s Supernaughty return with their third full-length, and the four-piece’s first for Ripple Music, the much-anticipated Apocalypso. Supernaughty (undoubtedly

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Retro Review: Electric Wizard ‘Dopethrone’ – 25th Anniversary

25th September 202525th September 2025 Martin Williams Electric Wizard, Rise Above Records, Stoner Doom

I can still remember hearing Electric Wizard’s monolithic masterpiece Dopethrone for the first time. It was Seattle, Washington, in the

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Review: HÖG ‘BLACKHOLE’

16th September 202516th September 2025 Martin Williams HÖG, Proto-Metal, RidingEasy Records

Now, HERE is a sound that I can completely get behind. HÖG, hailing from Portland, via Central Valley, California, have

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Review: Borracho ‘Ouroboros’

11th September 202511th September 2025 Martin Williams Borracho, Ripple Music, Stoner Rock

Borracho, the veteran, Washington DC based, riff and fuzz power trio, return in prompt fashion with Ouroboros, their first output

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Review: Budos Band ‘VII’

26th August 202527th August 2025 Martin Williams Budos Band, Diamond West Records, Funk, Psych, Soul

Any thoughts or discussion of my favorite bands of the last twenty years absolutely must include New York’s legendary Budos

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Review: Holy Scum ‘All We Have Is Never’

19th August 202519th August 2025 Martin Williams Experimental, Holy Scum, Industrial, Noise, Rocket Recordings

Just as I found myself wondering when, or if, I’d hear another record from Holy Scum, the Manchester-area collective spearheaded

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Review: Various Artists ‘Marc Urselli’s Best Of Ramones Redux’

14th August 202514th August 2025 Martin Williams Magnetic Eye Records, Marc Urselli, Punk, Ramones, Various Artists

Hot on the heels of Magnetic Eye Record’s latest release in their fabled Redux series, Marc Urselli’s Ramones Redux, comes

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Review: Various Artists ‘Marc Urselli’s Ramones Redux’

13th August 202513th August 2025 Martin Williams Magnetic Eye Records, Marc Urselli, Punk, Ramones, Various Artists

Magnetic Eye Records famed Redux series returns, this time featuring a band that I would argue is as important as

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Retro Review: Black Sabbath ‘Sabotage’ – 50th Anniversary

1st August 20251st August 2025 Martin Williams Black Sabbath, Doom, Heavy Metal, Vertigo Records

July 28th, 2025 marked exactly fifty years since Black Sabbath (it’s likely if you’re reading this, Sabbath need no introduction,

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Review: This Summit Fever ‘This Summit Fever’

4th June 20254th June 2025 Martin Williams Fuzz, Majestic Mountain Records, Stoner Rock, This Summit Fever

I’ve always been a fan of, and fascinated by, the idea of the two-piece rock band. From the commercial, garage-blues

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Zig Zags: Interview With Guitarist & Vocalist Jed Maheu From The Thrash Punk Trio

3rd June 20253rd June 2025 Martin Williams Punk, RidingEasy Records, Thrash Metal, Zig Zags

As I mentioned in my recent review, I’ve made no secret of my love of thrash/garage/punk ragers Zig Zags. The

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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

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Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November
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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain
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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain

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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September
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