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Author: Martin Williams

Wolfnaut 'III'
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Review: Wolfnaut ‘III’

26th January 20222nd March 2022 Martin Williams Fuzzpanzer, Wolfnaut

As an American that has been following the stoner/doom scene since the 90s, I’ve always been curious about the many

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Spacelord 'False Dawn'
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Review: Spacelord ‘False Dawn’

19th January 20222nd March 2022 Martin Williams Grunge, Heavy Rock, Independent, Spacelord

In the ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ department, being unfamiliar with Buffalo, New York duo Spacelord prior to

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Glowing Brain 'Brain Dust'
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Review: Glowing Brain ‘Brain Dust’

14th January 202224th February 2022 Martin Williams Glowing Brain, Metal, The Ghost Is Clear Records

As a music lifer, it’s always a particular joy when you randomly stumble upon a band and album that floor

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Clyde Von Klaus ‘Moonbeams’
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Review: Clyde Von Klaus ‘Moonbeams’

7th January 202211th February 2022 Martin Williams Clyde Von Klaus, Fuzz, Garage, The Swamp Records

I was immediately intrigued when presented with the opportunity to review one-man ‘band’ Clyde Von Klaus’s latest release Moonbeams. The

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Martin Williams
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Top Ten Of 2021: Martin Williams

17th December 20218th February 2022 Martin Williams At The Gates, Borracho, Butcher In The Fog, Carcass, Green Lung, Greenleaf, Kadabra, Monolord, Red Fang, Snake Mountain Revival, Top Ten 2021

My 2021 like most people’s I’m sure, was slightly, SLIGHTLY, better than 2020. However, despite the orange monster being in

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Restless Spirit ‘Blood Of The Old Gods’
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Review: Restless Spirit ‘Blood Of The Old Gods’

16th December 20218th February 2022 Martin Williams Doom, Lifesblood Records, Prog Metal, Restless Spirit

Perhaps it’s because this is my first year as a music ‘writer’ and I’m way more in-tune, and up-to-date with

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VHS ‘I Heard They Suck...Blood’
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Review: VHS ‘I Heard They Suck…Blood’

10th December 202111th January 2022 Martin Williams Death Metal, VHS, Wise Blood Records

Thunder Bay Ontario’s VHS (perhaps standing for Violent Homicidal Slasher, or even the track on the album Vampiric Hemoglobin Suckers)

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Blue Heron ‘Black Blood Of The Earth/A Sunken Place‘ EP
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Review: Blue Heron ‘Black Blood Of The Earth/A Sunken Place‘ EP

6th December 202111th January 2022 Martin Williams Blue Heron, Independent

Any fan of the genre that came to be known as ‘stoner rock’ in the late 90s or early 00s,

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Various Artists ‘Back In Black [Redux]'
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Review: Various Artists ‘Back In Black [Redux]’

2nd December 202111th January 2022 Martin Williams AC/DC, Back In Black, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Magnetic Eye Records, Redux, Various Artists

Tribute albums have always been dubious propositions to me. They can be fun, depending on who’s being paid tribute to,

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Atom Driver ‘Is Anything Alright’
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Review: Atom Driver ‘Is Anything Alright’ EP

25th November 202124th December 2021 Martin Williams Atom Driver, Garage Rock, Nefarious Industries, Punk

A great band name can quip my curiosity pretty quickly. If it’s a great name, and the band is portrayed

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Snake Mountain Revival 'Everything Is Sight'
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Review: Snake Mountain Revival ‘Everything In Sight’

24th November 202124th December 2021 Martin Williams Heavy Rock, Psych, Rebel Waves Records, Snake Mountain Revival

It goes without saying that one of the cool things writing about, and reviewing music is inevitably I’ll get exposed

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