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Boss Keloid 'The Calming Influence Of Teeth' [Reissue] Artwork
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Review: Boss Keloid ‘The Calming Influence Of Teeth’ [Reissue]

27th December 202327th December 2023 Matthew Williams Boss Keloid, Church Road Records

I am often sceptical about bands re-issuing certain albums from earlier in their careers, but this seems like a really

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Review: Wolfredt / VHK String Orchestra ‘Live At The Estonian Public Broadcast Radio Studio 1’

11th December 202311th December 2023 Matthew Williams Moment Of Collapse Records, Post-Rock, VHK String Orchestra, Wolfredt

I’ve long been a fan of bands trying something different and innovative with their own work, and I’ve always admired

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Green Lung @ Gorilla, Manchester, 23/11/2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Green Lung / Boss Keloid @ Gorilla, Manchester, 23rd November 2023

27th November 202327th November 2023 Matthew Williams Boss Keloid, Doom, Gorilla, Green Lung, Manchester, Metal

It’s a Thursday night in Manchester, and the Green Lung gig at Gorilla has been sold out for a few

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Review: Wet Cactus ‘Magma Tres’

24th November 202324th November 2023 Matthew Williams Electric Valley Records, Heavy Rock, Wet Cactus

After the first of several instrumental tracks called I. The Long Escape that gently eases you in, Wet Cactus open

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Review: Massive Hassle ‘Number One’

3rd November 20233rd November 2023 Matthew Williams Blues Rock, Garage, Heavy Rock, Massive Hassle, Septaphonic Records

The opening bars of the opening track called Lane, are so soft and smooth, they are like a fine single

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Review: Green Lung ‘This Heathen Land’

31st October 202331st October 2023 Matthew Williams Doom, Green Lung, Heavy Rock, Nuclear Blast Records

After releasing one of the best albums of 2021, with the immense Black Harvest London based doomsters Green Lung have

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Review: 20 Watt Tombstone ‘The Chosen Few’

20th October 202320th October 2023 Matthew Williams 20 Watt Tombstone, Blues, Heavy Rock, Independent

There are not many artists I will write this about at the start of an album review, but 20 Watt

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Review: Body Void ‘Atrocity Machine’

17th October 202317th October 2023 Matthew Williams Body Void, Doom, Prosthetic Records, Sludge

If you are looking for something cheerful and upbeat to listen to then please stop reading this now, as the

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Review: I Am Low ‘Úma’

28th September 202328th September 2023 Matthew Williams Heavy Rock, I Am Low, Majestic Mountain Records

A new signing to the impressive Majestic Mountain Records label are Swedish stoner rockers I Am Low, who are ready

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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