Review: Witchcraft ‘A Sinner’s Child’ EP
I keep having one of those recurring thoughts in my head about whether I’ve seen Witchcraft live, and if not,
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Author: Matthew Williams
Review: Oolith ‘By Ways Unknown’
I first became aware of Manchester’s melodic doomsters Oolith when I saw them supporting the mighty Froglord and Warlockhunt last
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Review: Clouds Taste Satanic ‘Berlin 2023’
I’ll start with a confession. I absolutely love Clouds Taste Satanic and rushed to take the promo off The Shaman
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APF Fest 2025 @ Rebellion, Manchester
On my 51st birthday, I hot-footed it up to one of my favourite venues in Manchester, Rebellion, for the APF
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Review: JeGong ‘Gomi Kuzu Can’
One of the many pleasures of reviewing albums is that you get exposed to all sorts of different bands you
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Review: A-Sun Amissa & Lauren Mason ‘Water Scores’
Usually when I start writing down my thoughts and rough notes for a review, I sit, listen and scribble things
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Review: Dimscûa ‘Dust Eater’
Late in October 2025, Damnation Festival announced that Crippling Alcoholism had pulled out of their 20th anniversary weekend, to be
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Review: Belzebong ‘The End Is High’
I vividly remember being utterly transfixed when I watched Belzebong perform in Manchester at Riffolution Festival back in October 2024.
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Jo Quail & Sieben @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 12th September 2025
In my quest to see as many different types of music live as possible, I headed up to Manchester for
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Water Damage & Smote @ The White Hotel, Salford, 2nd September 2025
Having been somewhat amazed and enthralled at the performance of Smote at the same venue, The White Hotel, in January
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Review: New Mexican Doom Cult ‘Ziggurat’
When I grabbed hold of this to review, I perhaps rather naively assumed it would be a band from New
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