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Review: Kungens Män ‘För Samtida Djur 2’

28th August 202428th August 2024 Matthew Williams Kraut, Kungens Män, Majestic Mountain Records, Psych

When I usually want my fill of something relaxed and chilled to listen to, that has dreamy saxophones and hedonistic

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Review: Sidewinder ‘Talons’

23rd August 202423rd August 2024 Matthew Williams Blues, Doom Rock, Sidewinder, Stoner Rock, Wyrmwood Records

The soft gentle strumming of the guitar and opening words from new vocalist Jem Tupe, don’t quite prepare you for

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Review: Melt-Banana ‘3+5’

22nd August 202422nd August 2024 Matthew Williams A-Zap Records, Electronic, Grind, Melt-Banana, Power Violence

I genuinely don’t know where to start with this review, as I’ve listened to the album twice now, and my

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Review: Hail Darkness ‘Death Divine’

15th August 202415th August 2024 Matthew Williams Doom, Hail Darkness, Psych, Vatican Records

You can not only hear but also feel that sumptuous fuzzed-out guitar tone sound straight from the get-go as the

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Review: Fulci ‘Duck Face Killings’

14th August 202414th August 2024 Matthew Williams 20 Buck Spin, Death Metal, Fulci

If you fancy listening to something bright and cheerful, then you are probably best avoiding Duck Face Killings, the latest

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Review: Manic Abraxas ‘Skinformation’

9th August 202412th August 2024 Matthew Williams Independent, Manic Abraxas

For somebody who had no idea who Manic Abraxas were before reviewing this, their latest, self-released, eight-track and near forty

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Amigo The Devil @ Gorilla, Manchester, 12th July 2024 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Amigo The Devil & Nate Bergman @ Gorilla, Manchester, 12th July 2024

8th August 20248th August 2024 Matthew Williams Amigo The Devil, Country, Folk, Gorilla, Manchester, Nate Bergman

I genuinely didn’t know what to expect from tonight’s gig. I’m a latecomer to the storytelling genius of Danny Kiranos,

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Review: Werewolves ‘Die For Us’

6th August 20246th August 2024 Matthew Williams Death Metal, Independent, Werewolves

Upon hearing the short opening monologue on the title track Die For Us, I did let out a bit of

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Review: Shun ‘Dismantle’

2nd August 20242nd August 2024 Matthew Williams Heavy Rock, Prog Rock, Shun, Small Stone Records

As the gently strummed guitar begins on opening track Blind Eye it takes you away from the everyday troubles of

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Review: Barbarian Hermit ‘Mean Sugar’

1st August 20241st August 2024 Matthew Williams APF Records, Barbarian Hermit, Doom, Heavy Metal, Sludge, Stoner

I live about an hour south of Manchester, and I like to think that I keep my ear to the

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Review: The Swell Fellas ‘Residuum Unknown’

31st July 202431st July 2024 Matthew Williams Heavy Rock, Independent, Prog, Psych, The Swell Fellas

A strange forty seconds of noise begins the album, leading into the sombre beginning that is Chore to Bathe, almost

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