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Author: Ollie Stygall

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Stone Axe / Sun Gods In Exile – Split 7″ 2010

17th July 201023rd February 2024 Ollie Stygall 2010, 7", Classic Rock, Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Hydro-Phonic Records, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Split 7", Stone Axe, Stoner Rock, Sun Gods In Exile, Tony Reed

In the whole history of art there are certain eras that stand out as capturing a moment such as expressionism,

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Year Of The Flood ‘A Utopian View’ CDEP 2010

16th July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, A Utopian View, CDEP, Crust, D-Beat, Grindcore, Ollie Stygall, Review, Witch Hunter Records, Year Of The Flood

NOISY BASTARDS!!!!! Year of the Flood, featuring former members of Jesus of Spazzereth, Bumsnogger, Blood Divided and Dead on Arrival

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Fen ‘Trails Out Of Gloom’ CD 2010

11th July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Fen, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Prog Rock, Review, Ripple Music, Trails Out Of Gloom

Hmm, when something is described as prog in this day and age I immediately raise an eyebrow and suspicions are

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JPT Scare Band ‘Acid Blues Is The White Man’s Burden’ CD/LP 2010

10th July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Acid Blues Is The White Man's Burden, CD, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, JPT Scare Band, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, Ripple Music

I remember my dear old dad once telling me, knowing my devotion to old school rock, that I was born

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Black Pyramid / Old One ‘Split In Half’ 12″ 2010

7th July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 12", Black Pyramid, Doom, Heavy, Old One, Ollie Stygall, Review, Serpent Records, Split, Split 12", Split In Half

12″ vinyl, two bands, over thirty minutes of doom, awesome artwork…how can it really go wrong!!! Now Black Pyramid are

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Melvins ‘The Bride Screamed Murder’ CD 2010

28th June 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Big Business, CD, Doom, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sludge, The Bride Screamed Murder

In 1994 some kind soul played me “Houdini”. In the time it took for that album to spin I had

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Album & EP Reviews S 

Samsara Blues Experiment ‘Long Distance Trip’ CD 2010

22nd June 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Blues Rock, CD, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Review, Samsara Blues Experiment, Stoner Jam, World In Sound Records

For all their reputation for being meticulous, mechanical and, well, Teutonic, the Germans seem to be developing a nice little

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Album & EP Reviews D 

Domes Of Silence ‘Hunter ST’ CDEP 2010

21st June 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CDEP, Domes Of Silence, Heavy Rock, Hunter ST, Ollie Stygall, Review

When I first encountered Domes Of Silence live a couple of years ago I was immediately struck by their marriage

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Album & EP Reviews S 

Sun Gods In Exile ‘Black Light, White Lines’ CD 2009

15th May 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall Black Light, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records, Southern Rock, Sun Gods In Exile, White Lines

Well God dam…put some Budweiser on ice, gun the throttle on the Mustang, wind down the windows and let’s kick

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Album & EP Reviews I 

Iron Void ‘Spell Of Ruin’ CDEP 2010

14th May 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CDEP, Doom, Doomanoid Records, Iron Void, Metal, NWOBHM, Ollie Stygall, Review, Spell Of Ruin, Traditional Doom

OK hands up who remembers Hellhound records? To refresh your memories they existed from the late 80’s to the mid

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The:Egocentrics ‘Love Fear Choices And Astronauts’ CD 2010

13th May 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Heavy Rock, Love Fear Choices And Astronauts, Nasoni Records, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Review, Stoner Jam, The:Egocentrics

Music very much accompanies a mood. There are times when Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” will touch a nerve and

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