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Author: Ollie Stygall

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Part Chimp ‘Thriller’ CD 2009

2nd November 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, CD, Fuzz, Grunge, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Part Chimp, Review, Rock Action Records, Sludge, Thriller

So you think you know heavy!!! Electric Wizard, Slayer, Kyuss…forget about it, Part Chimp up the heavy stakes in no

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Alunah / Queen Elephantine – Split 7″ 2009

30th October 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, 7", Aluna, Alunah, Catacomb Records, Drone, Experimental, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Queen Elephantine, Review, Space Rock, Split, Split 7"

So, Def Leppard’s Hysteria took four years to arrive which, at the time, seemed a long time until Guns N

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Pelican ‘What We All Come To Need’ CD/LP 2009

24th October 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, CD, Doom, Heavy, Instrumental, LP, Ollie Stygall, Pelican, Post-Rock, Review, Southern Lord, What We All Come To Need

In some ways I’m pretty fortunate in that I’ve been living under a rock for several years and have never

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Cult Of Whores And Dogs – Demo 2009

18th October 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Cult Of Whores And Dogs, Demo, Experimental, Industrial, Noise, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released

Many years ago, back in the mists of times there came a band out of the North East of England

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Low Sonic Drift ‘Shadows Of The Titan’ CDEP 2009

17th October 200923rd February 2024 Ollie Stygall 2009, CDEP, Desert Rock, Heavy, Heavy Rock, Low Sonic Drift, LSD, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Shadows Of The Titan, Stoner Rock, Theoretical Records

Glasgow’s Low Sonic Drift, like the drug with which they share their initials seek to confound, confuse and generally fuck

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Invasion ‘The Master Alchemist’ CD 2009

3rd October 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, CD, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, Invasion, Ollie Stygall, Review, Soul, Stoner Doom, The Master Alchemist

Some things just aren’t going to work, like a Chihuahua fucking a Great Dane, bacon sandwiches at a Jewish wedding,

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Doctor Cyclops – Untitled & ‘The Flying Machines Burning’ CDEP’s 2008

1st October 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CDEP, Classic Rock, Doctor Cyclops, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Retro Rock, Review, Self Released, Untitled

You have to admit, the Italians do retro pretty well and the 70’s do seem to be their halcyon period.

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Pyramido ‘Sand’ CD 2009

22nd September 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, CD, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, Ollie Stygall, Pyramido, Review, Sand, Sludge, Totalrust Music

Jesus, some bands really don’t make it easy do they? Swedish sludge crew Pyramido give nothing away at first glance.

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Chickenhawk ‘A.Or Not’ CDEP 2009

9th September 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, A.Or Not, Brew Records, CDEP, Chickenhawk, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review

When Chickenhawk’s debut album on Sound Devastation landed it was a caustic breath of air whose collision of punk and

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Ocean Chief ‘Den Förste’ LP 2009

7th September 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Den Förste, Doom, Drone, Electric Earth, Heavy, LP, Ocean Chief, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sludge

I’m guessing an album containing three tracks isn’t exactly going to be punk rock…and I’m right!!! Ocean Chief come lumbering

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Sourvein / Blood Island Raiders – Split 7″ 2009

5th August 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, 7", Blood Island Raiders, Calculon Records, Doom, Heavy, Metal, NWOBHM, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sludge, Sourvein, Split 7"

Well bugger me sideways if Calculon Records haven’t gone and done it again with this release. This heavyweight lump of

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