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Author: Pete Worth

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Jackal-Headed Guard Of The Dead ‘The Sky Has Been Riven And Our Flesh Has Been Rent’ CDEP 2010

13th October 20103rd September 2019 Pete Worth 2010, CDEP, Crust, Doom, Jackal-Headed Guard Of The Dead, Pete Worth, Review, Sludge, The Sky Has Been Riven And Our Flesh Has Been Rent

Edinburgh’s wickedly monikered Jackal-Headed Guard of The Dead play instrumental sludge/doom that’s heavily inspired by H.P Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos. Admiration

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Municipal Waste / Iron Lung – Manchester 04/12/08

9th December 20083rd September 2019 Pete Worth Iron Lung, Live Review, Manchester, Municipal Waste, Pete Worth, The Music Box

The Music Box, Manchester 04/12/08 As Iron Lung appeared onstage the crowd surged and swelled forward, eager to get a

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Stuntcock vs The Sontaran Experiment 'When I Heard You Were Dying...'
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Stuntcock vs The Sontaran Experiment ‘When I Heard You Were Dying…’ CD 2007

20th January 200814th September 2019 Pete Worth 2007, CD, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Future Noise, Industrial, Noise, Paul Catten, Pete Worth, Review, Stuntcock, The Sontaran Experiment

This release is a collaborative split between two of Paul Catten’s (Lazarus Blackstar/Medulla Nocte) latest projects and the first in

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Volition – S/T – CD 2008

19th January 20086th September 2019 Pete Worth 2008, Blackened Doom, CD, Doom, Heavy, Pete Worth, Review, Sludge, Totalrust Music, Volition

Hailing from the bleak ship building town of Barrow-in-Furness, it’s no surprise that Volition specialize in penning cold, pessimistic doom.

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Rise To Thunder ‘Master of Infinite Wisdom’ CD 2007

19th January 20086th September 2019 Pete Worth 2007, CD, Doom, Future Noise, Instrumental, Master of Infinite Wisdom, Pete Worth, Psych, Review, Rise To Thunder, Space Rock

Stoke’s instrumental four piece Rise To Thunder have been honing their psychedelic stoner style since Christmas day 2001 and have

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Jesu ‘Lifeline’ CDEP 2007

23rd November 20076th September 2019 Pete Worth 2007, Ambient, CDEP, Diarmuid Dalton, Hydra Head Records, Industrial, Jesu, Justin K Broadrick, Lifeline, Pete Worth, Review, Shoegaze

With the rate of his output, it’s clear that Justin Broadrick is deeply committed to Jesu and he has outdone

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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

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Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

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