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Author: Reza Mills

Spell ‘Opulent Decay’
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Review: Spell ‘Opulent Decay’

19th March 20201st May 2020 Reza Mills Bad Omen Records, Opulent Decay, Prog Rock, Psych Rock, Spell

Spell are an enigmatic power trio from Vancouver, Canada and they consist of Cam Mesmer (lead vocals/bass) Graham McVie (guitars/backing

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Hexvessel ‘Kindred’
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Review: Hexvessel ‘Kindred’

18th March 202021st January 2021 Reza Mills Folk, Hexvessel, Kindred, Psychedelic, Svart Records

I’m not the world’s biggest folk music fan, I always found it a genre that was a little weightless and

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Bushpilot ‘Already!’
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Review: Bushpilot ‘Already!’

17th March 20209th April 2020 Reza Mills Already!, Bushpilot, God Unknown Records, Noise-Rock, Post-Hardcore

I’ve been on a God Unknown Records trip recently, having reviewed Twin Sister’s debut record, (due out in the next

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Human Impact 'Human Impact'
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Review: Human Impact ‘Human Impact’

12th March 20209th April 2020 Reza Mills Human Impact, Ipecac Recordings, Noise-Rock, Self Titled

Human Impact are a supergroup with the emphasis on super, featuring Chris Spencer (Unsane), Jim Coleman (Cop Shoot Cop), Chris

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Barnabus ‘Beginning To Unwind’
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Review: Barnabus ‘Beginning To Unwind’

9th March 20209th April 2020 Reza Mills Barnabus, Beginning To Unwind, Folk, Hard Rock, Rise Above Relics

Barnabus’ Beginning To Unwind is finally seeing a release nearly 50 years after it was first recorded, and we have

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Big Scenic Nowhere
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Big Scenic Nowhere – An Interview With Bob Balch

4th March 202022nd May 2020 Reza Mills Big Scenic Nowhere, Bob Balch, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Vision Beyond Horizon

Bob Balch joined Stoner Rock legends Fu Manchu in 1996 at the tender age of 19 and whom he has

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Last Call At Nightowls ‘Ask The Dust’
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Review: Last Call At Nightowls ‘Ask The Dust’

2nd March 202020th March 2020 Reza Mills Ask The Dust, Dark Jazz, Experimental, Last Call At Nightowls, Subsound Records

Tonight, is the perfect time to be reviewing Last Call At Nightowls’ debut release, Ask The Dust, what with the

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Randy Holden ‘Population II’
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Review: Randy Holden ‘Population II’

27th February 202020th March 2020 Reza Mills Doom, Population II, Proto-Metal, Randy Holden, RidingEasy Records

Listening to this album solidly for the past few months it surprises me that I could have been so absentminded

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Waterless Hills ‘The Great Mountain’
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Review: Waterless Hills ‘The Great Mountain’

20th February 202020th March 2020 Reza Mills Cardinal Fuzz Records, Feeding Tube Records, Instrumental, Psychedelic, The Great Mountain, Waterless Hills

Waterless Hills are predominantly Andrew Cheetham and feature dbh on violin, augmented by Gavin Clarke (DSDV) on bass and Cambridge-based

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Sunburned Hand Of The Man ‘Headless’
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Review: Sunburned Hand Of The Man ‘Headless’

18th February 202020th March 2020 Reza Mills Cardinal Fuzz Records, Headless, Kraut, Manhand Records, Psych, Sunburned Hand Of The Man

Championed by the likes of Julian Cope, Thurston Moore and Byron Coley who once called them a ‘human zoo’ (somewhat

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Ihsahn ‘Telemark’
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Review: Ihsahn ‘Telemark’

12th February 202020th March 2020 Reza Mills Black Metal, Candlelight Records, Emperor, Ihsahn, Prog Metal, Telemark

For those you who don’t follow Black Metal or who are not fans of it, the name Ihsahn probably means

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