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Author: Reza Mills

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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70s Proto-Metal Collage
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Reza’s Bakers Dozen – Early 70s Proto-Metal

6th February 202022nd May 2020 Reza Mills Atomic Rooster, Bang, Highway Robbery, Iron Claw, James Gang, Jerusalem, Leaf Hound, Night Sun, November, Pentagram, Proto-Metal, Shiver, Sir Lord Baltimore, The Flying Hat Band

Being a fan of Stoner/Doom and seeing as The Sleeping Shaman features a lot of bands who play that style,

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Hot Graves ‘Haunted Graves’ & ‘Magnificent Death’
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Review: Hot Graves ‘Haunted Graves’ & ‘Magnificent Death’

5th February 20204th March 2020 Reza Mills Black Metal, Death Metal, Haunted Graves, Hot Graves, Magnificent Death, Redefining Darkness Records, Thrash Metal

Hot Graves are a four-piece from Gainesville, Florida and consist of M. Colby on Guitar / Vocals, J. Stewart on

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Disastroid ‘Mortal Fools’
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Review: Disastroid ‘Mortal Fools’

23rd January 202011th February 2020 Reza Mills Disastroid, Heavy Psych Sounds, Mortal Fools, Noise-Rock

You know that expression ‘Appearances can be deceptive’, well that’s exactly what I thought when I first saw the cover

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Giöbia ‘Plasmatic Idol’
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Review: Giöbia ‘Plasmatic Idol’

16th January 20205th February 2020 Reza Mills Giöbia, Heavy Psych Sounds, Plasmatic Idol, Psychedelic

The Giöbia is a popular traditional celebration originating in the north of Italy (the band are from Milan) whereby during

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Big Scenic Nowhere ‘Vision Beyond Horizon’
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Review: Big Scenic Nowhere ‘Vision Beyond Horizon’

7th January 202024th January 2020 Reza Mills Big Scenic Nowhere, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Vision Beyond Horizon

Yawning Man are considered legends within the Palm Desert Scene, you know, the one that spawned the likes of Kyuss,

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Arrakis ‘Technontology Vol. 1’
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Review: Arrakis ‘Technontology Vol. 1’

30th December 201922nd January 2020 Reza Mills Arrakis, Instrumental, Self Released, Technontology Vol. 1

Ah, Greece. One of the world’s oldest civilisations that gave us literature, mathematics, philosophy and democracy. It also has a

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Reza Mills
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Reza Mills Top Ten Of 2019

17th December 201922nd May 2020 Reza Mills Blackwater Holylight, Cloak, Deafkids, Ecstatic Vision, Gaahls WYRD, Jean-Claude Vannier, Mike Patton, Saint Karloff, Sudan Archives, Swans, The Wraith, Top Ten 2019

2019 has been an interesting year for me filled with challenges, difficulties and enjoyment. It’s been a year of continued

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The Wraith ‘Gloom Ballet’
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Review: The Wraith ‘Gloom Ballet’

12th December 201920th December 2019 Reza Mills Deathrock, Gloom Ballet, Post-Punk, Southern Lord, The Wraith

The Wraith are the latest addition to Southern Lord’s ever-expanding roster and it’s abundantly clear that label owners Stephen O’Malley

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Hazemaze ‘Hymns Of The Damned’
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Review: Hazemaze ‘Hymns Of The Damned’

9th December 201916th December 2019 Reza Mills Cursed Tongue Records, Hazemaze, Hymns Of The Damned, Ripple Music

The first time I happened upon this Swedish trio, the thing that struck me was their name as it immediately

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