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Author: Rob Bryant

Nest Egg 'Dislocation'
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Review: Nest Egg ‘Dislocation’

6th July 202025th August 2020 Rob Bryant Dislocation, Kraut, Little Cloud Records, Nest Egg, Psych, The Acid Test Recordings

North Carolina trio Nest Egg are Harvey Leisure (guitar/vocals), Ross Gentry (bass/keyboards) and Thom Nguyen (drums). They’re in the business

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Svärd ‘The Rift’ EP
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Review: Svärd ‘The Rift’ EP

30th June 202031st July 2020 Rob Bryant Argonauta Records, NWOBHM, Svärd, The Rift

Fans of Swedish melodic death metallers In Mourning or German funeral doom crew Ahab, take note; past and present members

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Lasse Reinstroem 'Rasputiza'
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Review: Lasse Reinstroem ‘Rasputiza’

29th June 202031st July 2020 Rob Bryant Death Rock, Electric Talon Records, Kraut, Lasse Reinstroem, Rasputiza

As with several of my previous reviews for this fine publication, I come to German outfit Lasse Reinstroem blind. So,

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Tunnels Of Āh 'Deathless Mind'
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Review: Tunnels Of Āh ‘Deathless Mind’

5th June 202023rd June 2020 Rob Bryant Cold Spring Records, Deathless Mind, Experimental, Noise, Tunnels Of Āh

Tunnels Of Āh is the creation of Stephen Ah Burroughs (Head Of David), and Deathless Mind is the fifth album

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No Gigs Does Not Have To Mean No Music
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Review & Interview: No Gigs Does Not Have To Mean No Music

25th May 202023rd June 2020 Rob Bryant Desert Highways, No Gigs Does Not Have To Mean No Music, Various Artists

I’ve seen some dire predictions in my social media feed about the future of the arts in the post-pandemic world:

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Banshee ‘Livin' In The Jungle’
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Review: Banshee ‘Livin’ In The Jungle’

15th May 202017th June 2020 Rob Bryant Banshee, Cardinal Fuzz Records, Feeding Tube Records, Psych, Punk

Livin’ In The Jungle is album number two for Boston six-piece Banshee. As a starting point, I could say garage

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Holden ‘Ursa Minor’
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Review: Holden ‘Ursa Minor’

7th May 20205th June 2020 Rob Bryant Holden, Post-Metal, Sludge, Ursa Minor

Language profoundly influences our perceptions. Fellow Antipodeans please note: Holden the band are not named after our beloved blue-collar chariot.

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Night Goat ‘Burning Bridges To Light The Way’
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Review: Night Goat ‘Burning Bridges To Light The Way’

28th April 202022nd May 2020 Rob Bryant Burning Bridges To Light The Way, Doom, Lint Music, Night Goat

‘Is Sad Reverb Doom a sub-genre?’ This is the kind of self-deprecation that grabs my attention, and it’s written all

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The Ditch And The Delta - S/T
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Review: The Ditch And The Delta ‘The Ditch And The Delta’

16th April 202022nd May 2020 Rob Bryant Doom, Noise-Rock, Prosthetic Records, The Ditch And The Delta

The Ditch And The Delta is the self-titled third release from the Utah-based trio of Elliot Secrist (Guitar/Vocals), Kory Quist

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The Noise Birds 'The Dark Sea Hides A Bright Light'
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Review: The Noise Birds ‘The Dark Sea Hides A Bright Light’

10th April 20201st May 2020 Rob Bryant Numinous Eye, Psych, Riot Season, Suishou No Fune, The Dark Sea Hides A Bright Light, The Noise Birds

The Dark Sea Hides A Bright Light is the first album under the name The Noise Birds, but it’s actually

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The Heavy Eyes 'Love Like Machines'
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Review: The Heavy Eyes ‘Love Like Machines’

2nd April 20201st May 2020 Rob Bryant Kozmik ArtIfactz, Love Like Machines, Psych

‘Some call it obsession, something like a possession, but me, myself, and I, we just call it what it is:

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