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Review: TodoMal ‘A Greater Good’

3rd December 20234th December 2023 Rob Walsh Ardua Music, Doom, TodoMal

Spanish duo TodoMal’s name translates to ‘all evil’ or ‘all bad’, yet their latest album is literally titled A Greater

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Review: Teeth Of The Sea ‘Hive’

3rd October 20234th October 2023 Rob Walsh Electronic, Rocket Recordings, Synth, Teeth Of The Sea

One could never fault London-based ethereal trio Teeth Of The Sea for not having enough influences on this, their sixth

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Review: Baroness ‘Stone’

26th September 202326th September 2023 Rob Walsh Abraxan Hymns, Baroness, Heavy Rock, Metal, Prog

The word ‘mature’ is often a means to describe where an artist finds themselves after many years on the road

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Review: Tomoyuki Trio ‘Mars’

19th September 202319th September 2023 Rob Walsh Psych, Riot Season, Tomoyuki Trio

Tomoyuki Trio’s Voiceless Cry begins with a surge of gradually blaring static. It practically bubbles out of the speakers and

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Brant Bjork Trio / Yawning Balch @ Knitting Factory, North Hollywood, 8th September 2023
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Brant Bjork Trio / Yawning Balch @ Knitting Factory, North Hollywood, 8th September 2023

18th September 202323rd February 2024 Rob Walsh Bob Balch, Brant Bjork, Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Knitting Factory, North Hollywood, Psych, Stoner Rock, Yawning Balch, Yawning Man

Originally established in New York in 1987, the Knitting Factory is something of a venue franchise here in the States.

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Review: Kita ‘Tyhjiö’

7th September 20237th September 2023 Rob Walsh Death Metal, Doom, Kita, No Profit Recordings, Sludge

Despite being of partial Finnish ancestry, the language of Suomi has always seemed overwhelming to me (and everyone else), perhaps

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Review: KIND ‘Close Encounters’

3rd August 20233rd August 2023 Rob Walsh Grunge, Heavy Rock, KIND, Ripple Music

Formed in 2013, KIND is a Boston-area sonic slab-lobbing supergroup of sorts. The quartet is made up of drummer Matt

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Review: Somnuri ‘Desiderium’

28th July 202328th July 2023 Rob Walsh Hardcore, Metal, MNRK Heavy, Sludge, Somnuri

While New York’s Somnuri are described as a ‘progressive sludge’ or ‘post-sludge’ band, a term I would prefer to use

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In A World Where Confusion Reigns: Farewell To Tony McPhee (1944 – 2023)

12th June 202312th June 2023 Rob Walsh RIP, The Groundhogs, Tony McPhee

Some unfortunate news hit on June the 6th of this year. Tony McPhee, British guitarist and founder of The Groundhogs,

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Oreyeon & Lord Elephant 'Doom Sessions Vol. 8'
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Review: Oreyeon & Lord Elephant ‘Doom Sessions Vol. 8’

25th May 202325th May 2023 Rob Walsh Doom Sessions, Heavy Psych Sounds, Lord Elephant, Oreyeon, Psych

Italian label Heavy Psych Sounds is certainly one of the more prominent labels in stoner and psych these days. Their

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Blood Ceremony 'The Old Ways Remain'
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Review: Blood Ceremony ‘The Old Ways Remain’

9th May 20239th May 2023 Rob Walsh Blood Ceremony, Doom, Occult Rock, Rise Above Records

After seven long years since their last record, Toronto’s premier occult rockers Blood Ceremony have returned. The Old Ways Remain

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