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Review: Krallice ‘Scour Order’

2nd November 20262nd November 2026 Sandy Williamson Black Metal, Krallice, Profound Lore Records

I spent a lot of time with New York’s progressive black metal kingpins Krallice in the late 2000s and early

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Review: Street Tombs ‘Existence Is Corruption’

29th September 202629th September 2026 Sandy Williamson Carbonized Records, Death Metal, Street Tombs

The inexorable march of New Mexico’s Street Tombs upon the death metal underground has been relentless, with their 2023 debut

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Review: Godthrymm ‘Projections’

2nd September 20262nd September 2026 Sandy Williamson Doom, Godthrymm, Profound Lore Records

I’m not quite ready to induct Godthrymm fully into the Yorkshire Doom Hall of Fame (which is not a thing

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Review: Converge ‘Hum Of Hurt’

18th June 202618th June 2026 Sandy Williamson Converge, Deathwish Inc, Epitaph Records, Hardcore, Noise-Rock

Blessed are we, those who suffer under the yoke of life, to receive TWO NEW CONVERGE RECORDS IN ONE YEAR!

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Review: Lair Of The Minotaur ‘I HAIL I’

16th June 202616th June 2026 Sandy Williamson Lair Of The Minotaur, Sludge, The Grind-House Records, Thrash Metal

The return of Chicago’s Lair Of The Minotaur has been a long time coming, having been in relative silence since

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Review: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol. 1, 1972 – 1984’

22nd May 202622nd May 2026 Sandy Williamson -(16)-, Heavy Psych Sounds, Sludge

A covers album can be one of two things: an easy cash-in record to fill time between studio releases or,

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Review: SUNN O))) ‘SUNN O)))’

6th May 20266th May 2026 Sandy Williamson Drone, Sub Pop Records, Sunn O)))

It was a pleasant surprise to see drone doom icons SUNN O))) return to their grim, hypnotic roots on Eternity’s

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Review: Azken Auzi ‘Infernua’

8th April 20268th April 2026 Sandy Williamson Argonauta Records, Azken Auzi, Doom, Sludge

French sludge doom duo Azken Auzi have returned to the fold with their new record Infernua on Argonauta Records. The

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Review: Owls Over Oaks ‘O.O.O.’

24th March 202624th March 2026 Sandy Williamson Argonauta Records, Doom, Funeral Doom, Owls Over Oaks

The new record from extreme drone doom Italians Owls Over Oaks is called O.O.O., and you can probably guess what

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Review: Moloch ‘Bend. Break. Kneel. Crawl.’

12th March 202612th March 2026 Sandy Williamson Dry Cough Records, Independent, Moloch, Sludge, SuperFi Records

British sludge doom titans Moloch have been missing in action for a while, with seven long years passing since their

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Review: Nytt Land ‘Aba Khan’

23rd February 202623rd February 2026 Sandy Williamson Neo Folk, Nytt Land, Prophecy Productions

The tenth full-length record from Siberian folk duo Nytt Land, Aba Khan, sees them back to picking at the threads

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