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Author: Sandy Williamson

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Hashbreath ‘Hypnotic Voodoo Rythm’ CS/DD 2014

27th September 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, Cassette, Digital, Doom, Hashbreath, Heavy, Hypnotic Voodoo Rythm, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Released, Sludge

OK, so there’s two ways this could go. It is either going to be some serious stoner doom riffs, hails

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Album & EP Reviews Z 

Zodiac ‘Sonic Child’ CD/LP/DD 2014

17th September 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Napalm Records, Review, Sandy Williamson, Sonic Child, Zodiac

Zodiac are here to rock! That’s what their bio tries to get across to you, pure rock with no mucking

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Album & EP Reviews I 

Ides Of Gemini ‘Old World New Wave’ CD/LP/DD 2014

15th September 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, Atmospheric, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Ides Of Gemini, LP, Neurot Recordings, Old World New Wave, Review, Sandy Williamson, Sige Records

Ides Of Gemini graced the world with their presence a few years back with the graceful and magical Constantinople record.

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Album & EP Reviews I 

Inter Arma ‘The Cavern’ 12″/CD/DD 2014

27th August 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 12", 2014, CD, Digital, Heavy, Inter Arma, Post-Rock, Relapse Records, Review, Sandy Williamson, Sludge, The Cavern

Inter Arma produced one of last year’s most stunning metal releases in Sky Burial. Its artful mixing of sludge and

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Opium Warlords
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Sami Albert Hynninen: Sandy Williamson Quizzes The Opium Warlord

4th August 201411th September 2019 Sandy Williamson Interview, Opium Warlords, Reverend Bizarre, Sami Albert Hynninen, Sandy Williamson, Svart Records, Taste My Sword Of Understanding

For many, he was discovered as the iconic voice of the mighty Reverend Bizarre, but Sami Albert Hynninen’s other work

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Album & EP Reviews W 

Weedeater ‘…And Justice For Y’All’ CD/LP/DD Reissue 2014

25th July 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson …And Justice For Y’All, 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Reissue, Review, Sandy Williamson, Season Of Mist, Sludge, Weedeater

‘Seminal’ is a word that gets bandied about a lot about old records. To be properly fitting of the term,

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Corrupt Moral Altar
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Corrupt Moral Altar: Sandy Interviews Drummer Tom Dring

23rd July 201411th September 2019 Sandy Williamson Corrupt Moral Altar, Interview, Mechanical Tides, Sandy Williamson, Seasons Of Mist, Tom Dring

Corrupt Moral Altar are one of the fiercest, rawest bands to come out of the murky, dark north. Their twisted

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Album & EP Reviews C 

Corrupt Moral Altar ‘Mechanical Tides’ CD/DD 2014

17th July 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, CD, Corrupt Moral Altar, Digital, Grindcore, Hardcore, Mechanical Tides, Review, Sandy Williamson, Season Of Mist, Sludge

Corrupt Moral Altar are a band with an impressive pedigree. Hailing from the industrial north, and having spent time on

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Album & EP Reviews N 

Nearly Dead – S/T – LP/DD 2014

13th July 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, Digital, Experimental, Heavy, LP, Nearly Dead, Noise-Rock, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Released, Self Titled

When we get our materials to review from The Sleeping Shaman, it’s usually a bio from the band or the

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Album & EP Reviews T 

The Cutthroats 9 ‘Dissent’ CD/LP/DD 2014

5th July 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, CD, Digital, Dissent, Heavy, Lamb Unlimited, LP, Noise-Rock, Reptilian Records, Review, Sandy Williamson, The Cutthroats 9

I obviously wasn’t quite as much a fan of Unsane as I thought. If I had been, then surely I

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Album & EP Reviews F 

Filthpact ‘Resurrected Under Condemnation’ CD/DD 2014

4th July 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, At War With False Noise, CD, Crust, Digital, Filthpact, Grindcore, Hardcore, Resurrected Under Condemnation, Review, Sandy Williamson

Filthpact are, or should I say were, a Scottish crust punk band full of grindcore and socio-political influences. They split

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