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Author: Sandy Williamson

Golgothan 'Leech'
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Review: Golgothan ‘Leech’

21st March 20224th May 2022 Sandy Williamson Death Metal, Golgothan, Lacerated Enemy Records

Today I learned what Golgothan actually meant, and I’m not sure I was ready for it… Lousiana’s Golgothan named themselves

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Mines 'Your Ever Failing Happiness'
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Review: Mines ‘Your Ever Failing Happiness’

4th March 20224th May 2022 Sandy Williamson Mines, Post-Metal, Sludge, Trepanation Recordings

I know very little about Wales, but if the new Mines album is anything to go by, it doesn’t seem

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Stargo 'Dammbruch'
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Review: Stargo ‘Dammbruch’

21st February 202228th March 2022 Sandy Williamson Independent, Instrumental, Stargo

Stargo have been churning out psychedelic stoner doom since 2008, and their combination of raw power and hazy, cosmic freakouts

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Penny Coffin 'ΤΕΦΡΑ / ΣΚΕΛΕΤΙΚΟ ΣΚΟΤΑΔΙ'
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Review: Penny Coffin ‘ΤΕΦΡΑ / ΣΚΕΛΕΤΙΚΟ ΣΚΟΤΑΔΙ’

15th February 202228th March 2022 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Dry Cough Records, Penny Coffin

Scottish/Greek death metal four-piece Penny Coffin have been given the honour of Dry Cough Records‘ first release of 2022; a

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Nullification 'Kingdoms To Hovel'
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Review: Nullification ‘Kingdoms To Hovel’

9th February 202228th March 2022 Sandy Williamson Death Metal, Nullification, Personal Records

Filipino death metallers Nullification were spawned from the filth of 2021, and quickly put their debut record together in June

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Boris ‘W’
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Review: Boris ‘W’

17th January 202224th February 2022 Sandy Williamson Boris, Drone, Sacred Bones Records

Boris are one of my favourite bands EVER. Their magnificent genre bending, style switching music has enthralled me since the

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Funeral ‘Praesentialis In Aeternum’
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Review: Funeral ‘Praesentialis In Aeternum’

29th December 20218th February 2022 Sandy Williamson Doom, Funeral, Season Of Mist

What more can you say about Norwegian doom titans Funeral, other than the fact that their sound has slowly evolved

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Sandy Williamson
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Top Ten Of 2021: Sandy Williamson

20th December 20218th February 2022 Sandy Williamson Alchemy Of Flesh, Gexerott, Hooded Menace, Sepulcros, Skepticism, Slimelord, Soothsayer, The Ruins Of Beverast, The Slow Death, Top Ten 2021, Ültra Raptör

When I look back on my favourite albums of 2020, death/doom and misery featured highly due to the ongoing world

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Mienakunaru 'Blood Sun'
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Review: Mienakunaru ‘Blood Sun’

15th December 20218th February 2022 Sandy Williamson Cardinal Fuzz Records, Feeding Tube Records, Kraut, Mienakunaru, Psych

The latest work from esteemed psych lord Mike Vest, along with collaboraters Dave Sneddon and Junzo Suzuki is Mienakunaru‘s new

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Mortiferum ‘Preserved In Torment’
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Review: Mortiferum ‘Preserved In Torment’

10th November 202124th December 2021 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Mortiferum, Profound Lore Records

The dank, deep darkness of Washington State birthed Mortiferum back in 2016 and their discography is a battlefield littered with

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BASTARÐUR ‘Satan’s Loss Of Son’
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Review: BASTARÐUR ‘Satan’s Loss Of Son’

9th November 202115th December 2021 Sandy Williamson BASTARÐUR, Crust, Punk, Season Of Mist

Although you’d never guess it from listening to BASTARÐUR‘s debut record Satan’s Loss Of Son, the main powerhouse behind this

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