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Author: Tom Hanno

Lord Mountain 'The Oath'
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Review: Lord Mountain ‘The Oath’

18th January 20238th March 2023 Tom Hanno Doom, King Volume Records, Lord Mountain, Metal

Lord Mountain is a doom metal band that formed in Santa Rosa, California back in 2014, releasing their first EP

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Bloodclot 'Souls'
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Review: Bloodclot ‘Souls’

15th December 20226th February 2023 Tom Hanno Bloodclot, Crossover, Hardcore, Upstate Records

There’s something about hardcore music that gets my blood pumping, and there is none better than NYHC. From heavily influential

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Candlemass 'Sweet Evil Sun'
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Review: Candlemass ‘Sweet Evil Sun’

16th November 202221st December 2022 Tom Hanno Candlemass, Doom, Metal, Napalm Records

As the godfathers of epic doom metal, Candlemass defined the genre with releases such as Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986) and

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Burning Sister 'Mile High Downer Rock'
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Review: Burning Sister ‘Mile High Downer Rock’

3rd November 202210th December 2022 Tom Hanno Burning Sister, Doom, Independent

Today we visit the city of Denver, home to a trio of musicians that came together to form Burning Sister.

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Cassius King 'Dread The Dawn'
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Review: Cassius King ‘Dread The Dawn’

26th October 202213th December 2022 Tom Hanno Cassius King, Doom, MDD Records, Metal, Nomad Eel Records

Cassius King, Vessel Of Light and Patriarchs In Black are bands that the prolific guitarist named Dan Lorenzo has been

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Coffin Torture 'Blennoid'
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Review: Coffin Torture ‘Blennoid’

10th October 20229th December 2022 Tom Hanno Sludgelord Records

Saying a band or song ‘slaps’ is currently a popular turn of phrase. Personally, I want heavy music to punch

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De Profundis 'The Corruption Of Virtue'
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Review: De Profundis ‘The Corruption Of Virtue’

7th October 20229th December 2022 Tom Hanno De Profundis, Death Metal, Transcending Obscurity Records

Metal has broken off into many sub-genres, in fact, in 2019 Liveabout Dotcom did an article in which they claim

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Hussar 'All-Consuming Hunger'
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Review: Hussar ‘All-Consuming Hunger’

22nd September 20229th December 2022 Tom Hanno Hussar, I Voidhanger Records

I, Voidhanger Records always brings the heaviest bands onto its roster, usually those bands are ‘obscure, unique, and uncompromising visions

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Heilung 'Drif'
Album & EP Reviews H 

Review: Heilung ‘Drif’

19th August 202223rd September 2022 Tom Hanno Folk, Heilung, Norse, Season Of Mist

Formed in 2014, Heilung, Danish for ‘Healing’, has already released two studio records, Ofnir and Futha, and one of the

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Obiat 'Indian Ocean'
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Review: Obiat ‘Indian Ocean’

25th July 202228th August 2022 Tom Hanno Doom, Independent, Obiat, Prog, Psych

The London based progressive psych/doom/stoner gurus of Obiat are back after a 13 year gap between albums!! Indian Ocean is

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Burner 'A Vision Of The End'
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Review: Burner ‘A Vision Of The End’ EP

16th June 202227th July 2022 Tom Hanno Burner, Church Road Records, Death Metal, Grindcore, Hardcore

Is blackened-death-thrashy-grindcore even a sub-genre yet? If so, London’s Burner fits into that description quite nicely, and if not, then

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