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Review: Marielle V Jakobsons ‘The Patterns Lost To Air’

20th February 202620th February 2026 Lee Beamish Ambient, Marielle V Jakobsons, Thrill Jockey Records

In a time where the whole world seems to be completely losing its head, more than ever, now we turn

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Review: Jagged City ‘There Are More of Us, Always’

19th February 202619th February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Instrumental, Jagged City, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock

Taking inspiration for their name from Hanif Adburraquib’s memoir There’s Always This Year, Jagged City began as a collaborative, cross-continental

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Review: Dimscûa ‘Dust Eater’

18th February 202618th February 2026 Matthew Williams Big Scary Monsters, Dimscûa, Post-Metal

Late in October 2025, Damnation Festival announced that Crippling Alcoholism had pulled out of their 20th anniversary weekend, to be

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Review: Disgraceland ‘Penguins Can Fly’ EP

18th February 202618th February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Disgraceland, Independent, Punk, Rock 'n' Roll

So, it’s February; the million days of January have finally passed, dragging on almost as long as the endless rain

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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March

17th February 202617th February 2026 Lee Edwards Desert Storm, Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Metal, Stoner

Oxford’s very own heavy hitters, Desert Storm, are revving up the engine once again with the premiere of their latest

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Review: Helicon X Al Lover ‘Arise’

17th February 202617th February 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Al Lover, Electronic, Fuzz Club Records, Helicon, Psych

Formed in 2009 by brothers John-Paul Hughes and Gary Hughes, both on guitar/vocals, Helicon is a fascinating psych rock collective

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Review: Lord Elephant ‘Ultra Soul’

16th February 202616th February 2026 Martin Williams Heavy Psych Sounds, Instrumental, Lord Elephant, Stoner

Florence, Italy’s chasm-opening, instrumental, cosmic doom trio, Lord Elephant, return with their second full-length, released once again through Heavy Psych

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Video Premiere: The Mon ‘Ritual Of Night Violence’ – From ‘Songs Of Embrace’ That Drops 6th March

13th February 202613th February 2026 Lee Edwards Ambient, Electronic, Supernatural Cat, The Mon

Today The Shaman is thrilled to premiere the new video from The Mon, the deeply personal solo project of Urlo,

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Review: Under ‘What Happened In Roundwood’

13th February 202613th February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Under

Under… how do you begin to describe a band like the Stockport trio…? Described as everything from doom, sludge, avant-garde,

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Review: To Die On Ice ‘Panoramica Degli Abissi’

12th February 202612th February 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Dark Jazz, Gymnocal Industries, Subsound Records, To Die On Ice

A profoundly disturbing veil of pain pervades the dark, cinematic, Lynch core experimental industrial sound, a sensation particularly potent and

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Review: Converge ‘Love Is Not Enough’

12th February 202612th February 2026 Sandy Williamson Converge, Deathwish Inc, Epitaph Records, Hardcore

When you are entrusted to review the new record by one of hardcore and extreme music’s most venerated and celebrated

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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March
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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March

17th February 202617th February 2026 Lee Edwards

Oxford’s very own heavy hitters, Desert Storm, are revving up the engine once again with the premiere of their latest

Video Premiere: The Mon ‘Ritual Of Night Violence’ – From ‘Songs Of Embrace’ That Drops 6th March
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Video Premiere: The Mon ‘Ritual Of Night Violence’ – From ‘Songs Of Embrace’ That Drops 6th March

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Premiere: Electric Hydra ‘From The Fallen’ – New Album Drops This Friday, 13th February
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Premiere: The Cosmic Dead ‘Furthur’ – New Album ‘Beyond The Beyond’ Drops 17th April
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