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Review: Pupil Slicer ‘Blossom’

13th June 202313th June 2023 Lee Beamish Hardcore, Prosthetic Records, Pupil Slicer

For many of you, just as I, Pupil Slicer will be a name that you have, up until now, been

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Review: Bongzilla ‘Dab City’

13th June 202324th July 2023 Harry Holmes Bongzilla, Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Sludge

When I first heard Bongzilla (likely something from Gateway) I was quickly hooked by their narky and scuzzed-out stoner sludge,

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In A World Where Confusion Reigns: Farewell To Tony McPhee (1944 – 2023)

12th June 202312th June 2023 Rob Walsh RIP, The Groundhogs, Tony McPhee

Some unfortunate news hit on June the 6th of this year. Tony McPhee, British guitarist and founder of The Groundhogs,

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Desertfest London 2023 – Sunday

12th June 202323rd February 2024 Ian M BIG|BRAVE, Black Groove, Blood Ceremony, Boris, Desertfest, Jo Quail, King Buffalo, London, Mars Red Sky, Nebula, Stoner Rock, Thunder Horse

This review of Day 3 of Desertfest is brought to you by the letter B. It starts in the Black

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Review: Godflesh ‘Purge’

12th June 202312th June 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Avalanche Recordings, Godflesh, Industrial, Justin K Broadrick

In 2023 I probably shouldn’t need to opine about the cultural impact of one Justin K Broadrick on heavy music,

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Review: Loose Sutures ‘Sado Sex For Dummies’

12th June 202312th June 2023 Martin Williams Electric Valley Records, Garage Rock, Loose Sutures

Back in 2021, which somehow seems like a long time ago at this point, when I first started writing for

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Review: Eremit ‘Wearer Of Numerous Forms’

9th June 202319th December 2023 Sandy Williamson Doom, Drei Gleichen, Eremit, Fucking Kill Records, Sludge

Eremit are a band I have reviewed many times in the past, and I have been a fan of their

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Review: Yakuza ‘Sutra’

9th June 20239th June 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Jazz, Metal, Prog, Svart Records, Yakuza

As someone who has read (and written) a lot of column inches about heavy music, one of the phrases that

Slomatics @ Desertfest London 2023 – Photo by Nessie Spencer

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Desertfest London 2023 – Saturday

8th June 20238th June 2023 Ian M Church Of The Cosmic Skull, Corrosion Of Conformity, Crowbar, Desertfest, Dozer, London, Lowen, Slomatics, Weedeater, Wren

A lunchtime start for Desertfest on Saturday saw the hordes descend upon Camden again. No coronation nonsense here, just another

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Review: Formalist ‘We Inherit A World At The Seams’

8th June 20238th June 2023 Reza Mills Brucia Records, Doom, Formalist, Sludge

Formalist formed back in 2014 and are an Italian, what you could call, ‘supergroup’ made up of the various member’s

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Review: Saint Karloff ‘Paleolithic War Crimes’

8th June 20238th June 2023 Liam Blanc Doom, Majestic Mountain Records, Prog, Saint Karloff

It feels like a long since I reviewed Saint Karloff’s second album Interstellar Voodoo back in 2019. In those heady

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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