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Omnibadger 'Famous Guitar Licks Vol. III'
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Review: Omnibadger ‘Famous Guitar Licks Vol. III’

24th May 202324th May 2023 Reza Mills Cruel Nature Records, Experimental, Industrial, Omnibadger

Stoke-On-Trent to non-UK residents is a city famous for its manufacture of pottery, and well-known public figures that include TV

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Messa 'Live At Roadburn'
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Review: Messa ‘Live At Roadburn’

24th May 202324th May 2023 David J McLaren Doom Rock, Messa, Roadburn, Svart Records

Sometimes you see a band live and you realise very quickly that you are seeing an artist(s) at the top

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Julie Christmas @ Roadburn Festival 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Roadburn Festival 2023 – Thursday

23rd May 202324th May 2023 Lee Edwards 013 Venue, Body Void, Burst, Deafheaven, John Cxnnor, Julie Christmas, Roadburn, The Soft Moon, Through The Lens, Tilburg, YRRE

Better late than never as I’ve finally finished sorting out the photos from Roadburn 2023. Although this year was a

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Mud Spencer
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Premiere: Mud Spencer ‘Kliwon’ – New Album Of Instrumental Psych Jams Drops This Friday

23rd May 202323rd May 2023 Lee Edwards Argonauta Records, Mud Spencer, Psych

If tripped-out heavy psychedelic instrumental jams with an air of Eastern promise is your dream ticket, then look no further

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JAAW 'Supercluster'
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Review: JAAW ‘Supercluster’

23rd May 202323rd May 2023 Reza Mills Industrial, JAAW, Noise-Rock, Post-Punk, Psych, Svart Records

I’d first learnt of the JAAW project from an off-air conversation I’d had with Jason Stöll on Ross Holloway’s 1984

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The Ocean 'Holocene'
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Review: The Ocean ‘Holocene’

23rd May 202323rd May 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Pelagic Records, Post-Metal, Progressive, The Ocean

For twenty-three years, Germany’s progressive and post-metal act The Ocean, aka The Ocean Collective, under the steely guidance of guitarist

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Khanate 'To Be Cruel'
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Review: Khanate ‘To Be Cruel’

22nd May 202322nd May 2023 Reza Mills Doom, Drone, Khanate, Sacred Bones Records

After a ‘break’ of fourteen years, New Yorkers Khanate, the experimental doom, outfit are back. The group consists of heavy

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TankZilla 'TankZilla'
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Review: TankZilla ‘TankZilla’

22nd May 202322nd May 2023 Martin Williams Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, TankZilla

As I’ve noted in these hallowed pages, I’m endlessly fascinated with rock band duos, and the universe has apparently seen

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Spotlights 'Alchemy For The Dead'
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Review: Spotlights ‘Alchemy For The Dead’

19th May 202323rd June 2024 Josh Schneider Ipecac Recordings, Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Spotlights

I’ve been on deep dives of genres before. Starting with nu metal as a kid which took me down the

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Mouth Wound 'Nothing Will Belong To Us'
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Review: Mouth Wound ‘Nothing Will Belong To Us’

19th May 202319th May 2023 Reza Mills Ambient, Brucia Records, Mouth Wound, Power Electronics

Trine Paaschburg has been making music under the Mouth Wound moniker since 2013 and to date has self-released three EPs,

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Desert Storm
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Desert Storm: Interview With Elliot Cole, Drummer From Oxford’s Purveyors Of Heavy Rock & Metal

18th May 202318th May 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Desert Storm, Heavy Rock, Metal

2023 has started with a bang it seems and in the camp of Oxford heavy hitters Desert Storm there has

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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress
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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress

1st June 20262nd June 2026 Lee Edwards

Emerging once again from the Bristolian mire, the amphibious overlords known as Froglord return to deliver another dose of thick,

Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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

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