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Electric Hydra - Photo by Jacob Hellenrud
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Premiere: Electric Hydra ‘From The Fallen’ – New Album Drops This Friday, 13th February

11th February 202611th February 2026 Lee Edwards Electric Hydra, Heavy Rock, Majestic Mountain Records

Like the mythological creature they’re named after, Sweden’s Electric Hydra refuse to stay down. After weathering lineup changes and the

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Review: Belzebong ‘The End Is High’

11th February 202624th February 2026 Matthew Williams Belzebong, Heavy Psych Sounds, Stoner Doom

I vividly remember being utterly transfixed when I watched Belzebong perform in Manchester at Riffolution Festival back in October 2024.

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Review: Dome Runner ‘World Panopticon’

10th February 202610th February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Dome Runner, Industrial, Svart Records

I last checked in with Finish industrial metal juggernaut Dome Runner back in 2021 to review their debut album Conflict

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Review: Twenty Four Hours ‘At The Edge Of Faith’

9th February 20269th February 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Andromeda Relix, Prog, Psych, Twenty Four Hours

When I embark on the sonic journey of a new album, I constantly search for that elusive signal that reveals

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Jo Quail @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 12th September 2025 - Photo by Lee Edwards
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Jo Quail & Sieben @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 12th September 2025

6th February 20266th February 2026 Matthew Williams Jo Quail, Manchester, Sieben, The Deaf Institute

In my quest to see as many different types of music live as possible, I headed up to Manchester for

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Windhand & Dorthia Cottrell @ The Black Heart, London, 12th June 2025

6th February 20266th February 2026 Lee Beamish Dorthia Cottrell, London, The Black Heart, Windhand

For all the bands I’ve seen perform in my time, there are some that have left an impression long after

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Review: Scattered Purgatory ‘Post Purgatory’

6th February 20266th February 2026 Lee Beamish Electronic, Experimental, Guruguru Brain, Scattered Purgatory

One of the things that I love the most about music is that it is always evolving, adapting, and reforming,

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Water Damage @ The White Hotel, Salford, 2nd September 2025 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Water Damage & Smote @ The White Hotel, Salford, 2nd September 2025

5th February 20265th February 2026 Matthew Williams Salford, Smote, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Water Damage

Having been somewhat amazed and enthralled at the performance of Smote at the same venue, The White Hotel, in January

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Faetooth @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 20th June 2025 - Photo by Lee Beamish
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Faetooth & Cwfen @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 20th June 2025

5th February 20265th February 2026 Lee Beamish Cwfen, Faetooth, Mother Brain, Ramsgate Music Hall

So here we are, it’s another sweaty June evening, and we are back at one of my favourite places on

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Review: Enduser ‘Unquiet’

5th February 20265th February 2026 Reza Mills Decay Recordings, Electronic, Enduser

It’s been a good ten years since Enduser, aka Lynn Standafer (originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, now based in Stockholm, Sweden),

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Agriculture / Machukha / Healing Wound @ Dust, Brighton, 4th September 2025

4th February 20264th February 2026 Nessie Spencer Agriculture, Brighton, Dust, Healing Wound, Machukha

Now that the festival season is coming to an end, and (hopefully) so are the heatwaves and mosquito bites, the

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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: 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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Premiere: The Cosmic Dead ‘Furthur’ – New Album ‘Beyond The Beyond’ Drops 17th April

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