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In Search Of Tone: Zach Amster Of Abrams

28th July 202328th July 2023 Josh Schneider Abrams, Grunge, Heavy Rock, In Search Of Tone, Small Stone Records

Abrams have been on my radar since discovering the massive lineup Small Stone Records has to offer. The band fits

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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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In Search Of Tone: Dallas Seger Of Manic Abraxas & Seger Guitars

17th February 202324th March 2023 Josh Schneider Dallas Seger, Doom, In Search Of Tone, Manic Abraxas, Punk, Seger Guitars

Talent is everywhere. There are so few well-known musicians and an infinite amount of underground music. But with anything worth

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Estrangement: Dave Bowes Interviews JS & Ligamincer From The Funeral Doomers

2nd December 20226th January 2023 Dave Bowes Aesthetic Death, Estrangement, Funeral Doom

It’s guaranteed that every year there will be plenty of releases that catch the ear, hit that riff-centric sweet spot

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Nadja: Interview With One Half Of The Drone Duo Aidan Baker

28th October 202226th December 2022 Neddal Ayad Aidan Baker, Broken Spine Productions, Doom, Drone, Nadja

In his review of Nadja’s absolutely crushing Labyrinthine, fellow Shaman scribe Jamie Grimes described the album as feeling like ‘…four

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Colossloth Interview & ‘Promethean Meat’ Review

3rd October 20229th December 2022 George Green Ambient, Cold Spring Records, Colossloth, Industrial, Noise

We live in a small world. Wooly – the one-man noise behemoth known as Colossloth – is someone who I

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In Search Of Tone: Jake Lindsey Of Book Of Wyrms

5th August 202223rd September 2022 Josh Schneider Book Of Wyrms, Desert Records, Doom, In Search Of Tone

There are always tangents in my interviews and in this case Jay ‘Jake’ Lindsey of Book Of Wyrms I started

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Besvärjelsen: Emil Interviews The Swedish Dark Doom Rock Quintet

30th June 20225th August 2022 Emil Damgaard Andersen Besvärjelsen, Doom Rock, Heavy Rock, Magnetic Eye Records

Atlas by Besvärjelsen was released about a month ago, and after listening and reviewing it, I was given the opportunity

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Deadhead: Lee Beamish Interviews Jonny Gillard, One Half Of The Post-Rock Shoegaze Duo

20th June 20226th October 2022 Lee Beamish Deadhead, Independent, Post-Rock, Shoegaze

Since stumbling upon this band recently, purely by chance on Instagram of all places, I have had the opportunity to

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In Search Of Tone: Amigo The Devil

7th June 202215th July 2022 Josh Schneider Amigo The Devil, Country, Folk, In Search Of Tone, Liars Club Records

My wife and I have similar taste in music and often share bands we’ve discovered with each other. Amigo The

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In Search Of Tone: Ryan, Kevin & Bryan Of Doomsday Profit

14th February 202228th March 2022 Josh Schneider Doom, Doomsday Profit, In Search Of Tone, Sludge

I always thought it would be cool to learn of a band at the early stages of its life. See

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