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Daxma - Photo by Ben Hirschfield
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Daxma: Interview With Isaac, Jessica & Forrest

21st December 20218th February 2022 Lee Beamish Blues Funeral Recordings, Daxma, Doom, Majestic Mountain Records, Shoegaze

With their new album, Unmarked Boxes, released to see and hear in all its majesty for a few weeks, I

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Dead Space Chamber Music
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Dead Space Chamber Music: Interview With The Medieval Neo-Folk Quartet

20th December 20218th February 2022 Tim Keppie Avant-Garde, Avon Terror Corps, Dead Space Chamber Music, Neo Folk

In relation to my recently published review of the dark neo-classical beauty that is The Black Hours, Dead Space Chamber

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Sven / Altareth - Amp & Pedalboard
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In Search Of Tone: Sven & Niklas Of Altareth

17th December 20218th February 2022 Josh Schneider Altareth, Doom, In Search Of Tone, Magnetic Eye Records

Back in the day, I would listen to the same songs/bands for months before finding something new. I wasn’t very

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Confusion Master
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In Search Of Tone: Gunnar & Stephan Of Confusion Master

15th November 202124th December 2021 Josh Schneider Confusion Master, Exile On Mainstream Records, In Search Of Tone, Stoner Doom

I had the pleasure of interviewing Gunnar and Stephan, guitarists of the outstanding band Confusion Master. I always find it

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10,000 Years - Mission Control 2.1
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In Search Of Tone: Alex & Erik Of 10,000 Years

15th October 202125th November 2021 Josh Schneider 10000 Years, Death Valley Records, Doom, In Search Of Tone, Interstellar Smoke Records, Metal, Ogo Rekords, Olde Magick Records

10,000 Years have floated around my news feed for a while back when II was about to be released. I

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Aaron Wall / Red Beard Wall
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In Search Of Tone: Aaron Wall Of Red Beard Wall

11th October 202116th November 2021 Josh Schneider Desert Records, In Search Of Tone, Red Beard Wall, Sludge

Red Beard Wall is a hard-rocking band that creates some heavy yet emotional music. Lead singer, guitarist and main songwriter

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Brian Cook / Russian Circles - Photo by Lee Edwards
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In Search Of Tone: Brian Cook Of Russian Circles & SUMAC

8th October 202111th November 2021 Josh Schneider Brian Cook, In Search Of Tone, Post-Metal, Russian Circles, Sargent House, Sumac, Thrill Jockey Records

I first heard of Russian Circles a few years back and although I wasn’t a fan of instrumental music, they

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Crystal Spiders
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Crystal Spiders: Interview With Brenna & Tradd

5th October 20218th November 2021 Lee Beamish Crystal Spiders, Doom, Ripple Music

With new album Morieris, which I recently reviewed, having literally been birthed into the world last weekend, Crystal Spiders are

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Full Of Hell
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Full Of Hell: Interview With Spencer & Dylan

4th October 20218th November 2021 Jamie Grimes Full Of Hell, Grindcore, Relapse Records

Even for a band continuously willing to push themselves, Full Of Hell’s new album Garden Of Burning Apparitions is the

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Alastor - Photo by Karin Haglund
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In Search Of Tone: Hampus Sandell Of Alastor

4th August 20219th September 2021 Josh Schneider Alastor, Doom, Hampus Sandell, In Search Of Tone

I was fortunate to review Onwards And Downwards a short while back and that album has been consistently in rotation

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Black TarPoon
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Black TarPoon: Interview With Rhythm Guitarist & Vocalist Jesse James

21st July 20219th September 2021 Reza Mills Black TarPoon, Country, Punk

Corpus Christi’s Black TarPoon have been bringing us their rambunctious brand of country punk since circa 2014. As mentioned by

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