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Review: Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin ‘Stygian Bough: Volume II’

14th January 202614th January 2026 Martin Williams Aerial Ruin, Bell Witch, Doom, Profound Lore Records

After five years, the Pacific Northwest doom ensemble Stygian Bough has returned with the follow-up to their 2020 debut, Volume

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Review: Anna von Hausswolff ‘Iconoclasts’

9th December 20259th December 2025 Lee Beamish Anna von Hausswolff, Avant-Garde, Neo Classical, Year0001

So here we are, the last remaining weeks of 2025, and just when I thought I had wrapped up my

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Review: Abraham ‘Idsungwüssä’

18th November 202518th November 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Abraham, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal

Idsungwüssä, the fifth album from abrasive Swiss post-metal powerhouse Abraham, slithered out of my speakers like a mudslide washing away

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Review: Author & Punisher ‘Nocturnal Birding’

2nd October 20252nd October 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Author & Punisher, Doom, Industrial, Relapse Records

As a fan of sci-fi, in particular Ridley Scott’s seminal Blade Runner, I have always sprinkled Author & Punisher reviews

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Review: Årabrot ‘Rite Of Dionysus’

22nd September 202522nd September 2025 Lee Beamish Alternative, Americana, Årabrot, Dalapop, Noise-Rock

Having only discovered Årabrot in the last few years, one thing that’s always struck me is the evolution of their

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Review: AlphaWhores ‘You Can Come Out Now’

4th July 20254th July 2025 Lee Beamish AlphaWhores, Alternative, Independent

So, 2025 looks like being the year of change. I know that internationally things are looking pretty apocalyptic, and the

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Review: AAA Gripper ‘We Invented Work For The Common Good’

29th May 202529th May 2025 Harry Holmes AAA Gripper, Noise-Rock, Post-Punk, Spoken Word, Wrong Speed Records

For a record that brings ‘work’ into the frame from the title, there is a surprising amount of play and

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Review: AAWKS ‘On Through The Sky Maze’

15th May 202515th May 2025 Matthew Williams AAWKS, Black Throne Productions, Doom, Stoner

With a huge bell ringing in the background, feedback buzzes around your ears as the opening monologue fades in and

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Review: Abscence ‘Enigma’

7th May 20257th May 2025 Lee Beamish Abscence, Black Metal, Independent

When we think of the black metal genre, we tend to look towards the Scandinavian countries for reference. With the

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Review: Aidan Baker ‘& You Still Fall In’

9th April 20259th April 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Aidan Baker, Ambient, Gizeh Records

Immersing oneself in the gifted musical realm crafted by Aidan Baker, the experimental guitarist and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Canada and

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Review: Amenra ‘De Toorn’ EP

8th April 20258th April 2025 Josh Schneider Amenra, Doom, Relapse Records

Patience is something I struggle with and maybe that’s what draws me to Amenra. The band knows how to hold

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