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Årabrot 'The World Must Be Destroyed'
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Review: Årabrot ‘The World Must Be Destroyed’ EP

12th February 202115th March 2021 Jeremy Moore Årabrot, Noise-Rock, Pelagic Records, The World Must Be Destroyed

In anticipation of their upcoming 2021 full length Norwegian Gothic, releases April 9th on Pelagic Records and available for pre-order,

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Aliceissleeping ‘Completely Fine’
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Review: Aliceissleeping ‘Completely Fine’

11th February 202112th March 2021 Liam Blanc Aliceissleeping, Alternative, Completely Fine, Mandrone Records

Nostalgia is a funny thing. I love 70s rock and more recent music that harks back to the 70s even

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ÂGE ⱡ TOTAL 'ÂGE ⱡ TOTAL'
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Review: ÂGE ⱡ TOTAL ‘ÂGE ⱡ TOTAL’

22nd January 202124th February 2021 Harry Holmes ÂGE ⱡ TOTAL, Doom, Progressive, Soza Collectif 5024

ÂGE ⱡ TOTAL offer us ‘a celestial climax’ in this collaborative project that draws on the Bordeaux and Rouen scenes,

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Appalooza 'The Holy Of Holies'
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Review: Appalooza ‘The Holy Of Holies’

19th January 202122nd February 2021 Lee Beamish Alternative, Appalooza, Ripple Music, The Holy Of Holies

A few weeks ago, I had the honour of reviewing the debut album by the French band Starmonger, and sometimes

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Antre ‘Dark Spectrum’
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Review: Antre ‘Dark Spectrum’ EP

7th January 20218th February 2021 Will J Antre, Black Metal, Dark Spectrum, Death Metal, Withered Hand Records

It’s safe to say that 2021 is beginning in much the same gloomy fashion as 2020 finished, and to that

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Apewards 'Peaks Vol. I' EP
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Review: Apewards ‘Peaks Vol. I’ EP

5th January 20213rd February 2021 Liam Blanc Apewards, Blues Rock, Independent, Peaks Vol. I

If you’ve happened to read one of my EP reviews before and have a good memory for completely unimportant trivia,

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Anthroprophh 'German Oak'
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Review: Anthroprophh ‘German Oak’

10th December 202012th January 2021 Harry Holmes Anthroprophh, Cardinal Fuzz Records, Feeding Tube Records, German Oak, Psych

Anything that reminds me of a happy live music experience is going to get immediate interest this year, and as

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Acid Mess ‘Sangre De Otros Mundos’
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Review: Acid Mess ‘Sangre De Otros Mundos’

24th November 202024th December 2020 Harry Holmes Acid Mess, Prog, Psych, Sangre De Otros Mundos, Spinda Records

Are you ready for a Spanish psych rock party? Make no mistake, this is your invitation. Things may start peacefully

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Alison Cotton 'Only Darkness Now'
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Review: Alison Cotton ‘Only Darkness Now’

13th November 202015th December 2020 Jamie Grimes Alison Cotton, Bloxham Tapes, Cardinal Fuzz Records, Drone, Feeding Tube Records, Folk, Only Darkness Now

Having surfaced initially as a cassette only release (Bloxham Tapes) and now manifesting in vinyl form (Cardinal Fuzz and Feeding

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Anaal Nathrakh 'Endarkenment'
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Review: Anaal Nathrakh ‘Endarkenment’

12th October 202012th November 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anaal Nathrakh, Black Metal, Endarkenment, Metal Blade Records

It is hard to believe it has been nearly twenty years since Birmingham’s Anaal Nathrakh crawled into the daylight and

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Arcadian Child ‘Protopsycho’
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Review: Arcadian Child ‘Protopsycho’

8th October 20209th November 2020 Jeremy Moore Arcadian Child, Kozmik ArtIfactz, Prog, Protopsycho, Psych, Rebel Waves Records, Ripple Music

In an age marred by hypocrisy, misinformation, divisiveness and self doubt, it’s refreshing to see and hear a band with

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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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