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Amber Asylum 'Sin Eater'
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Amber Asylum ‘Sin Eater’ CD/LP/DD 2015

8th December 20151st November 2019 Daniel Pietersen 2015, Amber Asylum, Ambient, CD, Daniel Pietersen, Digital, Experimental, LP, Neo Folk, Prophecy Productions, Review, Sin Eater

Many cultures worldwide have some form of the archetype known in the West as a Sin Eater; a person who

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AHAB ‘The Boats Of The Glen Carrig’ CD/LP/DD 2015

6th September 20152nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2015, Ahab, Atmospheric, CD, Digital, Funeral Doom, Guido Segers, Heavy, LP, Napalm Records, Review, The Boats Of The Glen Carrig

The nautical lords of doom have returned with another aquatic album filled with masterful music. Taking the time to let

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Ancient Altar ‘Dead Earth’ LP/CS 2015

18th August 20153rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2015, Ancient Altar, Black Voodoo Records, CS, Dead Earth, Doom, Heavy, LP, Midnite Collective, Review, Sandy Williamson, Sludge

Dead Earth sees Los Angeles doom titans Ancient Altar return after last year’s eponymous debut, armed with more crushing riffs

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Abysmal Darkening ‘Sub Terra’ CD 2015

3rd August 20152nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2015, Abysmal Darkening, Black Metal, CD, Doom, Guido Segers, Heavy, Review, Sub Terra, Totalrust Music

Abysmal Darkening is a doom metal project from Tilburg with a particular blackened flavour. Earlier this year they released their

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Author & Punisher ‘Melk En Honing’ CD/LP/DD 2015

19th June 20152nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2015, Author & Punisher, CD, Digital, Doom, Drone, Dub, Housecore Records, Industrial, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Melk en Honing, Review, Tristan Shone

With 2010’s Drone Machines album, San Diego’s Author & Punisher, aka Tristan Shone, challenged the landscape of Industrial, Doom and

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Ape Machine ‘Live At Freak Valley’ LP/DVD/DD 2015

15th June 20152nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2015, Ape Machine, Digital, DVD, Heavy Rock, Live At Freak Valley, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Retro Rock, Review, Ripple Music, Rock 'n' Roll

I’m a big fan of the Ripple Music family. They have been quietly (or loudly depending on your take on

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Acid King ‘Middle Of Nowhere, Center Of Everywhere’ CD/LP/DD 2015

4th April 20153rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2015, Acid King, Jeremy Moore, Middle Of Nowhere Center Of Everywhere, Review, Svart Records

1999’s Busse Woods (Man’s Ruin) proved a pivotal release and milestone for Acid King founding members Lori S. (guitars/vocals) and

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Art Of Burning Water ‘Living Is For Giving, Dying Is For Getting’ LP/DD 2014

17th December 20143rd September 2019 Chris Moore 2014, Art Of Burning Water, Chris Moore, Digital, Doom, Hardcore, Living Is For Giving Dying Is For Getting, LP, Noise, Review, Riot Season, Sludge, SuperFi Records

It’s strange to think that Art Of Burning Water formed over twelve years ago when you consider how much of

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Ævangelist ‘Writhes In The Murk’ CD/LP/DD 2014

1st December 20143rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, Ævangelist, Atmospheric, Black Metal, CD, Death Metal, Debemur Morti Productions, Digital, Experimental, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, Writhes In The Murk

Ne’er has an album title been quite so apt, as the industrial-flecked black death metal of Ævangelist writhes, twists and

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Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. / Anthroprophh – God Unknown Records Singles Club – 7″/DD 2014

17th November 20143rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 2014, 7", Acid Mothers Temple, Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Dave Bowes, Digital, Experimental, God Unknown Records, Psych, Review

God Unknown’s singles club has gotten off to a fine start by anyone’s standards, but this second volume is certainly

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Anatomy Of Habit ‘Ciphers + Axioms’ CD/LP/DD 2014

13th November 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, Anatomy Of Habit, CD, Ciphers + Axioms, Digital, Drone, Heavy, LP, Mark Solotoroff, Post-Rock, Relapse Records, Review, Sandy Williamson

Anatomy Of Habit is the brainchild of noise icon Mark Solotoroff, and Ciphers + Axioms marks their Relapse Records debut.

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