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Anti Ritual – S/T – LP/DD 2014

18th June 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2014, Anti Ritual, Crust, Digital, Hardcore, Heavy, Indisciplinarian Records, Johannes van der Meer, LP, Metal, Review, Self Titled, Vendetta Records

From Copenhagen, Denmark a brutal force beyond description is being projected onto the world and Anti Ritual are to blame

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A Tree Of Signs ‘Saturn’ Digital EP 2013

8th June 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2013, A Tree Of Signs, Digital EP, Doom, Heavy Rock, Johannes van der Meer, Review, Saturn, Self Released

A Tree Of Signs were on the brink of extinction when vocalist and keyboardist V-Kaos decided to leave the project

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Autopsy ‘Tourniquets, Hacksaws And Graves’ CD/LP/DD 2014

27th May 20143rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, Autopsy, CD, Death Doom, Death Metal, Digital, LP, Paul Robertson, Peaceville Records, Review, Tourniquets Hacksaws And Graves

Coffin lids creak open, the sounds of moaning and scrabbling nails against rotten wood intensify and the stench of the

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Anthroprophh ‘Precession’ LP/DD 2014

22nd May 20143rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 2014, Anthroprophh, Cardinal Fuzz Records, Dave Bowes, Digital, Experimental, Kraut, LP, Precession, Psychedelic, Review

The 2012 debut from Paul Allen’s Anthroprophh was, by all possible standards, a prime example of 21st century krautrock done

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Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell ‘Check ‘Em Before You Wreck ‘Em’ CD/LP 2014

19th May 20143rd September 2019 Tal Fineman 2014, Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, CD, Check ‘Em Before You Wreck ‘Em, Heavy Rock, LP, Retro, Review, Rise Above Records, Rock 'n' Roll, Tal Fineman

The old adage “never judge a book by it’s cover” could just as easily apply to albums, and yet the

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Alkerdeel / Gnaw Their Tongues ‘Dyodyo Asema’ CD/LP/DD 2014

24th January 20143rd September 2019 Kevin Kentie 2014, Alkerdeel, Consouling Sounds, Digital, Drone, Dyodyo Asema, Experimental, Gnaw Their Tongues, Kevin Kentie, LP, Mories, Noise, Review

Two of the most vile creatures from the low countries ( The Netherlands and Belgium) have joined forces on one

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Avatarium – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2013

17th January 20143rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2013, Alex Varley, Atmospheric, Avatarium, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Leif Edling, LP, Nuclear Blast Records, Review, Self Titled

The so called ‘last album’ by Candlemass in 2012 was a harrowing reminder that the seemingly immortal bands so many

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Atlantis ‘Omens’ CD/LP/DD 2013

14th January 20143rd September 2019 Tal Fineman 2013, Atlantis, Atmospheric, Burning World Records, CD, Digital, Gilson Heitinga, Heavy, LP, Omens, Post-Rock, Review, Tal Fineman

Metal fans, especially those of a more extreme persuasion, tend to be very Conservative when it comes to their music.

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Argus ‘Beyond The Martyrs’ CD/LP/DD 2013

11th December 20133rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2013, Alex Varley, Argus, Beyond The Martyrs, CD, Cruz Del Sur Music, Digital, Doom, LP, Metal, Review, Traditional Doom

Even in times when Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones dominate audience figures, fantasy drenched epic doom metal

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Ancient Warlocks – S/T – LP 2013

26th November 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Ancient Warlocks, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, Lay Bare Recordings, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Titled

It’s a risky business to start a new label in this current musical climate when so many people want something

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Aqua Nebula Oscillator ‘Spiritus Mundi’ CD/DD 2013

25th November 20133rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2013, Aqua Nebula Oscillator, Digital, Kraut, Psychedelic, Review, Ross Horton, Space Rock, Spiritus Mundi, Tee Pee Records

If, like me, you’ve ever been curious (stoned) enough to wonder ‘what would it sound like inside Jim Morrison’s dying

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