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Review: Bong-Ra ‘Black Noise’

19th February 202519th February 2025 Lee Beamish Bong-Ra, Debemur Morti Productions, Electronic, Industrial, Jason Köhnen

A name I’ve had an awareness of for at least the last decade, I’ve even managed to surprise myself that,

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Review: Beneath A Steel Sky ‘Cleave’

24th January 202524th January 2025 Lee Beamish Beneath A Steel Sky, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Ripcord Records

There is something that feels somewhat familiar about Beneath A Steel Sky. Possibly it’s proximity to Hundred Year Old Man

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Review: Big Mountain County ‘Deep Drives’

21st November 202421st November 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Big Mountain County, Electronic, Post-Punk, Sister 9 Recordings

It’s always fascinating to observe how a band’s musical journey can evolve and meander over the course of their career,

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Review: Babel Map ‘Teeth’

11th November 202411th November 2024 Lee Beamish Babel Map, Lost Future Records

Hailing from Harrisburg in Pennsylvania, it’s hard to believe that for a band who have been active since before 2010,

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Review: Bile Caster ‘Writhing Between Birth And Death’

6th November 20246th November 2024 Sandy Williamson Bile Caster, Cursed Monk Records, Eggy Tapes, Road To Masochist

Leicester’s Bile Caster have been slugging their way through the British underground for about five years now and following a

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Review: Black Doldrums ‘In Limerence’

29th October 202429th October 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Black Doldrums, Fuzz Club Records, Post-Punk

Once you enter the musical realm of London’s Black Doldrums, you find yourself ensnared in a gigantic sonic tsunami, bursting

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Review: Blood Incantation ‘Absolute Elsewhere’

16th October 202416th October 2024 Sandy Williamson Blood Incantation, Century Media, Death Metal, Prog

The new lords of cosmic progressive death metal have returned from whatever dimension they normally inhabit when not on our

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Review: Benjamin Tod ‘Shooting Star’

10th October 202410th October 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Benjamin Tod, Country, Thirty Tigers

It is a strange dilemma for a fan when we are drawn to an artist who articulates pain and sorrow

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Review: Bobbie Dazzle ‘Fandabidozi’

9th October 20249th October 2024 Rob Walsh Bobbie Dazzle, Heavy Rock, Rise Above Records

Everyone has their own way of dealing with tragedy. Some look inward, some look outwardly. Others opt for somber reflection

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Review: Blue Heron ‘Everything Fades’

1st October 20241st October 2024 Martin Williams Blue Heron, Blues Funeral Recordings, Desert Rock, Stoner Rock

Hailing from my hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Blue Heron made an instant impact in desert rock circles with their

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Review: Brant Bjork Trio ‘Once Upon A Time In The Desert’

26th September 202426th September 2024 Martin Williams Brant Bjork Trio, Desert Rock, Duna Records, Mario Lalli, Ryan Güt, Stoner

For any fan of stoner or desert rock, Brant Bjork needs no introduction. The longtime, self-styled Desert Boogie Man has

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