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Beehoover ‘Concrete Catalyst’ CD 2010

26th August 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, Bass & Drums, Beehoover, CD, Concrete Catalyst, Doom, Exile On Mainstream Records, Experimental, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise-Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Two Piece

Hailing from Germany, this Teutonic duo of Ingmar Petersen (bass and vocals) and Claus-Peter Hamisch (drums and vocals) deal in

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Black Sleep Of Kali ‘Our Slow Decay’ CD 2010

20th August 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Black Sleep Of Kali, CD, Doom, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Our Slow Decay, Review, Small Stone Records

Small Stone Recordings are a bit like a good and trusted friend for the most part; you know you can

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Boris & Ian Astbury ‘BXI’ CDEP 2010

20th July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Boris, Boris & Ian Astbury, BXI, CDEP, Classic Rock, Heavy, Heavy Rock, Ian Astbury, Ollie Stygall, Rain, Review, Shoegaze, Southern Lord, The Cult

I was 17 when The Cult’s “Electric” album was released it kicked my arse from here to LA and 23

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Black Pyramid / Old One ‘Split In Half’ 12″ 2010

7th July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 12", Black Pyramid, Doom, Heavy, Old One, Ollie Stygall, Review, Serpent Records, Split, Split 12", Split In Half

12″ vinyl, two bands, over thirty minutes of doom, awesome artwork…how can it really go wrong!!! Now Black Pyramid are

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Black Breath ‘Heavy Breathing’ CD 2010

29th June 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Black Breath, CD, Crust, Death Crust, Hardcore, Heavy Breathing, Paul Robertson, Review, Southern Lord

Smashing straight out of the speakers and grabbing the listener roughly by the throat, Black Breath show that they are

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Bumsnogger ‘2002-2006’ CD 2010

1st June 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, Bumsnogger, CD, Compilation, Discography, Doom, Hardcore, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Sludge, Witch Hunter Records

A greatest hits from a band that were a wilfully uncommercial event? A gathering of their material from their debut

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Bastard Of The Skies ‘Ichor! Ichor!’ CD 2010

10th May 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Bastard Of The Skies, CD, Heavy, Ichor! Ichor!, Mother Should Know Records, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Review

Tentacles. I love ’em. Big fan of betentacled things here, so I knew I was onto a winner when I

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Black Shape Of Nexus / Kodiak – Split 12″ 2010

9th April 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, B.SON, Black Shape Of Nexus, Black Shape Of Nexus/Kodiak, Doom, Drone, Funeral Doom, Kodiak, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Sludge, Split, Split 12"

How do you approach 38 minutes of mind bending Doom? Quite simply shut yourself away, roll a fat one and

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Bone Parade ‘Vollmondlieder’ CDEP 2009

31st January 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, Avant-Garde, Bone Parade, CDEP, Drone, Experimental, Paul Robertson, Review, Vollmondlieder, Wind and Fog Records

Stark, minimalist songs of the full moon from Bone Parade, a husband and wife duo from Albany NY, on this

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Black Cobra ‘Chronomega’ CD/LP 2009

4th November 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Acid King, Black Cobra, Cavity, CD, Chronomega, Doom, Guitar & Drums, Heavy, LP, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Raw, Review, Southern Lord, Two Piece

Two guys…guitar/vocals and drums. How much noise would you think it would be possible to make? Certainly not this much!!!

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Black Pyramid – S/T – CD/LP 2009

20th June 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Black Pyramid, CD, Doom, Electric Earth, LP, Meteor City, Ollie Stygall, Review

Every once in a while an album lands that is so drenched in power and passion that it almost seems

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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