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Review: bunsenburner ‘Squall’ EP

24th May 202424th May 2024 Matthew Williams Bensnburner Records, Bunsenburner

From the moment Norman Lonhard’s drums begin, the assault on your senses with the opening to Froth and the rest

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Brume 'Marten' Artwork
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Review: Brume ‘Marten’

20th May 202420th May 2024 Lee Beamish Brume, Magnetic Eye Records

Ten years is a long time, especially for bands. To be starting out, and constantly evolving, that point between inception

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Black Pyramid 'The Paths of Time Are Vast' Artwork
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Review: Black Pyramid ‘The Paths of Time Are Vast’

14th May 202414th May 2024 Martin Williams Black Pyramid, Stoner Doom, Stoner Rock, Totem Cat Records

At this point in my life, simultaneously watching time move at lightning speed, and trying to process where it goes,

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Ba'al 'Soft Eyes' EP Artwork
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Review: Ba’al ‘Soft Eyes’ EP

14th May 202414th May 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ba'al, Blackgaze, Post-Metal, Ripcord Records

I first came across Ba’al, the moody, blackened post-metal crew from Sheffield via the APF Records sampler The First Four

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BIG|BRAVE 'A Chaos Of Flowers' Artwork
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Review: BIG|BRAVE ‘A Chaos Of Flowers’

30th April 202430th April 2024 Lee Beamish BIG|BRAVE, Doom, Drone, Thrill Jockey Records

With the world we now live in, it is incredibly hard to stumble upon anything which can truly be classed

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Coaltar Of The Deepers x Boris 'Hello There' Artwork
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Review: Coaltar Of The Deepers x Boris ‘hello there’

5th April 20245th April 2024 Sandy Williamson Alternative, Boris, Coaltar Of The Deepers, Dog Knights Productions, Doom, Heavy Rock

Japanese legends Boris have played around in pretty much every genre of rock and metal you can think of, and

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Review: Blazar ‘Fatal Cosmic Wound’

3rd April 20243rd April 2024 Sandy Williamson Blazar, Carbonized Records, Funeral Doom, Sludge

Fatal Cosmic Wound is the debut full-length from Barcelona’s Blazar, a sludgy funeral doom outfit who take their name from

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BRAT 'Social Grace' Artwork
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Review: BRAT ‘Social Grace’

19th March 202419th March 2024 Matthew Williams BRAT, Grind, Power Violence, Prosthetic Records

As we all know, putting bands into pigeon holes can sometimes be a problem as they get labelled all too

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Bongzilla 'Dabbing (LIVE) Rosin In Europe' Artwork
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Review: Bongzilla ‘Dabbing (LIVE) Rosin In Europe’

19th March 202419th March 2024 Spring ‘The Strutter’ Chase Bongzilla, Heavy Psych Sounds, Sludge

Not too shabby for some shabby, seedy rockers hailing in from the Wisconsin Death Trip county borders. These bong rockers

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Bipolar Architecture 'Metaphysicize' Artwork
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Review: Bipolar Architecture ‘Metaphysicize’

31st January 202431st January 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Bipolar Architecture, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal

Pelagic Records are no strangers to rooting out bands that are consumed by the notion of pushing the boundaries of

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Big Scenic Nowhere 'The Waydown' Artwork
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Review: Big Scenic Nowhere ‘The Waydown’

29th January 202429th January 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Big Scenic Nowhere, Heavy Psych Sounds

Bob Balch has seemed unfeasibly busy lately. In fact, so have fellow Big Scenic Nowhere collaborators Gary Arce, Bill Stinson

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