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Ex Everything 'Slow Change Will Pull Us Apart' Artwork
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Review: Ex Everything ‘Slow Change Will Pull Us Apart’

9th January 20249th January 2024 Harry Holmes Ex Everything, Neurot Recordings, Post-Hardcore

Noisy, angular and engaged, Slow Change Will Pull Us Apart is an urgent message from a skilled and experienced group

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Review: EMBR ‘EMBR’

26th December 202326th December 2023 Lee Beamish Black Doomba Records, Doom, EMBR, Sludge

It’s been a long while since I heard from EMBR last. After the success of Idolatry, the grunge covers EP,

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Review: Earth ‘Earth 2.23 Special Lower Frequency Mix’

2nd November 202317th December 2025 Reza Mills Brett Netson, Drone, Dub, Flowdan, Industrial, Justin K Broadrick, Remix, Robert Hampson, Sub Pop Records, The Bug

Having recently reviewed and thoroughly enjoyed Earth 2 Special Low Frequency Version (as was to be expected), if you’ve decided

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Review: Earth ‘Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version’ [Reissue]

31st October 202317th December 2025 Reza Mills Drone, Dylan Carlson, Earth, Sub Pop Records

Olympia, Washington drone metal outfit Earth formed in 1989 and took their title from Black Sabbath’s original name. Dylan Carlson,

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Review: Earthbong ‘Church Of Bong’

24th August 202325th August 2023 Sandy Williamson Black Farm Records, Doom, Earthbong, Evil Noise Recordings, Sludge

The use of the word ‘bong’ in both the band and album name suggests that this must be stoner related

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Review: Eremit ‘Wearer Of Numerous Forms’

9th June 202319th December 2023 Sandy Williamson Doom, Drei Gleichen, Eremit, Fucking Kill Records, Sludge

Eremit are a band I have reviewed many times in the past, and I have been a fan of their

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Exploding Corpse Action 'Inter-Dimensional Annihilation: Complete Transmissions 1995-1997'
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Review: Exploding Corpse Action ‘Inter-Dimensional Annihilation: Complete Transmissions 1995-1997’

26th May 202330th May 2023 Sandy Williamson Armageddon Label, Death Metal, Exploding Corpse Action, Grindcore

Albany, New York was the home of Exploding Corpse Action, one of the greatest band names of all time, and

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Esben And The Witch 'Hold Sacred'
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Review: Esben And The Witch ‘Hold Sacred’

18th May 202318th May 2023 Lee Beamish Ambient, Esben And The Witch, Nostromo Records

Having formed in Brighton in 2008, Esben And The Witch have now spent fifteen years working on their craft, and

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Eric Angelo Bessel 'Visitation'
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Review: Eric Angelo Bessel ‘Visitation’

26th April 202326th April 2023 Lee Beamish Ambient, Eric Angelo Bessel, Lore City Music, Soundscapes

Over the last couple of years, on my adventures with The Sleeping Shaman, one of the entities I have had

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Epilogen 'Nollpunkten'
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Review: Epilogen ‘Nollpunkten’

14th April 202314th April 2023 Lee Beamish Ambient, Drone, Epilogen, Independent

When it comes to uniqueness in 2023, I think it’s safe to say that the hopes for something truly new,

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Ecstatic Vision 'Live At DunaJam'
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Review: Ecstatic Vision ‘Live At DunaJam’

21st March 202317th January 2026 Martin Williams Ecstatic Vision, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Psych

Of all the heavy, stoner, desert, psych bands I’ve been exposed to in the last decade, Philadelphia’s Ecstatic Vision have

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

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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