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Eleanora 'Mere'
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Review: Eleanora ‘Mere’

9th November 202011th December 2020 Reza Mills Consouling Sounds, Dunk!records, Eleanora, Mere, Post-Metal

A rush of dreary associations come to mind when one thinks of Belgium; Poirot, chocolate, the European Parliament and beer.

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Elkhorn ‘Acoustic Storm’
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Review: Elkhorn ‘Acoustic Storm’

15th October 202019th November 2020 Harry Holmes Acoustic, Acoustic Storm, Cardinal Fuzz Records, Centripetal Force Records, Elkhorn, Folk

This is a record with a story. Once there was a storm…  Come in by the fire and watch the flames

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Eyes ‘Underperformer'
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Review: EYES ‘Underperformer’

23rd September 202025th January 2023 Reza Mills Eyes, Hardcore, Indisciplinarian Records, Underperformer

Underperformer is Danish metallic hardcore quintet EYES debut full-length album and follows on from their 2018 Self-Titled EP. Jon Gotlev/No

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Exhalants ‘Atonement’
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Review: Exhalants ‘Atonement’

11th September 202012th October 2020 Jamie Grimes Atonement, Exhalants, Hex Records, Noise-Rock

A mere three years since emerging from their layer in Austin, Texas with a demo, noise rock threesome Exhalants have

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Entry 'Detriment'
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Review: Entry ‘Detriment’

10th July 202028th August 2020 Reza Mills Crust, Detriment, Entry, Hardcore, Southern Lord

Entry are an LA quartet consisting of vocalist Sara G, guitarist Clayton Stevens, bass player Sean Sakamoto and drummer Chris

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Embr ‘1823’
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Review: EMBR ‘1823’

9th July 202017th March 2021 Lee Beamish 1823, EMBR, Metal, New Heavy Sounds, Stoner Doom

Hailing from Alabama in the US, come Embr, who are releasing their debut album 1823 this July through UK label

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Eremit ‘Desert Of Ghouls’
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Review: Eremit ‘Desert Of Ghouls’

8th July 202025th August 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Of Ghouls, Doom, Eremit, Sludge, Transcending Obscurity Records

Relatively new to the scene, Eremit have been around since early 2015 and have seemingly challenged themselves to create some

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Eyes Fly ‘Eyes Fly’
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Review: Eyes Fly ‘Eyes Fly’

2nd July 202031st July 2020 Lee Beamish Eyes Fly, Independent, Prog Metal, Self Titled

Four years ago an idea was birthed, a concept, a dream. That dream was Eyes Fly, and it’s the offspring

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Exhumed & Gruesome ‘Twisted Horror’
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Review: Exhumed & Gruesome ‘Twisted Horror’

9th June 20208th July 2020 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Exhumed, Gruesome, Relapse Records, Twisted Horror

Oh boy do I love a split release! You get two bands for the price of one all in a

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Enablers ‘Pigeon Diaries’
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Review: Enablers ‘Pigeon Diaries’

6th May 20205th June 2020 Reza Mills Broken Clover Records, Enablers, Exile On Mainstream Records, Lancashire And Somerset, Pigeon Diaries, Spoken Word

Enablers are a four piece based in San Francisco and consist of Joe Goldring (guitar), Kevin Thomson (Guitar), vocalist/poet Pete

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Elephant Tree 'Habits'
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Review: Elephant Tree ‘Habits’

22nd April 202022nd May 2020 Liam Blanc Deathwish Inc, Elephant Tree, Habits, Holy Roar Records, Prog Rock, Psych

It feels like a long time since Elephant Tree’s last self-titled album; four years exactly having checked. In the interim,

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