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Headless Kross ‘Volumes’ CD/LP/DD 2015

6th May 20153rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2015, Black Bow Records, Burning World Records, CD, Digital, Doom, Headless Kross, Heavy, LP, Psychedelic, Review, Sandy Williamson, Volumes

Glaswegian doomsters Headless Kross first broke down my door with their colossal riffs on 2012’s Demises, two tracks of monolithic

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Hate & Merda ‘L’Anno Dell’Odio’ LP/CS/DD 2014

15th February 20153rd September 2019 Jay Hampshire 2014, Cassette, Digital, Dio Drone, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Hate & Merda, Jay Hampshire, L'Anno Dell'Odio, LP, Review

Hate & Merda are a mysterious Italian duo specialising in an interesting blend of sludge, psychadelia and atmospherics. Their debut

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Hang The Bastard ‘Sex In The Seventh Circle’ CD/LP/DD 2014

29th October 20142nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2014, CD, Century Media, Digital, Guido Segers, Hang The Bastard, Heavy, LP, Post-Hardcore, Review, Sex In The Seventh Circle, Sludge

“We are called Hang The Bastard I have no delusions of grandeur.” That’s what vocalist Tomas Hubbard told me in

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Hypnos – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014

24th October 20142nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2014, CD, Crusher Records, Digital, Heavy Rock, Hypnos, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, NWOBHM, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Self Titled

(Puts on Arnie voice) ‘Come with me if you want to rock’. Jump into the DeLorean, strap yourself in, wind

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Heat ‘Labyrinth’ CD/LP/DD 2014

5th October 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, CD, Digital, Heat, Heavy Rock, Labyrinth, LP, Ollie Stygall, Proto-Metal, Retro, Review, This Charming Man Records

Heat’s self-titled debut was a decent stab at heavy, retro 70’s blues rock that chased hard at the heels of

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Hashbreath ‘Hypnotic Voodoo Rythm’ CS/DD 2014

27th September 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, Cassette, Digital, Doom, Hashbreath, Heavy, Hypnotic Voodoo Rythm, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Released, Sludge

OK, so there’s two ways this could go. It is either going to be some serious stoner doom riffs, hails

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Haikai No Ku ‘Ultra High Dimensionality’ LP/DD 2014

1st September 20143rd September 2019 Jochem Visser 2014, Box Records, Digital, Drone, Haikai No Ku, Heavy, Jochem Visser, LP, Psych, Review, Ultra High Dimensionality

Finally, Haikai No Ku’s latest! Mike Vest and accomplices Jerome Smith and Sam Booth strike again. Hailing from Newcastle’s noisey

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Horse Latitudes / Atomic Cries – Split 12″/DD 2014

28th May 20143rd September 2019 Glen Westall 2014, Atomic Cries, Digital, Doom, Doomentia Records, Drone, Glen Westall, Heavy, Horse Latitudes, Review, Split 12"

The record begins with a slow lurching out of the shadows, with plucked bass strings and sustained synth, that kicks

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Hot Lunch ‘House Of Whispers’ 12″/DD 2014

23rd May 20143rd September 2019 Ross Horton 12", 2014, Digital, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Hot Lunch, House Of Whispers, Proto-Metal, Punk, Review, Ross Horton

Hot Lunch – UK psychedelic lynchpin Julian Cope once said flattering words about them. So flattering, in fact, that his

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HORNSS ‘No Blood, No Sympathy’ LP 2014

9th May 20143rd September 2019 Jason Fincher 2014, EasyRider Records, Hornss, Jason Fincher, LP, No Blood No Sympathy, Punk, Review, Rock 'n' Roll

I don’t know if it’s the sunshine after the days of torrential rain here or maybe because it’s Friday, but

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Holly Hunt ‘Prometheus’ 12″/DD 2014

2nd May 20143rd September 2019 Adam Stone 12", Adam Stone, Digital, Doom, Drone, Heavy, Holly Hunt, Other Electricities, Prometheus, Review, Sludge, Sonic Titan

Two piece bands, one thumping the drum set and one thrashing the strings, one or both members maybe shouting or

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