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Hammerhands ‘Glaciers’ CD/DD 2013

7th August 20133rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2013, CD, Digital, Doom, Glaciers, Hammerhands, Jamie Grimes, Noise-Rock, Review, Self Released, Sludge

OOF. With one opening chord, Hammerhands have won my over by approximating the sound of a landslide of boulders. Always

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Horse Latitudes ‘Black Soil’ LP/CS/DD 2013

29th July 20133rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2013, Black Soil, Cassette, Digital, Doom, Doomentia Records, Heavy, Horse Latitudes, LP, Saúl Do Caixão

It’s pretty rare to come across a band that stands out as a distinct entity these days, but it does

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Hey Colossus ‘Cuckoo Live Life Like Cuckoo’ CD/LP/DD 2013

24th May 20133rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2013, Alternative, CD, Cuckoo Live Life Like Cuckoo, Digital, Heavy, Hey Colossus, LP, MIE Music, Noise-Rock, Review, Todd Robinson

The many headed beast that is Hey Colossus rides into town with a brand new full length offering, the bizarrely

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Hot Lunch – S/T – CD/LP 2013

2nd February 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Blues Rock, CD, Garage, Hot Lunch, LP, Ollie Stygall, Psych, Punk, Review, Self Titled, Tee Pee Records, Who Can You Trust Records

I first got served a nice Hot Lunch via their debut 7”, “Killer Smile” on Who Can You Trust Records

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Humanfly ‘Awesome Science’ CD/LP/DD 2013

31st January 20133rd September 2019 Sam Orr 2013, Atmospheric, Awesome Science, Brew Records, CD, Digital, Heavy, Humanfly, LP, Post-Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Sam Orr

Weird Science is one thing but ‘Awesome Science’ is another matter all together, explosions and chemical reactions are badass and

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Human Cull / Homolka – Split CS/DD 2012

26th January 20133rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2012, Cassette, Crust, Digital, Goatprayer Records, Grindcore, Jamie Grimes, Review, Sludge

Considering they started under the name Gran Toucher, it’s a relief to see how Human Cull have developed into a

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Horders ‘Fimbulvetr’ LP/DD 2012

18th December 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Atmospheric, Digital, Drone, Experimental, Feast Of Tentacles, Give Up, Horders, LP, Paul Robertson, Review

Field transmissions from someplace cold, desolate and uncaring are what appear to make up Fimbulvetr,the first full-length recording from Horders,

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House Of Aquarius ‘The World Through Bloodred Eyes’ LP 2012

4th December 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues Rock, Electric Magic Records, Fuzz, House Of Aquarius, LP, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review, The World Through Bloodred Eyes

The metal and hard rock worlds are seemingly overrun with record labels at the moment but Germany’s Electric Magic Records

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Herder ‘Horror Vacui’ LP 2012

22nd November 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Doom, Heavy, Herder, Horror Vacui, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Reflections Records, Review, Sludge

Some bands just manage to create a sound that encapsulates everything they set out to achieve. Hailing from the Groningen

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Heat – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2012

12th October 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Electric Magic Records, Heat, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Psych, Retro, Review, Self Titled

The tsunami of backwards looking retro rocking bands continues to roll across Europe sweeping up all in its path and

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Helvellyn ‘Hordes Of White Light’ CDEP/DD 2012

7th October 20123rd September 2019 Calum Darroch 2012, Atmospheric, Black Metal, Calum Darroch, CDEP, Digital, Helvellyn, Hordes Of White Light, Review

Black metal has been experiencing a bit of a renaissance as of late. As Scandinavian genre founders began to experiment

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