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Luder ‘Sonoluminescence’ CD 2010

3rd September 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Ambient, CD, Experimental, Grunge, Luder, Ollie Stygall, Review, Scott Hamilton, Small Stone Records, Sonoluminescence

It’s quite common for these days for a band or artist to form a label with a view to releasing

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Lords Of Bukkake ‘Desorden Y Rencor’ CD 2010

19th August 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CD, Crust, Desorden Y Rencor, Doom, Heavy, Lords Of Bukkake, Paul Robertson, Review, Sludge, Totalrust Music

Wilfully nasty sludge from genuine Spaniards, as opposed to strange Japanese men who sing in spanish, here on the unpleasantly-named

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Lair Of The Minotaur ‘Evil Power’ CD 2010

10th June 20103rd September 2019 Jon Davies 2010, Brutal, CD, Evil Power, Heavy, Jon Davies, Lair Of The Minotaur, Metal, Review, Southern Lord

I love Lair Of The Minotaur but as I write these words I actually question whether I do indeed ‘love’

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Locrian ‘Territories’ LP 2010

11th May 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Ambient, At War With False Noise, Avant-Garde, Basses Frequencies, Bloodlust!, Dark, Drone, Experimental, Industrial, Locrian, LP, Noise, Paul Robertson, Review, Small Doses, Territories

In order to fully accommodate the full scope of their vision, the core duo of Locrian – Andre Foisy and

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Lords Of Bastard – S/T – CD 2008

22nd November 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CD, Crust, Doom, Heavy, Lords Of Bastard, Ollie Stygall, Review, SL Records, Sludge

As the title of track three on this album so succinctly puts it…Fucking Hell!!! After being blown away recently by

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Low Sonic Drift ‘Shadows Of The Titan’ CDEP 2009

17th October 200923rd February 2024 Ollie Stygall 2009, CDEP, Desert Rock, Heavy, Heavy Rock, Low Sonic Drift, LSD, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Shadows Of The Titan, Stoner Rock, Theoretical Records

Glasgow’s Low Sonic Drift, like the drug with which they share their initials seek to confound, confuse and generally fuck

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Locrian ‘Drenched Lands’ CD 2009

24th March 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2009, Adam Stone, Ambient, At War With False Noise, CD, Dark, Drone, Experimental, Industrial, Locrian, Noise, Review

Dark dark noise that emanates slowly and rises like a black fog from the decaying anus of the mummified corpse

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Lento ‘Earthen’ CD/LP 2008

5th September 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall Atmospheric, CD, Doom, Earthen, Heavy, Lento, LP, Ollie Stygall, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review, Supernatural Cat

It’s so easy to have preconceptions about Italy. As I sit here in a decidedly damp and grey Britain I

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Lazarus Blackstar ‘Tomb Of Internal Winter’ CDEP 2008

28th August 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, Blackened Doom, CDEP, Crust, Doom, Future Noise, Heavy, Lazarus Blackstar, Nasty, Review, Tomb Of Internal Winter

Sweet Mary-Jane!! Life is pain – drown me in riffs!! Dust off the Amstrad music centre, kick yer Para-boots off,

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Lair Of The Minotaur ‘War Metal Battle Masters’ CD 2008

11th August 20083rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, Brutal, CD, Heavy, Lair Of The Minotaur, Metal, Review, Southern Lord, War Metal Battle Masters

They’re back, everyone’s favourite mythological beast slaying, old-school death metal worshipping purveyors of brutal metal barbarianism. And it’s a desolate

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Lazarus Blackstar ‘Revelations’ CD 2005

10th December 20056th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, Blackened Doom, Crust, Doom, Heavy, Khang, Lazarus Blackstar, Lee Edwards, Nasty, Revelations, Review, Sludge, Undergroove Records

Lazarus Blackstar have made a dramatic impact on the underground doom circuit over the last few months & when you

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