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Review: Margarita Witch Cult ‘Strung Out In Hell’

21st August 202521st August 2025 Matthew Williams Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Margarita Witch Cult

I feel somewhat conflicted as I write this review, as the final curtain has been brought down on the pioneers

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Review: Master Charger ‘Posthumous Resurrection’

27th May 202527th May 2025 Renzo Argonauta Records, Doom, Master Charger, Sludge, Stoner

The Resurrection Of the Doom Masters. Master Charger, John James (guitar, Vocals), Dave Hayes (bass) and Ste Dudley (drums), is

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Review: More Experience ‘Horizons Of Events’

23rd May 202523rd May 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo More Experience, Old Hippie, Prog, Psych, Sound Effect Records

More Experience. Although they may have taken their name from a Jimi Hendrix album, they’re not even one of the

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Review: mclusky ‘the world is still here and so are we’

15th May 202515th May 2025 Reza Mills Ipecac Recordings, mclusky, Post-Punk

I’d like to start by dedicating this review to my friend Adam York Gregory, who was responsible for introducing me

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Review: SUMAC And Moor Mother ‘The Film’

9th May 20259th May 2025 Matthew Williams Drone, Experimental, Moor Mother, Spoken Word, Sumac, Thrill Jockey Records

After giving this a few listens, I can confirm that SUMAC are another band that is going to be filed

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Review: Melvins ‘Thunderball’

8th May 20258th May 2025 Martin Williams Alternative, Heavy Rock, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins

As assured as the sun rising in the morning, prolific, heavy sludge and grunge forefathers Melvins return with their whopping

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Review: Morbific ‘Bloom Of The Abnormal Flesh’

7th May 20257th May 2025 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Headsplit Records, Me Saco Un Ojo, Memento Mori, Morbific

All life from the mammals to the vegetation rots into the earth, producing a noxious pollutant that infects everything it

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Review: Mamuthones ‘From Word To Flesh’

1st May 20251st May 2025 Rob Walsh Mamuthones, Neo Folk, Psych, Rocket Recordings

I’ve always found the genre term ‘neo folk’ a bit confusing. ‘Neo’ implies new, recent or revived, and as far

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Review: Mika Häkki ‘Mørker’

30th April 202530th April 2025 Martin Williams Americana, Folk, Majestic Mountain Records, Mika Häkki, Monolord

I must admit, I wasn’t surprised to see Mika Häkki, the eccentric bassist and wielder of the fuzziest of tones

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Review: Mess Esque ‘Jay Marie, Comfort Me’

10th April 202510th April 2025 Lee Beamish Alternative, Drag City, Dream Pop, Mess Esque

One thing that has always sparked my interest on my musical journey in life is when I come across a

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Review: Messa ‘The Spin’

8th April 20258th April 2025 David J McLaren Doom, Gothic, Messa, Metal Blade Records

News fresh in from the interwebs: Messa have SOLD OUT with their new album The Spin on Metal Blade Records,

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