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MIGHT ‘Might’
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Review: MIGHT ‘Might’

13th July 202028th August 2020 Jamie Grimes Doom Rock, Exile On Mainstream Records, Might, Noise-Rock

The weird thing about sticking a load of reverb on a recording is that while the effect is to try

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Maggot Heart ‘Mercy Machine’
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Review: Maggot Heart ‘Mercy Machine’

9th July 202027th August 2020 Reza Mills Linnéa Olsson, Maggot Heart, Mercy Machine, Post-Punk, Rapid Eye Records

Linnéa Olsson is a name you might be familiar with if you picked up the sole record by The Oath,

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Mantar ‘Grungetown Hooligans II’
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Review: Mantar ‘Grungetown Hooligans II’

24th June 202031st July 2020 Reza Mills Brutal Panda Records, Grungetown Hooligans II, Mantar

Mantar are a 2 piece from Bremen in Northern German and consist of Hanno on vocals/guitar and Erinç – drums/vocals.

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Melt ‘The Secret Teaching Of Sorrow’
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Review: Melt ‘The Secret Teaching Of Sorrow’

19th June 202031st July 2020 Lee Beamish Alternative, Doom Rock, Independent, Melt, The Secret Teaching Of Sorrow

Today is a good day, for today I have been introduced to The Secret Teaching Of Sorrow, and it’s the

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Mycelium 'A Multiplicity Of Hidden Worlds'
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Review: Mycelium ‘A Multiplicity Of Hidden Worlds’

8th June 202023rd June 2020 Jamie Grimes A Multiplicity Of Hidden Worlds, Doom, Mycelium, Vetala Productions

Ah the old ‘acoustic intro followed by massive doom riff’ trick. It’s an oldie but a goodie. Mycelium are well

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Many Blessings ‘Emanation Body’
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Review: Many Blessings ‘Emanation Body’

26th May 202023rd June 2020 Reza Mills Drone, Emanation Body, Many Blessings, Noise, Translation Loss Records

Ethan Lee McCarthy is no stranger to making extreme music, whether it’s the crushingly heavy doom/sludge of Primitive Man, the

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Mother Island ‘Motel Rooms’
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Review: Mother Island ‘Motel Rooms’

22nd May 202023rd June 2020 Lee Beamish Go Down Records, Motel Rooms, Mother Island, Psych, Surf Rock

If you were looking for a little something light and summery to take you away during these hectic times, then

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Moura ‘Moura’
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Review: Moura ‘Moura’

14th April 20201st May 2020 Reza Mills Folk Rock, Moura, Prog Rock, Spinda Records

Spanish five-piece Moura are from La Coruna in the north west tip of Spain and are comprised of Diego Veiga

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Maya Mountains ‘Era’
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Review: Maya Mountains ‘Era’

8th April 20201st May 2020 Liam Blanc Era, Go Down Records, Maya Mountains

2020 is obviously a good year for bands returning after a lengthy hiatus. A few months ago I was lucky

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Megalith Levitation ‘Acid Doom Rites’
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Review: Megalith Levitation ‘Acid Doom Rites’

25th February 202020th March 2020 Dave Bowes Acid Doom Rites, Addicted Label, Doom, Hymns Of Apocalypse, Megalith Levitation

That band name. That album title. They say so much, promise so much hulking slo-mo cosmic shenanigans that the Great

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Mr Bison / Spacetrucker ‘Turned to Stone Chapter 1: Enter Galactic Wasteland’
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Review: Mr Bison / Spacetrucker ‘Turned To Stone Chapter 1: Enter Galactic Wasteland’

2nd January 202023rd January 2020 Liam Blanc Enter Galactic Wasteland, Grunge, Mr Bison, Ripple Music, Spacetrucker, Turned To Stone

Ripple Music clearly know a good thing when they hear it. Their excellent vinyl-only split LP series Second Coming Of

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