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MONO ‘For My Parents’ CD/LP 2012

15th January 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, Atmospheric, CD, Classical, For My Parents, LP, Mono, Orchestral, Post-Rock, Review, Temporary Residence Limited, Tom McKibbin

I’ve always been a massive video game nerd and the aspect of a game that will often make or break

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Mage ‘Black Sands’ CD/DD 2012

8th January 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Black Sands, CD, Digital, Doom, Mage, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released

Mage’s debut EP in 2011 was a tantalising taste of things to come for the band, muscular riffs and raw

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Mugstar ‘Axis’ CD/LP/DD 2012

7th January 20133rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2012, Agitated Records, Atmospheric, Axis, CD, Digital, Experimental, Jamie Grimes, LP, Mugstar, Psychedelic, Review, Space Rock

I believe it was extravagantly hatted jazz-funk troubadours Jamiroquai who thought to name one of their albums “Travelling Without Moving”.

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Mother Of God ‘Anthropos’ CD/DD 2013

30th November 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Anthropos, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Mother Of God, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records

Hot on the heels of bands such as Graveyard, Witchcraft and Horisont Sweden throws up yet another retrogressive bunch of

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Mala Suerte / Uzala – Split 7″ 2012

20th November 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, Doom, Fuzz, Heavy, King Of The Monsters Records, Mala Suerte, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Split 7", Uzala

Every now and then I encounter someone with the tenacity to claim they “don’t like splits”. Said people can frankly

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MAKE ‘Trephine’ CD/LP/DD 2012

13th November 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Black Iron Records, CD, Devouter Records, Digital, Doom, LP, Make, Paul Robertson, Post-Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Trephine

It’s an odd name isn’t it, MAKE? I mean, you know roughly what you’re getting into when a band is

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Mamiffer / Pyramids – Split LP/DD 2012

25th October 20123rd September 2019 George Leeming 2012, Ambient, Atmospheric, Digital, Drone, George Leeming, Hydra Head Records, LP, Mamiffer, Mamiffer & Pyramids Split, Post-Rock, Pyramids

I certainly won’t be the first or the last to comment with a heavy heart on the imminent demise of

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Mos Generator ‘Nomads’ CD/DD 2012

13th October 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Mos Generator, Nomads, Review, Ripple Music, Tony Reed

You have to hand it to the good folks at Ripple Music, they know how to spot a band who

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Mudbath ‘Red Desert Orgy’ Digital EP 2012

22nd September 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Digital EP, Doom, Heavy, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Mudbath, Red Desert Orgy, Review, Self Released, Sludge

Mud Baths date back thousands of years and can commonly be found in areas where hot natural springs can combine

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Maeth ‘Horse Funeral’ Digital EP 2012

2nd September 20123rd September 2019 Jawor Iwanow 2012, Digital EP, Heavy, Horse Funeral, Jawor Iwanow, Maeth, Metal, Prog Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released

Maeth are, a relatively new band from a small town in Minnesota with cool artwork and a great sense of

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Mantas ‘Death By Metal’ CD/LP/Digital 2012

11th July 20123rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2012, Alex Varley, CD, Chuck Schuldiner, Death, Death By Metal, Death Metal, Digital, LP, Mantas, Metal, Relapse Records, Review, Thrash Metal

Chuck Schuldiner is one of the greatest metal musicians of all time. This isn’t opinion, it’s fact and Relapse Records

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