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Review: Massive Hassle ‘Unreal Damage’

19th August 202419th August 2024 Rob Walsh Heavy Rock, Massive Hassle, Septaphonic Records

Our existence can certainly suck. Shit jobs. Traffic jams. Bills. Clueless politicians. Pigeons and seagulls using us as rectal target

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Review: Manic Abraxas ‘Skinformation’

9th August 202412th August 2024 Matthew Williams Independent, Manic Abraxas

For somebody who had no idea who Manic Abraxas were before reviewing this, their latest, self-released, eight-track and near forty

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Review: Mono ‘Oath’

3rd July 20243rd July 2024 Lee Beamish Instrumental, Mono, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock

Life, it’s a journey we all face, and for some of us, we will be lucky enough to fill it

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Review: Midas Fall ‘Cold Waves Divide Us’

5th June 20245th June 2024 Lee Beamish Midas Fall, Monotreme Records, Post-Rock, Shoegaze

Six years ago, in 2018, one of my favourite bands on the whole planet released the phenomenally wonderful album Evaporate,

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Review: Milkweed ‘Folklore 1979’

4th June 20244th June 2024 George Green Broadside Hacks, Folk, Milkweed, Trip-Hop

It doesn’t happen very often, but just occasionally, I find myself listening to a piece of music and thinking ‘WHAT

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Review: Moonin Down ‘The Third Planet’

28th May 202428th May 2024 Spring ‘The Strutter’ Chase Argonauta Records, Desert Rock, Folk, Moonin Down, Psych

Without the disclosure of Planet X from worldwide governments, we have yet to discover what rock ‘n’ roll would sound

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Review: Maquina ‘Prata’

16th May 202416th May 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Electronic, Fuzz Club Records, Industrial, Maquina

With two studio and a live album under their belts made of heavy and dirty exhausting hardcore techno sounds to

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Review: My Dying Bride ‘A Mortal Binding’

15th May 202415th May 2024 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, My Dying Bride, Nuclear Blast Records

Unless you’ve lived under a rock or been a metal fan that is somehow well-adjusted and happy, you know who

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Review: Mastiff ‘Deprecipice’

9th May 20249th May 2024 Matthew Williams Hardcore, Mastiff, MNRK Heavy, Sludge

Somewhere in a parallel universe, I’m sure that Mastiff are headlining huge shows across the globe as they have always

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Review: Melvins ‘Tarantula Heart’

30th April 202430th April 2024 Rob Walsh Alternative, Grunge, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, Noise-Rock

The Melvins. The riffs. The drums. The snarkiness. The influence. The frizzy hair. The massive discography. From small town obscurity

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Review: Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers ‘Folklore From The Other Desert Cities’

29th March 202429th March 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers

As the last track of the debut album from Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers wraps up, frontman Sean

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