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Review: Legbiter / Norna ‘Legbiter / Norna’

20th May 202620th May 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Legbiter, Norna, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal

Pelagic Records continue their mission to bring the finest in underground music through their diverse, curated roster. Having stretched their

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Review: New German Cinema ‘Pain Will Polish Me’

11th May 202611th May 2026 Lee Beamish Electronic, Felte, New German Cinema, Shoegaze

Sometimes, something that starts as little more than a late-night conversation with a like-minded soul will evolve into the most

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Review: Ni Moya ‘Dream, Oh Dream, Show Me The Way’

7th May 20267th May 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Kraut, Ni Moya, Psych, Sound Effect Records

In the energetic, often hazy soundscapes of Thessaloniki’s psych stoner rock scene, Naxatras singer/bassist John Vagenas stands as a fascinating

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Review: Melvins With Napalm Death ‘Savage Imperial Death March’

28th April 202628th April 2026 Martin Williams Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, Napalm Death, Noise-Rock

There is a good chance, if you are reading this, that neither Melvins nor Napalm Death need an introduction. Despite

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Review: Night Child ‘Darkened Grid’ EP

10th April 202610th April 2026 Martin Williams Hardcore Metal, Night Child, What's Left Records

Growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I would find myself frustrated whenever I traveled. I’d continuously have to explain to

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Review: Neurosis ‘An Undying Love For A Burning World’

23rd March 202623rd March 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Post-Metal

I could debate the separation of the art from the artist here, but I won’t – many column inches have

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Review: Nytt Land ‘Aba Khan’

23rd February 202623rd February 2026 Sandy Williamson Neo Folk, Nytt Land, Prophecy Productions

The tenth full-length record from Siberian folk duo Nytt Land, Aba Khan, sees them back to picking at the threads

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Review: New Mexican Doom Cult ‘Ziggurat’

3rd February 20263rd February 2026 Matthew Williams Majestic Mountain Records, New Mexican Doom Cult

When I grabbed hold of this to review, I perhaps rather naively assumed it would be a band from New

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Review: Neon Heart ‘Gå på tå’

15th January 202615th January 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Independent, Kraut, Neon Heart, Psych

When I reviewed Soderut, the fourth full-length album from Stockholm, Sweden’s experimental prog kraut rock collective Neon Heart, back in

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Review: Nuclear Dudes ‘Skeletal Blasphemy’

15th December 202515th December 2025 Martin Williams Grindcore, Hardcore, Nuclear Dudes, The Ghost Is Clear Records

Now, here we have an interesting project. Nuclear Dudes is the Covid-born, brainchild of Jon Weisnewski, the multi-instrumentalist behind not

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Review: Negative Blast ‘Destroy Myself For Fun’

11th December 202511th December 2025 Reza Mills Hardcore, Negative Blast, Three One G

San Diego’s Negative Blast formed during Covid and have brought us a wealth of releases including 2020’s The First Four

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