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Review: Oslo Tapes ‘Låst Comet’

8th December 20258th December 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Avant-Garde, Experimental, Golden Robot Records, Grazil Records, Kraut, Oslo Tapes, Worst Bassist Records

Leaving aside the musical journeys undertaken by the charismatic Chieti native Marco Campitelli, aka Oslo Tapes, one cannot help but

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Review: Øresund Space Collective ‘Alotta Hella Down In Estrela’

9th May 20259th May 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Øresund Space Collective, Psych, Space Rock, Space Rock Productions

This year marks a momentous milestone for the legendary space rock band Øresund Space Collective, as they triumphantly celebrate their

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Review: Ocultum ‘Buena Muerte’

14th April 202515th April 2025 Sandy Williamson Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Ocultum, Sludge, Stoner

If you know anything about me and extreme music, I’ve been on a real crusade for people to understand just

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Review: Orchestra SMS ‘Musica Sparpagliata’

10th March 202510th March 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo AltrOck Productions, Experimental, Neo Classical, Orchestra SMS

The first time I encountered the intriguing fusion of rock music and orchestral arrangements was back in 1970, while tuned

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Review: Orbiter ‘Distorted Folklore’

23rd December 202423rd December 2024 Reza Mills Orbiter, Post-Rock, Salvaged Records, Shoegaze

The city of Gainesville has an active music scene that has produced Tom Petty, Stephen Stills, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder,

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Review: Oranssi Pazuzu ‘Muuntautuja’

8th November 20248th November 2024 Martin Williams Black Metal, Nuclear Blast Records, Oranssi Pazuzu, Psych

Allow me to begin proceedings by offering a full disclosure; I am in no way a black metal aficionado. There

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Review: Ottone Pesante ‘Scrolls Of War’

25th October 202425th October 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Aural Music, Heavy Metal, Neo Classical, Ottone Pesante

Ottone Pesante, a power trio from Faenza, Italy, have established themselves as a truly unique and captivating force in the

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Review: Old Blood ‘Midnight Climax’

4th October 20244th October 2024 Lee Beamish Glory Or Death Records, Heavy Rock, Old Blood

It’s been a long four years since the release of 2020’s Acid Doom, the second album by Californian heavyweights Old

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Review: Orme ‘No Serpents, No Saviours’ EP

3rd September 20243rd September 2024 Sandy Williamson Doom, Independent, Orme, Sludge

The self-titled, double album debut from UK sludge/drone/doom trio Orme was pretty well received last year, but when it is

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Review: Øresund Space Collective ‘Orgone Unicorn’

21st August 202421st August 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Kraut, Lasers Edge, Øresund Space Collective, Psych, Space Rock

Emerging from the connection between Denmark and Sweden forged by the iconic Øresund Bridge, the Danish experimental music collective known

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Review: Oxygen Destroyer ‘Guardian Of The Universe’

20th August 202420th August 2024 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Oxygen Destroyer, Redefining Darkness Records, Thrash Metal

‘A living nuclear weapon destined to walk the Earth forever. Indestructible. A victim of the modern nuclear age.’ – Makoto Hayashida

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