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Review: Poly-Math ‘Something Deeply Hidden’

22nd April 202622nd April 2026 Reza Mills Instrumental, Poly-Math, Prog, The Laser’s Edge

Poly-Math formed in 2013 and are from Brighton, East Sussex. They’ve had several line-ups during their lifespan, but the mainstay

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Review: Predatory Void ‘Atoned In Metamorphosis’

24th February 202624th February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Black Metal, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal, Predatory Void

Nestling in Western Europe, bordering France and Germany, when I think of Belgium, it is mostly medieval and Renaissance architecture,

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Review: PREYRS ‘The Wounded Healer’

16th January 202616th January 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alternative, Pelagic Records, PREYRS

‘Inspired by highly influential Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung’s writings on ‘the wounded healer’ which explore the concept of an entity,

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Review: Primitive Man ‘Observance’

9th January 20269th January 2026 xdharmarajax Doom, Primitive Man, Relapse Records, Sludge

When Primitive Man enter a stage, everyone in the room takes notice. I know this from experience. Back in 2012

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Review: Pupil Slicer ‘Fleshwork’

23rd December 202523rd December 2025 Lee Beamish Grindcore, Hardcore, Prosthetic Records, Pupil Slicer

Back in May of 2023, I had my eyes well and truly opened to a band that, at the time,

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Review: Psychonaut ‘World Maker’

24th November 202524th November 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Pelagic Records, Post-Metal, Prog Metal, Psychonaut

Life comes at you thick and fast these days. I’ve frequently talked about the volume of music that is made

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Review: Per Svensson Psychedelic Sounds ‘Berlin Nights’

14th October 202514th October 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Per Svensson Psychedelic Sounds, Psych, Sound Effect Records

Alchemy, nature, and art weave are the essential threads in the music of Gothenburg-based psych acid folk rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist

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Review: Pelican ‘Flickering Resonance’

18th August 202518th August 2025 Lee Beamish Instrumental, Pelican, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Run For Cover Records

In all my time of listening to heavy and obscure music, there have always been certain bands who I known

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Review: Pyramids ‘Pythagoras’

8th August 20258th August 2025 Rob Walsh Blackgaze, Dream Pop, Electronic, Pyramids, The Flenser

Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician and philosopher that many modern scholars are still stumped on several millennia later, unsure of

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Review: Paralyzed ‘Rumble&Roar’

28th May 202528th May 2025 El Jefe Blues Rock, Heavy Rock, Paralyzed, Ripple Music

Ever wondered what or why one band can hit the right notes and another band can look great on paper

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Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs ‘Death Hilarious’

14th April 202514th April 2025 Reza Mills Doom, Noise-Rock, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Psych, Rocket Recordings

In 2023 I saw Pigs x7 with my long-term friend Jonah at The Ritz in Manchester, with support from the

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