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Album & EP Reviews

Iron Void 'IV'
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Review: Iron Void ‘IV’

6th February 202316th March 2023 Sandy Williamson Doom, Iron Void, Metal, Shadow Kingdom Records

I first came across traditional doom lords Iron Void when I reviewed their second record back in my first year

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Review: Dead Sea Apes / The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol ‘Pantheon Of Fuckery’

6th February 202316th March 2023 James Bullock Cardinal Fuzz Records, Dead Sea Apes, Drone, Feeding Tube Records, Kraut, Psych, The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol

To get the main point covered: this is a really nice spacey, psychy split, with a slightly odd album title.

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Void Cruiser 'Call Of The Void'
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Review: Void Cruiser ‘Call Of The Void’

3rd February 20238th March 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alternative, Argonauta Records, Grunge, Void Cruiser

As someone who grew up in the ‘nineties ’90s, reading the promo statement from Helsinki five-piece Void Cruiser citing influences

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FÃ¥gelle 'Den Svenska Vreden'
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Review: FÃ¥gelle ‘Den Svenska Vreden’

2nd February 20238th March 2023 Lee Beamish Ambient, Electronic, FÃ¥gelle, Medication Time Records

Just under a year ago, I had the pleasure of witnessing and reviewing BIG I BRAVE perform live at the

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Remote Viewing 'Modern Addictions'
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Review: Remote Viewing ‘Modern Addictions’

1st February 20238th March 2023 Harry Holmes Hardcore, Human Worth, Remote Viewing, Sludge

‘Is it serious?’ – in the sense of ‘not humorous’, perhaps not entirely. In the sense of ‘grievous’, ‘will I

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Betty Benedeadly & Braden Guess 'At The Institute Of Mentalphysics'
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Review: Betty Benedeadly & Braden Guess ‘At The Institute Of Mentalphysics’

31st January 20238th March 2023 Reza Mills Betty Benedeadly, Braden Guess, Country, Desert Records

Having reviewed and enjoyed Betty Benedeadly‘s two EPs, 2021s From The Mesa and 2022s The Adventures Of Mabel & Carter,

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Screaming Females 'Desire Pathway'
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Review: Screaming Females ‘Desire Pathway’

31st January 20238th March 2023 Goro Riffs Alternative, Don Giovanni Records, Screaming Females

A ‘desire pathway’ is one of those paths carved outside of the determined sidewalks by the collective will of people

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The Freqs 'Poachers'
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Review: The Freqs ‘Poachers’ EP

30th January 20238th March 2023 Lee Beamish Heavy Rock, Independent, The Freqs

Formed in 2019, pre-global pandemics, and hailing from Salem in Massachusetts, The Freqs have, in the last four years, smashed

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Heavy Blanket 'Moon Is'
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Review: Heavy Blanket ‘Moon Is’

30th January 20238th March 2023 Martin Williams Heavy Blanket, Instrumental, J Mascis, Outer Battery Records, Psych

To any fan of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s American alternative rock underground, Amherst Massachusetts’s J. Mascis needs no

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Malleus 'The Fires Of Heaven'
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Review: Malleus ‘The Fires Of Heaven’

27th January 20238th March 2023 Martin Williams Armageddon Label, Black Metal, Malleus, Thrash Metal

I’m a sucker for some vicious, old-school, thrash and death metal. As an older dude, I was at ground zero

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Draken 'Book Of Black'
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Review: Draken ‘Book Of Black’

27th January 20238th March 2023 David J McLaren Draken, Heavy Metal, Majestic Mountain Records

In the wonderful world of all things heavy we joyfully argue over such topics as ‘which subgenre Master of Reality

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