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Venamoris 'Drown In Emotion'
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Review: Venamoris ‘Drown In Emotion’

26th January 20238th March 2023 Reza Mills Dave Lombardo, Dream Pop, Paula Lombardo, Three One G, Venamoris

I noticed a curious phenomenon while watching Amoeba Records ‘What’s In My Bag’ series recently, a lot of the metal

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Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows 'Hail To The Underground'
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Review: Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows ‘Hail To The Underground’

26th January 20238th March 2023 El Jefe Blues Funeral Recordings, Blues Rock, Heavy Rock, Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows, Kraut, Noise-Rock, Post-Punk

I’ve been fortunate enough to catch Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows on a few occasions when they venture into

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EYES 'Congratulations'
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Review: EYES ‘Congratulations’

25th January 20238th March 2023 Reza Mills Eyes, Hardcore, Indisciplinarian Records

In 2020, Copenhagen quintet EYES released their full-length debut, the superlative Underperformer which was reviewed by yours truly and made

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Mithridatum 'Harrowing'
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Review: Mithridatum ‘Harrowing’

25th January 20238th March 2023 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Mithridatum, Willowtip Records

To my delight there has been a spate of excellent disso-death being released over the past few years, with great

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Hammock 'Love In The Void'
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Review: Hammock ‘Love In The Void’

24th January 20238th March 2023 Lee Beamish Hammock, Post-Rock, Shoegaze

Eleven albums into a career, you would have thought any band would be set with their sound, and either be

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SKÁLD 'Huldufólk'
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Review: SKÁLD ‘Huldufólk’

24th January 20238th March 2023 Sandy Williamson Decca Records, Folk, Norse, SKÁLD

With the explosion in popularity of the Vikings TV shows, Wardruna and Norse culture in general, it is amazing how

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Endtime/Cosmic Reaper 'Doom Sessions Vol. 7'
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Review: Endtime & Cosmic Reaper ‘Doom Sessions Vol. 7’

23rd January 20238th March 2023 Josh Schneider Cosmic Reaper, Doom, Doom Sessions, Endtime, Heavy Psych Sounds

Heavy Psych Sounds have released seven fantastic split albums featuring fourteen outstanding doom metal bands. It’s a series I very

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Death Engine 'Ocean'
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Review: Death Engine ‘Ocean’

22nd January 20238th March 2023 Richard Murray Death Engine, Post-Metal, Throatruiner Records

Death Engine was formed in Lorient, France in 2012 and have been climbing the ranks of the European underground post-metal

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Sightless Pit 'Lockstep Bloodwar'
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Review: Sightless Pit ‘Lockstep Bloodwar’

20th January 20238th March 2023 Nessie Spencer Dub, Hip-Hop, Industrial, Sightless Pit, Thrill Jockey Records

If the name Sightless Pit does not ring a bell, their founding members Dylan Walker and Lee Buford certainly will,

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Human Hand 'Tremor'
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Review: Human Hand ‘Tremor’

20th January 20238th March 2023 Martin Williams Cardinal Fuzz Records, Feeding Tube Records, Human Hand, Psych

UK label Cardinal Fuzz has been responsible for some of the cooler, under the radar releases I’ve encountered in my

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Raum Kingdom 'Monarch'
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Review: Raum Kingdom ‘Monarch’

19th January 20238th March 2023 Rob Walsh Argonauta Records, Post-Metal, Raum Kingdom, Sludge

There was a time when I was pretty fixated on so-called ‘post-metal’ and many of the analogous scenes and genres.

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