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Abrams 'In The Dark'
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Review: Abrams ‘In The Dark’

12th September 20229th December 2022 Martin Williams Abrams, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Small Stone Records

Admittedly, when I hear a band described as ‘heavy, yet melodic’ the description I’ve most often heard to describe Denver,

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High Tone Son Of A Bitch 'Live At The Hallowed Halls'
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Review: High Tone Son Of A Bitch ‘Live At The Hallowed Halls’

9th September 20229th December 2022 Martin Williams Doom, High Tone Son Of A Bitch, Ripple Music

There has been a fair amount of buzz about the release of Oakland stoner/doom collective, High Tone Son Of A

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Muscle Vest 'Hot Hot Hate' EP
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Review: Muscle Vest ‘Hot Hot Hate’ EP

8th September 20229th December 2022 El Jefe Muscle Vest, Noise-Rock, Prank Monkey Records

Creeping outta the dark corners of London and seeping into the shadows of your mind comes Muscle Vest. Gloriously brutish,

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Fuzz Sagrado 'A New Dimension'
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Review: Fuzz Sagrado ‘A New Dimension’

8th September 20229th December 2022 Reza Mills Electric Magic Records, Fuzz Sagrado, Kozmik ArtIfactz

The announcement made in November 2020 that Samsara Blues Experiment were breaking up left a giant vacuum in the stoner/doom/psych

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The Necromancers 'Where The Void Rose'
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Review: The Necromancers ‘Where The Void Rose’

7th September 20229th December 2022 Josh Schneider Heavy Rock, Independent, Metal, The Necromancers

Nerd alert, the Necromancer was always a favorite character of mine when playing the Diablo series. Needless to say, the

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Might 'Abyss'
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Review: Might ‘Abyss’

7th September 20227th September 2022 Richard Murray Exile On Mainstream Records, Might

Might as a band were birthed on January 13th 2020 in Hannover, Germany. They’re a duo consisting of Ana Muhi

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Spiritus Mortis 'The Great Seal'
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Review: Spiritus Mortis ‘The Great Seal’

6th September 20229th December 2022 Sandy Williamson Doom, Metal, Spiritus Mortis, Svart Records

Classic Finnish doom legends Spiritus Mortis have been churning out mighty hymns to heavy metal since 1988, but The Great

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Crippled Black Phoenix 'Banefyre'
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Review: Crippled Black Phoenix ‘Banefyre’

6th September 20229th December 2022 James Bullock Crippled Black Phoenix, Prog, Season Of Mist

Crippled Black Phoenix (CPB) are brilliant at expressing profound anger and bitterness through their music. This latest release, Banefyre, is

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Vrenth 'Succumb To Chaos'
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Review: Vrenth ‘Succumb To Chaos’

5th September 20229th December 2022 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Rotted Life Records, Vrenth

Spewed out of the hell-mouth and landing straight in Amboy, California, the death metal cenobites Vrenth return with their second

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Veldune 'Veldune'
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Review: Veldune ‘Veldune’

5th September 20229th December 2022 Martin Williams Nightfloat Recordings, Veldune

With the sheer volume of heavy rock & roll I consume in all its myriad of forms, I’m routinely due

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Gridfailure & Megalophobe 'Harbinger Winds'
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Review: Gridfailure & Megalophobe ‘Harbinger Winds’

2nd September 20229th December 2022 Reza Mills Experimental, Gridfailure, Megalophobe, Nefarious Industries, Soundscapes

Long-term readers of my reviews will be well acquainted with the prolific world of Gridfailure (David Brenner), less familiar perhaps

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