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The Devil's Trade 'Nincs Szennyezetlen Szép' Artwork
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Review: The Devil’s Trade ‘Nincs Szennyezetlen Szép’

2nd December 20252nd December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doom, Folk, Folk Doom, Pelagic Records, The Devil’s Trade

The Devil’s Trade has undoubtably been one of my favourite musical discoveries in recent years. Hungarian singer/songwriter Dávid Makó (formerly

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Review: Wino ‘Create Or Die’

1st December 20251st December 2025 Martin Williams Americana, Doom, Ripple Music, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, Wino

Chances are if you’re reading this review, or The Sleeping Shaman in general, the man known as Wino needs no

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Review: The Utopia Strong ‘Doperider’

27th November 202527th November 2025 Matthew Williams Electronic, Kraut, Rocket Recordings, The Utopia Strong

When I was first introduced to The Utopia Strong by The Shaman himself, I was a bit taken aback by

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Review: Howling Giant ‘Crucible & Ruin’

26th November 202526th November 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Heavy Rock, Howling Giant, Magnetic Eye Records

The passage of time has fared very strangely this year. Whilst the news has been an exhausting deluge of relentless,

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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: Frayle ‘Heretics & Lullabies’

21st November 202521st November 2025 Lee Beamish Doom, Frayle, Gothic, Napalm Records

Having been a fan of Frayle for the last few years, when the opportunity came up recently to review the

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Review: Today Is The Day ‘Never Give In’

20th November 202520th November 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Post-Metal, SuperNova Records, Today Is The Day

’It’s a way of life and one that is necessary in these dystopian and dark days we live in. I

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Review: Cathedral ‘Society’s Pact With Satan’

19th November 202519th November 2025 Sandy Williamson Cathedral, Doom, Rise Above Records

When I first heard about a new release from departed British doom legends Cathedral was coming out, I was initially

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Review: Abraham ‘Idsungwüssä’

18th November 202518th November 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Abraham, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal

Idsungwüssä, the fifth album from abrasive Swiss post-metal powerhouse Abraham, slithered out of my speakers like a mudslide washing away

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Review: Electric Jaguar Baby ‘Clair-Obscur’

12th November 202512th November 2025 Martin Williams Electric Jaguar Baby, Garage Rock, Majestic Mountain Records

Parisian garage-fuzz two-piece Electric Jaguar Baby return after a three-year absence with Clair-Obscur, their first release for Majestic Mountain Records.

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Review: SoftSun ‘Eternal Sunrise’

7th November 202522nd December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doomgaze, Heavy Psych Sounds, Shoegaze, SoftSun

SoftSun are wasting little time in trying to stamp their mark on the scene. For a band that only came

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