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Album & EP Reviews

Mount Saturn 'O, Great Moon'
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Review: Mount Saturn ‘O, Great Moon’

26th May 20221st July 2022 Richard Murray Doom, Independent, Mount Saturn

I’ve been reviewing doom, sludge, and hardcore for many years now. So long that much of it just blends together

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Besvärjelsen 'Atlas'
Album & EP Reviews B 

Review: Besvärjelsen ‘Atlas’

25th May 20221st July 2022 Emil Damgaard Andersen Besvärjelsen, Doom Rock, Heavy Rock, Magnetic Eye Records

While doom rock as a genre to me seems like unexplored territory, I think there’s a lot of potential and

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Christian Death 'Evil Becomes Rule'
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Review: Christian Death ‘Evil Becomes Rule’

25th May 20221st July 2022 James Bullock Christian Death, Death Rock, Goth, Season Of Mist

The conventions of goth or death rock can sometimes be a little repetitive. The available tool kit is well developed

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Black Lung 'Dark Waves'
Album & EP Reviews B 

Review: Black Lung ‘Dark Waves’

24th May 20221st July 2022 Josh Schneider Black Lung, Doom Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds

Black Lung hails from Baltimore and started as a trio in 2014. Their heavy blues sound dabbles into the psych-doom

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Gu Vo 'Gu Vo'
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Review: Gu Vo ‘Gu Vo’

24th May 20221st July 2022 Rob Bryant Gu Vo, Kraut, Psych, Sentencia Records

Gu Vo is a trio from Seville, Spain, made up of Edu Escobar (drums), Raúl Burrueco (bass), and Alejandro Ruiz

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Review: Serpentent 'Ancient Tomes, Volume I: Mother Of Light'
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Review: Serpentent ‘Ancient Tomes, Volume I: Mother Of Light’

23rd May 20221st July 2022 Lee Beamish Folk, Serpentent, Svart Records

Ancient Tomes, Volume I: Mother Of Light, the debut album by Serpentent, has just been released through Svart Records, and

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Bog Body 'Cryonic Crevasse Cult'
Album & EP Reviews B 

Review: Bog Body ‘Cryonic Crevasse Cult’

23rd May 20221st July 2022 James Bullock Blackened Sludge, Bog Body, Profound Lore Records

This is a surprisingly punishing album. For a band this young, there is an undeniable ‘Bog Body’ sound that hits

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Geezer 'Stoned Blues Machine'
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Review: Geezer ‘Stoned Blues Machine’

20th May 20221st July 2022 Martin Williams Blues Rock, Geezer, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock

Kingston, New York’s immense, stoner, and heavy blues trio Geezer made quite an impact with 2020’s Groovy. The re-vamped lineup’s

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Cities Of Mars 'Cities Of Mars'
Album & EP Reviews C 

Review: Cities Of Mars ‘Cities Of Mars’

20th May 20221st July 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Cities Of Mars, Doom, Prog, Ripple Music

Cities Of Mars come via Ripple Music from Gothenberg in Sweden and have been recorded and mixed by Wo Fat’s

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Greenseeker 'The Wish'
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Review: Greenseeker ‘The Wish’

19th May 20221st July 2022 Martin Williams Greenseeker, Heavy Rock, Prog, StoneFly Records

As stoner rock & doom metal have expanded over the last few decades, we’ve seen more and more bands mining,

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Famyne 'II: The Ground Below'
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Review: Famyne ‘II: The Ground Below’

19th May 20221st July 2022 Rob Walsh Doom, Famyne, Grunge, Svart Records

Ahhh Canterbury. The region is perhaps best known for its scenic beauty, literature and ancient cathedrals. Musically, it is perhaps

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