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Review: Oh Hiroshima ‘Myriad’

7th April 202226th May 2022 Richard Murray Napalm Records, Oh Hiroshima, Post-Rock

Wondering what plunging fully into an ocean of fuzz would feel like is where my mind lingers nearly daily at

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Review: Pan•American ‘The Patience Fader’

7th April 202226th May 2022 Josh Schneider Ambient, Kranky Records, Pan American

Becoming a writer for a doom metal webzine, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect but I was certain I

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Review: Decasia ‘An Endless Feast For Hyenas’

6th April 202226th May 2022 Martin Williams Decasia, Heavy Psych Sounds, Prog

As an American, when I think of leading countries in the European heavy rock and metal underground, France is generally

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Review: Greenbeard ‘Variant’

6th April 202226th May 2022 Goro Riffs Greenbeard, Heavy Rock, Kozmik ArtIfactz, Sailor Records

Greenbeard had made their name on the stoner rock scene via their first releases since forming in Austin in 2014,

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Review: Astral Tomb ‘Soul Gazer’

5th April 202226th May 2022 James Bullock Astral Tomb, Blood Harvest Records, Death Metal

Something continues to go down in Denver. If this is your first time with Astral Tomb; they’re a cavernous, three-piece,

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Review: Gnod ‘Hexen Valley’

4th April 202226th May 2022 Harry Holmes Gnod, Psych, Rocket Recordings

Relatively hot on the heels of their last album, GNOD come sleazing their way back with another Rocket Recordings release.

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Review: Aerial Ruin ‘Loss Seeking Flame’

4th April 202226th May 2022 Martin Williams Acoustic, Aerial Ruin, Erik Moggridge, Independent

While I wouldn’t consider myself any sort of aficionado, I like acoustic music, mellow, introspective, or ‘doom folk’ as it’s

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Review: Lustmord ‘The Others [Lustmord Deconstructed]’

1st April 202226th May 2022 Reza Mills Ambient, Experimental, Lustmord, Pelagic Records, Remix

Lustmord aka Brian Williams was born in North Wales and was a former member of Australian/noise group SPK. He has

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Review: The Hellacopters ‘Eyes Of Oblivion’

31st March 202226th May 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Nuclear Blast Records, Rock 'n' Roll, The Hellacopters

For those of a certain age, it came as a surprise when Nicke Andersson, drummer for Swedish death and roll

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Review: Githyanki ‘Rollin’ The Dice’

31st March 202226th May 2022 Goro Riffs Githyanki, Grunge, Independent, Sludge

The Githyanki are a fascinating element found in the lore of Dungeons & Dragons, with a lot of interesting details

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Review: Chrome Waves ‘Recursive: The Rain Will Cleanse Remixes’

30th March 202226th May 2022 Reza Mills Chrome Waves, Deeper Graves, Disorder Recordings, Gridfailure, Jeff Wilson, Lotus Thrones, Remix, Sanford Parker

While we wait for Chrome Waves upcoming fourth release to emerge later this year (I can’t wait), Recursive should keep

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