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Review: Void Of Light ‘Asymmetries’

1st April 20261st April 2026 Matthew Williams Post-Metal, Ripcord Records, Void Of Light

It’s another step into the mesmerising and thunderous world of post-metal for me as Glasgow’s Void Of Light release their

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Review: Aurelia Anne Cohen ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

31st March 202631st March 2026 Martin Williams Americana, Anti-Corporate Music, Aurelia Anne Cohen, Folk, The Magnolia Sessions

While I personally have not yet covered any of Anti-Corp Music’s mainman, Dan Emery’s fabled The Magnolia Sessions, I’ve been

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Review: Cryptworm ‘Infectious Pathological Waste’

30th March 202630th March 2026 Matt Alexander Cryptworm, Death Metal, Extremely Rotten Productions, Me Saco Un Ojo Records

A thin emerald mist seeps out of a pile of pustulant, bloated corpses, all of which have been heavily experimented

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Review: Lesotho ‘A Flashing On Plain Glass’

27th March 202627th March 2026 Matthew Williams Independent, Instrumental, Lesotho, Post-Metal, Post-Rock

Over the past few years, I’ve started to enjoy more post-metal bands, having dived into the genre to expand my

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Review: Kal-El ‘Astral Voyager Vol. 2’

27th March 202627th March 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blues Funeral Recordings, Kal-El, Majestic Mountain Records

I made a passing remark in my review of Kal-El’s seventh album, the stunning Astral Voyager Vol. 1, that the

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Review: Wildernesses ‘Growth’

26th March 202626th March 2026 Lee Beamish Floodlit Recordings, Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Wildernesses

If ever there was a band you should latch on to immediately, one that references the cult classic The X-Files

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Review: Mordecai Smyth ‘Gather The Scattered Mind’

25th March 202625th March 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Mega Dodo, Mordecai Smyth, Prog, Psych

From the verdant heart of the Berkshire, specifically the charming town of Wokingham, emerges the remarkable figure of Mordecai Smyth,

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Review: Void ‘Live – 1982’

25th March 202625th March 2026 Reza Mills Crossover, Hardcore, Outer Battery Records, Void

Maryland might perhaps be familiar to The Shaman regulars for its doom scene and bands such as Internal Void, Revelation,

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Review: Witchcraft ‘A Sinner’s Child’ EP

24th March 202624th March 2026 Matthew Williams Doom, Folk Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Witchcraft

I keep having one of those recurring thoughts in my head about whether I’ve seen Witchcraft live, and if not,

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Review: Owls Over Oaks ‘O.O.O.’

24th March 202624th March 2026 Sandy Williamson Argonauta Records, Doom, Funeral Doom, Owls Over Oaks

The new record from extreme drone doom Italians Owls Over Oaks is called O.O.O., and you can probably guess what

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Review: Oolith ‘By Ways Unknown’

23rd March 202623rd March 2026 Matthew Williams Doom, Independent, Oolith

I first became aware of Manchester’s melodic doomsters Oolith when I saw them supporting the mighty Froglord and Warlockhunt last

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Following Wednesday’s premiere of an excerpt built around INTERVAL 1, TESA return with a second glimpse into TESA MAN, this

Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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