Samsara Blues Experiment ‘Long Distance Trip’ CD 2010
For all their reputation for being meticulous, mechanical and, well, Teutonic, the Germans seem to be developing a nice little
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Album & EP Reviews
Domes Of Silence ‘Hunter ST’ CDEP 2010
When I first encountered Domes Of Silence live a couple of years ago I was immediately struck by their marriage
Read More >>Aquilonian & Sollubi – Split CD 2010
Containing as it does the first recorded material from ex-Bongzilla duo Aquilonian, I guess you could call this release ‘eagerly
Read More >>Iroha & Fragment ‘Bittersweet’ CD/LP 2010
An interesting CD, here, with a heavy Justin Broadrick connection. Iroha feature Andy Swan, ex-of Broadrick’s Final project AND current
Read More >>Twilight ‘Monument To Time End’ CD/LP 2010
Epic Black Metal on a cosmic scale here, from this veritable supergroup. Twilight’s second album features an altered line-up from
Read More >>War Coma / Jesus Bruiser – Split CD 2010
Punk is an attitude. I don’t win any journalistic awards for pointing out that hackneyed nugget of insight. It’s been
Read More >>Lair Of The Minotaur ‘Evil Power’ CD 2010
I love Lair Of The Minotaur but as I write these words I actually question whether I do indeed ‘love’
Read More >>Goatsnake ‘Flower Of Disease’ Reissue CD 2010
Originally released on the now dearly departed Man’s Ruin Records and on vinyl by Southern Lord this long overdue (8
Read More >>Chrome Hoof ‘Crush Depth’ CD/2xLP 2010
I promised myself I’d try and get through this review without mentioning drugs. The effects of drugs, doing drugs, being
Read More >>Karma To Burn ‘Appalachian Incantation’ CD/2xLP 2010
Okay, hands up everyone who thought Karma To Burn had vanished into the mists of time. Most of you? Right,
Read More >>Madder Mortem ‘Where Dream And Day Collide’ CDEP 2010
Hmmmm…..bit of an odd one, this. A five-track EP from female-fronted Norwegian Alternative Metallers Madder Mortem containing four new tracks,
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