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A Death Cinematic ‘A Parable on the Aporia of Vengeance and the Beauty of Unpenetrable Sadness’ CD 2009

26th January 20093rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2009, A Death Cinematic, A Parable on the Aporia of Vengeance and the Beauty of Unpenetrable Sadness, Ambient, Andrew Sloan, CD, Drone, Experimental, Noise, Review, Self Released

It’s always good to see artists put a bit of effort into their work and this new self-released double album

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SerpentCult ‘Weight Of Light’ CD/LP 2008

22nd January 20092nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2008, CD, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Rise Above Records, SerpentCult, Sludge, Stoner Doom, Weight Of Light

Doom or Sludge? The band favour Doom where as most reviewers put them under Sludge. Whatever genre you put them

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Electric Red ‘Ion’ CDEP 2008

16th January 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CDEP, Electric Red, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Post-Hardcore, Review, Self Released

The note I got with this release from Belfast based unit claims they’ve only been around for about six months

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Grails ‘Take Refuge in Clean Living’ CD & ‘Doomsdayer’s Holiday’ CD 2008

12th January 20093rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Ambient, Andrew Sloan, CD, Doomsdayer's Holiday, Drone, Experimental, Grails, Important Records, Post-Rock, Review, Temporary Residence Limited

2008 saw Grails release two records, the first an ep (‘Take Refuge in Clean Living’) and then their third album

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Mills Of God ‘Call Of The Eastern Moon’ CD/LP 2008

10th January 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, Call Of The Eastern Moon, CD, Crust, Doom, LP, Mills Of God, Modus Operandi Records, Review, Sludge

Krautdoom herbmongers Mills Of God are three men who love their heavy riffs like William Burroughs loved junk and not

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A Storm of Light ‘And We Wept The Black Ocean Within’ CD 2008

30th December 20083rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, A Storm Of Light, And We Wept The Black Ocean Within, Andrew Sloan, CD, Josh Graham, Neurot Recordings, Post-Rock, Review

And here we have a band formed by Josh Graham (also Neurosis’s Visual Director and ex-Red Sparowes member) that explores

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Capricorns ‘River, Bear Your Bones’ CD 2008

29th December 20083rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, Capricorns, CD, Doom, Instrumental, Iron Monkey, Orange Goblin, Review, Rise Above Records, River Bear Your Bones, Stoner Doom

Hands up who thought ‘Ruder Forms Survive’ was one of the better releases of 2005? Well, I got my arm

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Space Probe Tarus – S/T – 2008

27th December 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, Buzzville Records, CD, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Punk Rock, Review, Space Probe Tarus

Way back in the mists of time before Dave Wyndorf discovered biker chic, arena rock and, more recently, the key

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Deadbird ‘Twilight Ritual’ CD 2008

26th December 20083rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, At A Loss Recordings, CD, Deadbird, Doom, Hardcore, Review, Sludge, Southern Rock, Twilight Ritual

The power-up of the slow warming amp valves and an immediate wail of feedback, then, the sudden drop as the

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Album & EP Reviews C 

Cortez ‘Thunder In A Forgotten Town’ CD 2007

20th December 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2007, Buzzville Records, CD, Classic Rock, Cortez, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Thunder In A Forgotten Town

Ever since “Blues For the Red Sun” came riding out of the Californian desert in a dusty Cadillac in 1992

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Album & EP Reviews C 

Chickenhawk – S/T – CD 2008

18th December 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CD, Chickenhawk, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sound Devastation Records

Shit, some bands really don’t have any respect for reviewers!!! They don’t make it easy for us at all. We

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