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Capricorns – S/T – CDEP 2005

6th April 20056th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, Capricorns, CDEP, Doom, Instrumental, Iron Monkey, Lee Edwards, Orange Goblin, Review, Rise Above Records, Stoner Doom

When I first heard about Capricorns I was instantly intrigued, I guess you could say they’re a bit of a

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Outburst ‘100 Tonnes Of Stone’ CDEP 2005

17th March 20056th September 2019 Lee Edwards 100 Tonnes Of Stone, 2005, CDEP, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, Lee Edwards, Outburst, Review, Self Released

‘100 Tonnes of Stone’ is the latest self financed release from Leicester’s Outburst who dish out some pretty dirty, riff

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Jesu – S/T – CD 2004

14th March 200514th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2004, Ambient, CD, Diarmuid Dalton, Drone, Hydra Head Records, Industrial, Jesu, Justin K Broadrick, Lee Edwards, Review, Shoegaze, Ted Parsons

I really didn’t know how I was going to start this review as the first time I gave Jesu’s debut

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Revenge ‘Victory Intolerance Mastery’ CD/LP 2004

5th March 200514th September 2019 Mark Burns 2004, Brutal, CD, Grindcore, LP, Mark Burns, Nihilistic, Osmose Productions, Revenge, Review, Victory.Intolerance.Mastery

From the chaotic, distorted opening 30 seconds of this album, you just know your in for a nasty, nihilistic treat

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El-Thule ‘No Guts, No Glory’ CD 2004

2nd March 200514th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2004, Blues, CD, El-Thule, Heavy Rock, Le Parc Music, Lee Edwards, No Guts No Glory, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Self Released

They say looks can be deceiving and that’s certainly the case for El-Thule’s ‘No Guts, No Glory’ opus. When this

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Fu Manchu ‘Start The Machine’ CD 2005

23rd February 200523rd February 2024 Lee Edwards 2005, CD, Desert Rock, DRT Entertainment, Fu Manchu, Fuzz, Lee Edwards, Review, Start The Machine, Stoner Rock

I must confess to being a little out of touch with what Fu Manchu have been up of late, especially

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