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Review: Godthrymm ‘Distortions’

13th November 202313th November 2023 David J McLaren Doom, Godthrymm, Profound Lore Records

When a band comes along comprised of former members of some of the UK’s most loved and respected bands expectations

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Review: Dreamwheel ‘Redeemer’ EP

10th November 202310th November 2023 Reza Mills Dream Pop, Dreamwheel, Nefarious Industries, Shoegaze

Dreamwheel are a new project that features Evan Linger (Skeletonwitch/Cultist) on guitars/bass/piano/synth and Julia Gaeta (Madrigal/Albez Duz/Restless Ghosts/Light Of The

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Review: Hermano ‘…Only A Suggestion’ [Reissue]

10th November 20234th October 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Hermano, Ripple Music

Whilst the scene rightly still mourns for the loss of the legendary Kyuss, the fallout of that breakup has given

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Review: Jo Quail ‘Invocation/Supplication’

9th November 202310th November 2023 Lee Beamish By Norse Music, Jo Quail, Neo Classical

Over the last few years, not many musical artists have moved me in the way Jo Quail does. From my

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Review: Various Artist ‘Brown Acid – The Seventeenth Trip’

8th November 20238th May 2024 Martin Williams Brown Acid, Heavy Rock, Permanent Records, Proto-Metal, RidingEasy Records

It’s now the time of year when there’s a chill in the air, the leaves are changing, horror movie marathons

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Review: Svalbard ‘The Weight Of The Mask’

8th November 20238th November 2023 Richard Murray Black Metal, Nuclear Blast Records, Post-Hardcore, Svalbard

If you’ve ever felt strangled by manipulative, toxic people in your life, Svalbard might just be the band for you.

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Review: Occult Hand Order ‘Silence By The Raging Sea’

7th November 20237th November 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doomgaze, Independent, Occult Hand Order, Psych

Despite a relatively short period of existence (and one that was majorly disrupted due to global events) Occult Hand Order,

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Review: Autopsy ‘Ashes, Organs, Blood And Crypts’

7th November 20237th November 2023 Sandy Williamson Autopsy, Death Doom, Death Metal, Peaceville Records

Seriously guys, another record? Give us a break… Actually, scratch that; give me all the Autopsy I can handle! The

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Review: Yawning Balch ‘Volume Two’

6th November 202317th February 2025 Martin Williams Bob Balch, Desert Rock, Fu Manchu, Heavy Psych Sounds, Psych, Stoner Rock, Yawning Balch, Yawning Man

Here, we have Volume Two of Yawning Balch, the heralded collaboration between Fu Manchu’s lead guitarist Bob Balch and desert

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Review: Beastwars ‘Tyranny Of Distance’

6th November 20236th November 2023 Goro Riffs Beastwars, Doom, Grunge, Independent

Beastwars latest album is a wild ride through the annals of New Zealand music, taking a collection of covers from

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Review: In The Ponds ‘The Last Stop Ranch’ EP

3rd November 20233rd November 2023 Reza Mills Entelodon Records, In The Ponds, Instrumental, Post-Rock

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, or have not read The Shaman in a fair while, you’ll doubtlessly know

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