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Temptress 'See'
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Review: Temptress ‘See’

17th March 202317th January 2026 Josh Schneider Doom, Heavy Rock, Metal, Metal Assault Records, Temptress

When reviewing albums, it’s natural to compare bands to other similar bands. It makes it easy for the readers to

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In The Ponds 'Fever Canyon' EP
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Review: In The Ponds ‘Fever Canyon’ EP

16th March 202317th January 2026 Reza Mills Entelodon Records, In The Ponds, Post-Rock

Having fallen hard for In the Ponds brand of ambient post-rock goodness when I reviewed their debut EP Polar Night

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Dirge 'Dirge'
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Review: Dirge ‘Dirge’

16th March 202317th January 2026 Goro Riffs Dirge, Immersive Sounds, Post-Metal

Formed in 2014, Dirge bring their unique blend of doom rock, metal and psychedelic sludge from the Indian underground. The

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HÃ¥ndgemeng 'Ultraritual'
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Review: HÃ¥ndgemeng ‘Ultraritual’

15th March 202317th January 2026 James Bullock Doom, HÃ¥ndgemeng, Ripple Music

From the triumphant opening guitar riff on the first track of Håndgemeng’s Ultraritural, it is clear that this is not

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Oranżada ‘Karma Tango’
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Review: Oranżada ‘Karma Tango’

15th March 202317th January 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Audio Cave Records, Oranżada, Psych

Way back in the late 60s and throughout the 70s, the Polish music scene was dominated by four much loved

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REZN 'Solace'
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Review: REZN ‘Solace’

14th March 202317th January 2026 Josh Schneider Heavy Rock, Independent, Psych, REZN

What!?! Did I read that correctly? ‘The first half of a two part series!’. REZN never disappoints and I thought

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The Atomic Bitchwax 'Live At Freak Valley Fest'
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Review: The Atomic Bitchwax ‘Live At Freak Valley Fest’

14th March 202317th January 2026 Martin Williams Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, The Atomic Bitchwax

Let me begin by mentioning the fact I’ve been listening to New Jersey’s heavy, mind-melting, riff-warpers The Atomic Bitchwax (sometimes

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TORSO 'A Crash Course In Terror'
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Review: TORSO ‘A Crash Course In Terror’

13th March 202317th January 2026 David J McLaren APF Records, Heavy Rock, Metal, TORSO

I must admit to being excited whenever I see a new release from APF Records crop up. The label is

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Sorrowful Land 'Faded Anchors Of The Past'
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Review: Sorrowful Land ‘Faded Anchors Of The Past’

13th March 202317th January 2026 Sandy Williamson Black Lion Records, Death Doom, Sorrowful Land

Ukrainian one-man death/doom act Sorrowful Land have returned from a five-year break to release their third full-length through Black Lion

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Fange 'Privation'
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Review: Fange ‘Privation’

10th March 202317th January 2026 Reza Mills Fange, Industrial, Sludge, Throatruiner Records

A French (from Rennes to be exact) industrial sludge/death metal trio who have covered two of my all-time favourite Black

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Illuminated Void 'Veriditas'
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Review: Illuminated Void ‘Veriditas’

10th March 202317th January 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Altrusian Grace Media, Ambient, Doom, Illuminated Void, Metal

When not creating some of my favourite psychedelic, prog laced heavy doom with his main band, Milwaukee’s Sleestak, frontman Matt

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