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Album & EP Reviews

El Supremo 'Acid Universe'
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Review: El Supremo ‘Acid Universe’

24th February 202329th March 2023 Goro Riffs Argonauta Records, El Supremo, Instrumental, Psych

El Supremo is an instrumental rock band from Fargo, North Dakota, with a sound rooted in classic rock, stoner rock,

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Negative Blast 'Echo Planet'
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Review: Negative Blast ‘Echo Planet’

24th February 202329th March 2023 Martin Williams Hardcore, Negative Blast, Punk, Quiet Panic Records

Occasionally, I hear an album that blows my face off the instant it hits my ear holes. A band I’d

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BIG|BRAVE 'nature morte'
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Review: BIG|BRAVE ‘nature morte’

23rd February 202329th March 2023 Nessie Spencer BIG|BRAVE, Doom, Drone, Thrill Jockey Records

Roadburn 2018 was a very special edition for me for three reasons: it was the first time I could afford

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Suckling 'Suckling'
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Review: Suckling ‘Suckling’

23rd February 202329th March 2023 Martin Williams Alternative, Garage, Independent, Psych, Suckling

As someone who’s lived next door to Texas for most of his life, I can unequivocally say there’s not a

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Wolves In Winter 'The Calling Quiet'
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Review: Wolves In Winter ‘The Calling Quiet’

22nd February 202329th March 2023 Lee Beamish Alternative, Argonauta Records, Doom, Wolves In Winter

It’s not very often the name Bradford comes up as the birthplace for any major musical events or is the

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LAWA 'Instrumentalisation'
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Review: LAWA ‘Instrumentalisation’

22nd February 202329th March 2023 Reza Mills Cinematic, Cineploit Recordings, Electronic, LAWA

To recap, LAWA is Alex Wank (formerly of Austrian death metal legends Pungent Stench) and Alain Leonard and the band’s

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Lüger 'Revelations Of The Sacred Skull'
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Review: Lüger ‘Revelations Of The Sacred Skull’

21st February 202324th March 2023 Sandy Williamson Heavy Psych Sounds, Lüger, Metal, Punk

Lüger hail from Montreal, Canada and their particular brand of sleazy doom rock/heavy metal has always been an infectious riot

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Desert Wave 'Deafening Silence'
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Review: Desert Wave ‘Deafening Silence’

21st February 202324th March 2023 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Desert Wave, Independent, Psych

‘We are mainly an instrumental band because none of us can sing well, but we wanted to give an attempt

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JK Flesh 'Sewer Bait'
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Review: JK Flesh ‘Sewer Bait’

20th February 202324th March 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Dub, Electronic, JK Flesh, Justin K Broadrick, Pressure Records

Lately the work ethic from the grimy heart and soul of industrial music, Justin K Broadrick has been incredible. 2022

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Bruxa Maria 'Build Yourself A Shrine And Pray'
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Review: Bruxa Maria ‘Build Yourself A Shrine And Pray’

17th February 202324th March 2023 James Bullock Bruxa Maria, Noise-Rock, Riot Season

I saw Bruxa Maria at one fine Desertfest London in 2017. It was teeth rattling, to the point I had

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Tithe 'Inverse Rapture'
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Review: Tithe ‘Inverse Rapture’

16th February 202324th March 2023 Matt Alexander Black Metal, Death Metal, Grindcore, Profound Lore Records, Tithe

Portland, Oregon needs to get someone out to check the water, it seems like the ‘City Of Roses’ should be

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