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Review: Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol ‘Ca$h Grab’

4th November 20264th November 2026 Matthew Williams Heavy Rock, Permanent Teeth Records, Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol

For me, the undoubted highlight of my first ever visit to Desertfest London 2025 was the forty-odd-minute set from Austin,

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Review: Remote Viewing ‘State Violence’

27th October 202630th October 2026 Harry Holmes Hardcore, Human Worth, Remote Viewing, Sludge

There’s no messing with this record’s title. Arriving with the PR foreshadowing of ‘their most direct statement yet’, it poses

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Review: Reigns ‘The Antigeist’

15th October 202615th October 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Electronic, Reigns, Wrong Speed Records

I have known Reigns for a long time, going back to when Tim and Roo Farthing first sent me We

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Review: Russian Circles ‘Nine’

22nd September 202622nd September 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Instrumental, Post-Rock, Russian Circles, Sargent House

Chicago-based instrumental pioneers Russian Circles have long been synonymous with complex songwriting, powerful emotional narratives, and bridging the gap between

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Review: REZN ‘Cycles In The Infinite Dream’

20th August 202620th August 2026 Rob Walsh Doom, Prog, REZN, Sargent House

REZN might just be one of Chicago’s best-kept heavy musical secrets. While they may not immediately ring as many bells

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Review: Ramblin’ Ricky Tate ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

17th July 202617th July 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corp Music, Country, Folk, Ramblin' Ricky Tate, The Magnolia Sessions

The latest series of Anti-Corp’s wonderful The Magnolia Sessions continues to deliver the goods in terms of shining a light

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Review: Robot God ‘Onto The Afterlife’

14th July 202614th July 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Black Throne Productions, Heavy Rock, Kozmik ArtIfactz, Psych, Robot God

I’ve been following Sydney, Australia psych-space-stoner-rock power trio Robot God when they released their excellent 2022 third album, World Collide.

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Review: Radian ‘Subterfuge’

12th May 202612th May 2026 Rob Walsh Elburno Records, Radian, Sludge

What if Ancient Egypt never fell? Would we live in a world of massive modern pyramids ruling our skylines? Would

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Review: Rocky & The Sweden ‘Punks Pot Head’

25th February 202625th February 2026 Martin Williams Hardcore, Punk, Relapse Records, Rocky & The Sweden

Despite considering myself to be knowledgeable about both punk rock, as well as Japanese music and culture in general, I

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Review: Ritual Arcana ‘Ritual Arcana’

23rd January 202623rd January 2026 Matthew Williams Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Ritual Arcana

When you see the legendary name of Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich attached to any band, you pretty much know that it’s

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Review: Rotten Sound ‘Mass Extinction’ EP

19th January 202619th January 2026 Sandy Williamson Grind, Rotten Sound, Season Of Mist

Finnish grindcore veterans Rotten Sound started when their genre was at its lowest coolness factor, blasted everyone to pieces for

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