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Review: Smote ‘Songs From The Free House’

7th January 20267th January 2026 Nessie Spencer Drone, Psych, Rocket Recordings, Smote

There is something about Smote that captivates you, almost like a spell has been cast upon your soul from the

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Review: Slomatics ‘Atomicult’

5th January 20265th January 2026 Sandy Williamson Doom, Majestic Mountain Records, Slomatics

Belfast’s Slomatics are an institution at this point in the UK underground doom and sludge scenes, but their sound has

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Review: Sunn O))) ‘Eternity’s Pillars B/W Raise The Chalice & Reverential’

17th December 202517th December 2025 Sandy Williamson Drone, Sub Pop Records, Sunn O)))

The first collaboration between drone legends Sunn O))) and the legendary Sub Pop Records, this three-track release sees Greg Anderson

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Review: SoftSun ‘Eternal Sunrise’

7th November 202522nd December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doomgaze, Heavy Psych Sounds, Shoegaze, SoftSun

SoftSun are wasting little time in trying to stamp their mark on the scene. For a band that only came

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Review: Space Witch ‘Mountains Of Neptune’

5th November 20255th November 2025 Matthew Williams Independent, Psych, Space Witch, Stoner Doom

Before you press play and listen to the latest doom masterpiece from one of Stoke-on-Trent’s finest, Space Witch, make sure

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Review: Stonebirds ‘Perpetual Wasteland’

31st October 202531st October 2025 Matthew Williams Post-Metal, Ripple Music, Stonebirds

Perpetual Wasteland is the fourth and final episode from Breton trio Stonebirds, and it’s a collection of six songs that

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Review: Supernaughty ‘Apocalypso’

9th October 20259th October 2025 Martin Williams Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Stoner, Supernaughty

Livorno, Italy’s Supernaughty return with their third full-length, and the four-piece’s first for Ripple Music, the much-anticipated Apocalypso. Supernaughty (undoubtedly

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Review: Stoned Jesus ‘Songs To Sun’

1st October 20251st October 2025 Lee Beamish Heavy Rock, Season Of Mist, Stoned Jesus

Back in 2023, I had the opportunity to review the newest album by one of my elite selection of bands,

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Review: Swans ‘Birthing’

1st September 202527th December 2025 Reza Mills Experimental, Mute Records, Noise-Rock, Swans, Young God Records

It is intimidating covering a band you love as you pray you’ll do them justice; there’s an omnipresent feeling that

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Review: Seedy Jeezus ‘Damned To The Depths’

22nd August 202522nd August 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Blown Music And Touring, Echodelick Records, Heavy Rock, Lay Bare Recordings, Prog, Psych, Seedy Jeezus

Melbourne, Australia’s powerful trio Seedy Jeezus, now considered a quartet after the addition of their producer and Mos Generator guitarist

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Review: Spider Kitten ‘The Truth Is Caustic To Love’

27th June 202527th June 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Americana, APF Records, Doom, Grunge, Noise-Rock, Spider Kitten

‘Mental illness? Check. Addiction? Check. Despair? Oh yeah, it’s there. They don’t sing about hope. They sing about what happens

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