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Review: Steve Von Till ‘Alone In A World Of Wounds’

11th June 202511th June 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Neo Folk, Neurot Recordings, Steve Von Till

Steve Von Till’s creative output has been fairly prolific over the last few years; in the lost times of 2020

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Review: Snakemother ‘Snakemother’ [Reissue]

2nd June 20252nd June 2025 Lee Beamish Doom, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Snakemother

Way back in 2023, an album emerged which, unless you were in the know, would have passed you by without

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Review: Staticlone ‘Better Living Through Static Vision’

20th May 202520th May 2025 Renzo Hardcore, Punk, Relapse Records, Staticlone

Punks Not Dead… Philadelphia has a strong punk and hardcore tradition, though the genre is associated with bands like Bad

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Review: Staraya Derevnya ‘Garden Window Escape’

16th May 202516th May 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Auris Media Records, Jazz, Kraut, Ramble Records, Staraya Derevnya

From their early beginnings with the album Expedition, which showcased Gosha Shtasel‘s talent for crafting simple yet deeply moving folk

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Review: SUMAC And Moor Mother ‘The Film’

9th May 20259th May 2025 Matthew Williams Drone, Experimental, Moor Mother, Spoken Word, Sumac, Thrill Jockey Records

After giving this a few listens, I can confirm that SUMAC are another band that is going to be filed

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Review: Sons Of Ra ‘Standard Deviation’

30th April 202530th April 2025 Matthew Williams Jazz, Lasers Edge, Prog, Sons Of Ra

Right from the off, I’m going to say one simple thing. This album is beyond cool, so cool that even

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Review: Shane Embury ‘Atonement’

3rd April 20253rd April 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Electronic, Extrinsic Recordings, Shane Embury

Having achieved the distinction of being the longest-serving member of the British institution, grindcore/death metal band Napalm Death, bassist, and

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Review: Iggor Cavalera/Shane Embury ‘Neon Gods/Own Your Darkness’

27th March 202527th March 2025 Reza Mills Ambient, Cold Spring Records, Electronic, Iggor Cavalera, Industrial, Shane Embury

Even someone like me, who isn’t predominantly a ‘metalhead’, recognises the legendary names on this split release. On the off

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Review: SOM ‘Let The Light In’

25th March 202525th March 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Pelagic Records, Post-Rock, Shoegaze, SOM

Comprising of current and former members of Junius, Caspian, and Constants, North American post-rock/metal act SOM have spent their eight

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Review: Skloss ‘The Pattern Speaks’

5th March 20255th March 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Doomgaze, Fuzz Club Records, Skloss

The first time I bumped into the Austin-based drummer, visual artist, and producer Karen Skloss, was during her stint with

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Review: Seein’ Red ‘Refuse Resist’

3rd March 20253rd March 2025 Martin Williams Armageddon Label, Hardcore, Seein' Red

I cannot exactly say when I first heard of long-running Dutch hardcore legends Seein’ Red. It was definitely during my

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