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Surtr ‘World Of Doom’ CD 2011

5th March 20123rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2011, Album, Altsphere Productions, Andrew Sloan, CD, Death Doom, Doom, Reverend Bizarre, Review, Surtr, Traditional Doom, World Of Doom

It is with a frantic clash of steel and the scream of battle that these French Doom traditionalists kick off

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Stone Axe ‘II’ 2 x CD Deluxe Edition 2012

2nd March 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, CD, Classic Rock, Deluxe Edition, Heavy Rock, II, Reissue, Review, Ripple Music, Saúl Do Caixão, Southern Rock, Stone Axe, Stone Axe II, Tony Reed

I have a specific memory of the first time I saw Stone Axe – it was the Saturday before Roadburn

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Sun Gods In Exile ‘Thanks For The Silver’ CD/DD 2012

1st March 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, CD, DD, Digital Download, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records, Southern Rock, Sun Gods In Exile, Thanks For The Silver

Well good God y’all!!! When the Sun Gods’ debut, “Black Light, White Lines” landed in 2009 it was a fine,

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Stallone – S/T – Digital EP 2012

29th February 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, C.J. Ridings, Digital EP, Evan Diprima, Heavy, Heavy Rock, Juan Montoya, Noise-Rock, Pete Green, Review, Self Titled, Stallone, Thomas Gonzalez

I did contemplate the intense amount of silliness that would have unfolded if Stallone had turned out to be a

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Skin Like Iron / Nails – Split 7″ 2012

4th February 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, 7", Adam Stone, Crust, Grindcore, Hardcore, Nails, Review, Self Released, Skin Like Iron, Skin Like Iron / Nails, Split, Split 7"

When I saw this one up for grabs I went for it quick. ‘Unsilent Death’ by Nails is one of

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Spire – Digital EP 2010 & ‘Metamorphosis’ Digital EP 2011

15th January 20123rd September 2019 James Parker 2010, 2011, Blackened Doom, Digital EP, Drone, Experimental, James Parker, Metamorphosis, Review, Self Released, Spire

Spire – Digital EP 2010 Australia – land of beer, Sheilas and blokes in dodgy beachwear. Not the sort of

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Samsara Blues Experiment ‘Revelation And Mystery’ CD/LP 2011

14th December 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Classic Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Revelation And Mystery, Review, Samsara Blues Experiment, Space Rock, World In Sound Records

When I reviewed Samsara Blues Experiment’s previous album, “Long Distance Trip” in 2010 I wasn’t fully convinced I have to

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Sulaco ‘Build And Burn’ LP/DD 2011

13th December 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Build And Burn, DD, Digital Download, Grindcore, Handshake Inc, LP, Metal, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Progressive, Review, Sulaco

Hey, does anyone else remember Sulaco, ’cause it’s been a while. If, like me, you thought they were another casualty

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Sunn O))) ‘ØØ Void’ Reissue CD/2xLP 2011

10th November 20113rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2011, CD, Doom, Drone, Greg Anderson, Heavy, LP, ØØ Void, Reissue, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Southern Lord, Stephen O'Malley, Stuart Dahlquist, Sunn O)))

Certain things in music defy any kind of logic – you think you’ve got the music-buying public (what there is

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Serpentine Path ‘Erebus/Depravity’ 7″ 2011

7th November 20113rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2011, 7", Death Metal, Doom, Erebus/Depravity, Heavy, Parasitic Records, Ramesses, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Serpentine Path, Unearthly Trance

When you hear of a new band that unites Unearthly Trance with Tim Bagshaw of Electric Wizard and Ramesses fame,

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Sarabante ‘Remnants’ CD 2011

16th August 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, CD, Crust, D-Beat, Hardcore, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Remnants, Review, Sarabante, Southern Lord

Greece hasn’t exactly been a hot bed for metal bands. In recent years they are probably noted for having produced

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