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Twilight ‘Monument To Time End’ CD/LP 2010

14th June 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Aaron Turner, Black Metal, Blake Judd, CD, Dark, LP, Monument To Time End, Paul Robertson, Review, Sanford Parker, Southern Lord, Twilight

Epic Black Metal on a cosmic scale here, from this veritable supergroup. Twilight’s second album features an altered line-up from

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The:Egocentrics ‘Love Fear Choices And Astronauts’ CD 2010

13th May 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Heavy Rock, Love Fear Choices And Astronauts, Nasoni Records, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Review, Stoner Jam, The:Egocentrics

Music very much accompanies a mood. There are times when Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” will touch a nerve and

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Traktor ‘Lights’ LP/CD 2009

8th February 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, Apocaplexy Records, CD, Hardcore, Lights, LP, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Review, Traktor

Fans of Drive Like Jehu, The Blood Brothers, Pg.99, Swing Kids and the whole San Diego 31G/Gravity records scene should

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Trippy Wicked & The Cosmic Children Of The Knight ‘Moving On’ CD 2009

14th November 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, Moving On, Ollie Stygall, Review, Stoner Doom, Trippy Wicked, Trippy Wicked & The Cosmic Children Of The Knight

“D.I.Y or Die”. That seems to be the mantra an increasing number of bands are subscribing to these days and

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The Under ‘Mercurial’ CD 2009

22nd April 20092nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2009, CD, Experimental, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Prog Rock, Review, Self Released, The Under

Progressive Metal… The name itself can strike fear into even the most open minded of rock fans, conjuring images of

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Trap Them ‘Seizures In Barren Praise’ CD/LP 2008

10th March 20093rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, CD, Death Crust, Deathwish Inc, Grindcore, Hardcore, LP, Review, Seizures In Barren Praise, Trap Them

Jesus-fuck-Mary-and-Joseph…this is fucking dirty, dirty grind, punk, metal! Take Nasum’s high velocity head spinning grind, that very same grind that

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The:Egocentrics ‘Mystic Initiation’ CD 2008

19th February 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CD, Heavy Rock, Mystic Initiation, Nasoni Records, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Stoner Jam, The:Egocentrics

Jam band! Two words that really should strike fear into the hearts of most self respecting music fan. It brings

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Taint ‘Secrets And Lies’ CD/LP 2008

28th January 20092nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2008, CD, Heavy, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise-Rock, Review, Rise Above Records, Secrets And Lies, Taint

Some albums come out of Left-field and leave you breathless. For me Taint’s debut ‘The Ruin Of Nova Roma’ was

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Total Fucking Destruction ‘Peace, Love and Total Fucking Destruction’ CD 2008

15th December 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, Bones Brigade Records, Brutal Truth, CD, Crust, Grindcore, Hardcore, Peace Love and Total Fucking Destruction, Review, Richard Hoak, Total Fucking Destruction

A mad smear of visionary post-grindcore conceptualised and executed by Brutal Truth drummer Richard Hoak. Robot rhythm machine Hoak (drums

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The Endless Blockade ‘Primitive’ CD/LP 2008

27th October 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 20 Buck Spin, 2008, Adam Stone, CD, Grindcore, Hardcore, LP, Noise, Power Violence, Primitive, Review, The Endless Blockade

Ah, the cleansing purity of noise. Like standing in the shower and feeling the shit wash away – itself a

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The Sontaran Experiment – S/T – CD 2008

21st October 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CD, Doom, Experimental, Hardcore, Industrial, Paul Catten, Review, The Sontaran Experiment, Undergroove Records

The thing is, Sontarans do love technology, almost as much as they enjoy incessant warfare. Field Marshall Styre would undoubtedly

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