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Ulver ‘Flowers Of Evil’
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Review: Ulver ‘Flowers Of Evil’

23rd September 202026th October 2020 Daniel Pietersen Flowers Of Evil, House Of Mythology, Synth, Ulver

I have a problem with Ulver. I simply cannot get enough of them. This may, at first glance, seem like

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Unruly ‘Unruly’
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Review: Unruly ‘Unruly’

22nd July 202028th August 2020 Liam Blanc Doom, Sludge, Sludgelord Records, Unruly

It’s been a long time since I really listened to any sludge, so long in fact that I almost certainly

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Unearthly Trance ‘Stalking The Ghost’ 2017
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Unearthly Trance ‘Stalking The Ghost’ 2017

15th May 201716th September 2019 John Reppion 2017, Blackened Doom, Doom, Heavy, John Reppion, Relapse Records, Review, Stalking The Ghost, Unearthly Trance

I first heard Unearthly Trance on their 2009 split 10” with Swedish doomers Suma, but the New York trio have

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Ulver 'ATGCLVLSSCAP'
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Ulver ‘ATGCLVLSSCAP’ CD/LP/DD 2016

8th February 20161st November 2019 Guido Segers 2016, Ambient, ATGCLVLSSCAP, CD, Digital, Experimental, Guido Segers, House Of Mythology, LP, Review, Soundscapes, Ulver

Ulver returns triumphantly with another masterpiece, at least that’s my modest opinion after listening to ATGCLVLSSCAP. Though it has been

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Un 'The Tomb Of All Things'
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Un ‘The Tomb Of All Things’ CD/DD 2015

23rd January 20161st November 2019 Jon Weatherill 2015, Black Bow Records, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Jon Weatherill, Review, Sludge, The Tomb Of All Things, Un

There’s something rotten in the state of doom. In a scene mired with copycat bands, it now takes some serious

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Ufomammut ‘Ecate’ CD/LP/DD 2015

30th July 20153rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Ecate, Heavy, LP, Neurot Recordings, Psychedelic, Review, Tom McKibbin, Ufomammut

As the sun returned to our isles and I sat in my back garden, with blue skies overhead, the sun’s

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Undersmile ‘Anhedonia’ CD/LP/DD 2015

15th May 20153rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2015, Anhedonia, Atmospheric, Black Bow Records, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Released, Undersmile

Undersmile are one of the UK’s brightest hopes in the doom scene. Having bulldozed everyone with their stunning debut, Narwhal,

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Unearthly Trance ‘Ouroboros’ CD 2014

1st February 20153rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, CD, Compilation, Death Doom, Doom, Heavy, Jeremy Moore, Ouroboros, Review, Throne Records, Unearthly Trance

Ouroboros is a fitting title for the latest and final release by Brooklyn, NY’s Unearthly Trance – the term centers

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Usnea ‘Random Cosmic Violence’ CD/LP/CS/DD 2014

11th November 20143rd September 2019 Caspian Yurisich 2014, Caspian Yurisich, Cassette, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Random Cosmic Violence, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge, Usnea

In the same vein of perhaps Ocean’s Here Where Nothing Grows, Torture Circle, Aldebaran, Buried At Sea, early, less-bad Moss

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Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats ‘Runaway Girls’ 7″/DD 2014

3rd September 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, 7", Acid Rock, Digital, Garage Rock, Jeremy Moore, Psych, Review, Rise Above Records, Runaway Girls, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats

Call it shyness or a calculated decision to challenge fans and annoy critics and media, but Uncle Acid’s unwillingness (until

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USA Out Of Vietnam ‘Crashing Diseases And Incurable Airplanes’ CD/LP/DD 2014

8th July 20143rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2014, Ambient, Aurora Borealis, CD, Crashing Diseases And Incurable Airplanes, Digital, Experimental, LP, Prog Rock, Review, Todd Robinson, USA Out Of Vietnam

Aurora Borealis have a good track record when it comes to pushing originality and are clearly not afraid to put

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