UPYR ‘Altars/Tunnels’ CD/CS/DD 2013
Bulgaria. Not a country that is well known for its metal in the rest of the world. However, there are
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Uboa ‘Jouissance’ DD 2013
It took me some time to decide what to do about this record. I couldn’t review it straight away because
Read More >>Uzala ‘Tales Of Blood & Fire’ CD/LP/CS/DD 2013
Tales Of Blood & Fire, the sophomore album by Boise/Portland doom-mongers Uzala is a very different beast from their self-titled
Read More >>Uncoffined ‘Ritual Death And Funeral Rites’ CD 2013
DOOM METAL OF DEATH! That’s the definition Uncoffined have (anti)christened their particular deadly strain of doom, and on their debut
Read More >>Unmothered – S/T – 12″ 2013
Unmothered has surprised me, I was expecting a maelstrom of doom laden guitars and other such nonsense, but what I
Read More >>Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats ‘Mind Control’ CD/LP/DD 2013
It’s rare that a band creates as much mystery, controversy and sensationalism as Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats. Liked and
Read More >>Usnea – S/T – LP/DD 2013
Another strong debut from a hitherto unknown entity rears its head here, in the form of this four song LP
Read More >>Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats ‘Blood Lust’ Reissue CD 2012
CD reissues usually come about for a small number of clear reasons: labels cashing in on niche and cult bands
Read More >>Ufomammut ‘Oro: Opus Alter’ CD/LP 2012
Previously on the Oro Opus series… Italian psyche-drone-doom-sludge shit-kickers Ufomammut battle through the galaxy upon a haze of steel-tinged fairy
Read More >>Undersmile ‘Narwhal’ CD 2012
Since their formation in 2009, Oxfordshire’s Undersmile have garnered a fair bit of attention thanks to numerous live shows and
Read More >>Usko ‘Kuusi’ Cassette/DD 2012
In these tragic days of the disposable digital download, artists have to come up with increasingly novel ways to get
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