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Review: We Follow The Earth ‘Foamdrinker’

1st June 20261st June 2026 Lee Beamish Nespithe Records, Post-Metal, We Follow The Earth

It isn’t very often that an act comes along that leaves me speechless these days. Mostly, a vast amount of

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Review: Wildernesses ‘Growth’

26th March 202626th March 2026 Lee Beamish Floodlit Recordings, Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Wildernesses

If ever there was a band you should latch on to immediately, one that references the cult classic The X-Files

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Review: Witchcraft ‘A Sinner’s Child’ EP

24th March 202624th March 2026 Matthew Williams Doom, Folk Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Witchcraft

I keep having one of those recurring thoughts in my head about whether I’ve seen Witchcraft live, and if not,

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Review: Weedpecker ‘V’

19th March 202619th March 2026 Rob Walsh Heavy Psych Sounds, Prog, Psych, Weedpecker

Poland’s Weedpecker has been one of my favorites for a number of years. Their dare-I-say silly (intentionally?) band name might

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Review: Wolftooth ‘Wizard’s Light’

24th December 202524th December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Heavy Metal, Ripple Music, Wolftooth

Having gotten into heavy music at the tail-end of the ‘eighties ’80s, my tastes have walked a tightrope between what

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Review: Wino ‘Create Or Die’

1st December 20251st December 2025 Martin Williams Americana, Doom, Ripple Music, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, Wino

Chances are if you’re reading this review, or The Sleeping Shaman in general, the man known as Wino needs no

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Review: Woodhawk ‘Love Finds A Way’

29th August 202529th August 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Grand Hand Records, Heavy Rock, Woodhawk

Calgary’s grooving stoner trio Woodhawk celebrate a decade of existence by releasing their fourth, and possibly finest, album Love Finds

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Review: Wenches ‘Stupid Sick’

27th June 202527th June 2025 Lee Beamish Already Dead Tapes & Records, Heavy Rock, Master Kontrol Audio, Punk, The Ghost Is Clear Records, Wenches

Having now been on the Wenches thrill ride for the last couple of releases, one thing that always makes me

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Review: Witchrot ‘Soul Cellar’

11th June 202511th June 2025 Matthew Williams Doom, Fuzz, Fuzzed And Buzzed Records, Majestic Mountain Records, Witchrot

There’s a slow, pedestrian paced start to Possession Deepens as the rumbling bass line from Jon Ferreira is joined by

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Review: Witchcraft ‘IDAG’

22nd May 20259th January 2026 xdharmarajax Acoustic, Blues, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Witchcraft

Swedish doom veterans, Witchcraft, return with their seventh album, IDAG. Released on Heavy Psych Sounds, it’s the sum of all

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Review: GNOD & White Hills ‘Drop Out III’

29th April 202529th April 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Gnod, Psych, Thrill Jockey Records, White Hills

Drop Out III marks a triumphant ‘conclusion’ to the iconic Drop Out saga, capturing the essence of an extraordinary musical

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