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Review: Zu ‘Ferrum Sidereum’

22nd January 202622nd January 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Doom, House Of Mythology, Jazz, Zu

Imagine a soundscape, a vast and echoing chamber filled with rumbling bass, screeching saxophone, and the unpredictable crash of drums.

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Review: Zatokrev ‘…Bring Mirrors To The Surface’

4th November 20254th November 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Pelagic Records, Post-Metal, Zatokrev

Some bands gather together collections of songs to form a long player, and some create an album that forms a

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Review: Zig Zags ‘Deadbeat At Dawn’

29th May 202529th May 2025 Martin Williams Punk, RidingEasy Records, Thrash Metal, Zig Zags

As anyone that is around me on a regular basis, or follows me on social media, can attest to, I

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Review: Zamboa ‘未来’

10th December 202410th December 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Jolt! Recordings, Psych, Zamboa

Tracing a band’s musical history is an essential step in understanding the creative journey that led to their latest offering.

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Review: Zolle ‘Rosa’

4th July 20244th July 2024 Nessie Spencer Noise-Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Subsound Records, Zolle

The Italian scene is as diverse as it is impressive, if there’s a specific genre of music that you particularly

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Review: Zig Zags ‘Strange Masters’

2nd July 202418th September 2024 Martin Williams Punk, RidingEasy Records, Thrash Metal, Zig Zags

Despite being intimately familiar with RidingEasy Records catalog, not only through reviewing a few of their releases, along with multiple

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Review: Zakk Sabbath ‘Doomed Forever Forever Doomed’

27th February 202427th February 2024 Tom Hanno Black Sabbath, Doom, Heavy Metal, Magnetic Eye Records, Zakk Sabbath

I’d like to preface this review by admitting to my feelings on Zakk Wylde; some of you may feel the

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Review: Zanjeer ‘Parcham Buland Ast’ EP

5th October 20229th December 2022 Reza Mills Crust, Hardcore, Punk, Symphony Of Destruction, Zanjeer

Zanjeer (Chain) from Bremen, Germany’s debut EP Parcham Buland Ast (The Flag is Raised) caught my attention for a couple

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Review: Zombi ‘Zombi & Friends, Volume 1’

13th June 202215th July 2022 Rob Walsh Pinkish Black, Pop, Relapse Records, Rock, The Sword, Trans Am, Zombi

It was the summer of 2007 that I saw Zombi open for Isis at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles.

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Review: Zombi ‘Liquid Crystal’ EP

5th May 20217th June 2021 Reza Mills Liquid Crystal, Prog, Relapse Records, Synth, Zombi

For those new to the Zombi world, they’re a duo made up of Steve Moore on bass/synthesizers, A.E. Paterra on

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Review: Zouo ‘Agony憎悪Remains’

5th May 20217th June 2021 Jamie Grimes Agony Remains, Crust, Punk, Relapse Records, Zouo

Surprising as it was to see Relapse Records reissue GISM’s Detestation recently – perhaps the most infamous and legendary of

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