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2009

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bad Luck Rides On Wheels – S/T – LP/CD 2009

19th March 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, Bad Luck Rides On Wheels, CD, Doom, Heavy, LP, Metal, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Sludge, W.I.F.A.G.E.N.A. Records

I don’t know about you, but when I first heard the name ‘Bad Luck Rides On Wheels’ I imagined a

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Album & EP Reviews O 

Obiat ‘Eye Tree Pi’ CD 2009

16th October 201023rd February 2024 Paul Robertson 2009, CD, Desert Rock, Eye Tree Pi, Heavy Rock, Obiat, Paul Robertson, Review, Small Stone Records, Stoner Rock

I freely admit, before getting into the meat of this review, that I had previously written Obiat off as one

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Album & EP Reviews H 

Hull ‘Sole Lord’ CD 2009

19th September 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, CD, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Heavy, Hull, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Review, Sludge, Sole Lord, The End Records

Hull. NOT a band name that anyone in the UK would willingly attach to their band, sharing, as it does,

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Album & EP Reviews M 

Mighty High ‘Drops A Deuce’ 7″ 2009

31st July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, 7", Drops A Deuce, Heavy Rock, Mighty High, Mint Deluxe Tapes, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Review, Rock 'n' Roll

OK time for a quick bit of self realisation. Hands up who, for the most part, leads a fairly mundane

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Alcohsonic ‘Songs From The Delirium Tremens World’ CD 2009

17th April 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Alcohsonic, CD, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, LMG Productions, Ollie Stygall, Review, Songs From The Delirium Tremens World

Being of Gallic blood myself I’m always keen to check out French bands and try to spread the love a

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Album & EP Reviews J 

Jucifer/Show Of Bedlam – Split CD 2009

8th April 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, Choking Hazard Records, Doom, Heavy, Jucifer, Paul Robertson, Review, Show Of Bedlam, Sludge, Split, Split CD, Stoner Doom, Two Piece

Two bands fronted by righteous, rawkin’ chicks sharing one wee silver disc here – two-headed sludge rawk behemoth Jucifer bring

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Album & EP Reviews F 

Fistula ‘We, The Beast’ CD 2009

7th March 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, CD, Choking Hazard Records, Crust, Fistula, Hardcore, Heavy, Paul Robertson, Review, Sludge, We The Beast

Okay, I have a shameful admission to make here, in all the years that Fistula have been around – which

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Album & EP Reviews G 

Great Falls – Demo 2009

6th March 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2009, Demo, Great Falls, Heavy, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise-Rock, Post-Hardcore, Retro Rock, Review, Self Released

Fuelled by the demise of seminal hardcore act Playing Enemy, Demian Johnston and Shane Mehling went on to do a

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Album & EP Reviews G 

Green Sky ‘Remote World’ CDEP 2009

9th February 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, CDEP, Doom, Green Sky, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Remote World, Review, Self Released, Sludge

They must be putting something in the water in Miami, Florida (aside from Alligators, that is) that helps to produce

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Album & EP Reviews T 

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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Album & EP Reviews K 

Kodiak / Nadja – Split CD 2009

3rd February 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, Aidan Baker, Atmospheric, CD, Denovali Records, Drone, Experimental, Kodiak, Nadja, Paul Robertson, Review, Split, Split CD

Ominous drones abound on this split release from Kodiak and the ridiculously prolific Nadja, with one track by each act.

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