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2011

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Noothgrush ‘Live For Nothing’ CD/LP 2011

26th September 20113rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2011, CD, Cult, Doom, Heavy, Live For Nothing, LP, Noothgrush, Review, Sludge, Southern Lord, Tom McKibbin

San Jose’s lovable sludge slackers Noothgrush are a difficult band to follow – in their seventeen year career they’ve released

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Grumbling Fur ‘Furrier’ CD/LP 2011

22nd September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Alexander Tucker, Atmospheric, Aurora Borealis, CD, Circle, Daniel O’Sullivan, Drone, Experimental, Furrier, Grumbling Fur, Guapo, LP, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review

Ethereal, nebulous, occasionally Krauty and deeply witchy, Furrier is the much anticipated debut album from the collective minds of Ex-Guapo

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Crass ‘Christ The Album’ Reissue CD 2011

21st September 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, Anarcho Punk, CD, Christ The Album, Crass, Crass Records, Crassical, Dial House, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Reissue, Review, Southern Records

Hot on the heels of the first 3 of Crass’s reissue series, known as the Crassical Collection, comes their 1982

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Arkazum ‘Muzakra’ CD 2011

20th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Arkazum, CD, Doom, Gothic, Heavy Rock, Mark 'Griff' Griffiths, Muzakra, Paul Robertson, Progressive, Review, Yednod Records

Arkazum, for those of you who may not know, is the solo project of original Cathedral bassist and Tranmere Rovers

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Devil ‘Time To Repent’ CD/LP 2011

19th September 20113rd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, CD, Devil, Doom, Heavy, LP, Metal, NWOBHM, Pete Green, Review, Soulseller Records, Time To Repent, Traditional Doom

When a doom band’s official place of formation is at a Pentagram gig, you know pretty much what you’re going

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Amebix ‘Sonic Mass’ CD/LP 2011

18th September 20113rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2011, Adam Stone, Amebix, Amebix Records, CD, Crust, Dark, Easy Action Records, Heavy, LP, Metal, Punk, Review, Sonic Mass

Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together and show your respect for the originators of the sound that we

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Omega Massif ‘Karpatia’ CD/LP 2011

17th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Denovali Records, Heavy, Karpatia, LP, Omega Massif, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review

Denser than a dumptruck full of dwarf-star matter and exerting more crushing gravity than a supermassive black hole, instrumentalists Omega

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The Book Of Knots ‘Garden Of Fainting Stars’ CD 2011

14th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Avant-Garde, CD, Experimental, Garden Of Fainting Stars, Ipecac Recordings, Paul Robertson, Review, The Book Of Knots

The bold quartet of aural explorers known as The Book Of Knots turn their gaze skywards for this, the third

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Throne Of The Void In The Hundred Petal Lotus ‘Dark Geometer’ CD/DL 2011

13th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Download, Drone, Experimental, Paul Robertson, Queen Elephantine, Review, Shoegaze, Throne Of The Void In The Hundred Petal Lotus

Well. I’ve had this sitting in my metaphorical review pile for a good while and, despite having listened to it

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Magma Rise / The Asound – Split 7″ 2011

12th September 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, Doom, Hardcore, Magma Rise, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Punk, Review, Split, Split 7", The Asound, Tsuguri Records

Split EP’s are a fantastic idea to my mind. A frustratingly short sample of music from the band you like

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Neurosis ‘Sovereign’ Reissue CDEP 2011

10th September 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, Atmospheric, CDEP, Doom, Heavy, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Reissue, Review, Scott Kelly, Sovereign, Steve Von Till

“Recognise this as your own nature, abandon the fear, abandon the terror you project. Let your mind rest beyond flesh

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