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2012

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Stinky Wizzleteat ‘Butterscotch Crucifixxx’ CDEP 2012

1st September 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Butterscotch Crucifixxx, Carnage Club, CDEP, Doom, Jazz, Pete Green, Review, Sludge, Stinky Wizzleteat, Technical Metal

Supersonic Festival, October 2010. The first and only time I’ve made the acquaintance of Stinky Wizzleteat live, I was somewhat

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Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell ‘Don’t Hear It…Fear It!!’ CD/LP 2012

31st August 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, CD, Don’t Hear It…Fear It!!, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Retro Rock, Rise Above Records

Some bands are definitely influenced by the old guard of bands whereas other bands actually seem to inhabit some bygone

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Wight ‘Through The Woods Into Deep Water’ CD/LP 2012

30th August 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Bilocation Records, CD, Fat & Holy Records, Kozmik ArtIfactz, LP, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Stoner Doom, Through The Woods Into Deep Water, Wight

It’s good to be surprised by a band every so often, particularly when you’re, as I am by this point,

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Album & EP Reviews X 

Xibalba ‘Hasta La Muerte’ CD/LP 2012

29th August 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, Adam Stone, Brutal, CD, Death Metal, Hardcore, Hasta La Muerte, LP, Review, Southern Lord, Xibalba

The adjective ‘brutal’, like many others (such as ‘monolithic’ and ‘crushing’), has been bandied around far too much for its

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Album & EP Reviews W 

Witchcraft ‘Legend’ CD/LP 2012

28th August 20123rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2012, Alex Varley, CD, Classic Rock, Doom, Heavy Rock, Legend, LP, Nuclear Blast Records, Prog Rock, Review, Witchcraft

Witchcraft are a band that stand in solitude in the modern music climate. Their melodic, honest take on classic psychedelic

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Alunah ‘White Hoarhound’ CD/DD 2012

27th August 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Alunah, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Ollie Stygall, Psych, PsycheDOOMelic Records, Review, White Hoarhound

I’ve always had a real soft spot for Birmingham’s Alunah. Right from the early days it’s been clear that the

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Poison Idea ‘The Fatal Erection Years’ CD/LP 2012

26th August 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, CD, Discography, Hardcore, LP, Ollie Stygall, Pick Your King, Poison Idea, Punk, Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes, Review, The Fatal Erection Years

My love of hardcore and punk stretches back almost 30 years and in that time I’ve listened to them all

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Peacemaker – Demo 2012

25th August 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, Demo, Doom, Metal, Peacemaker, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Self Released, Traditional Doom

Now here’s an interesting demo for your delectation! It’s most definitively doom metal, but let me tell you that this

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Coffins ‘March Of Despair’ 12”/CDEP 2012

24th August 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 12", 2012, CDEP, Coffins, Death Doom, Death Metal, Doom, Hammerheart Records, March Of Despair, Review, Saúl Do Caixão

“March of Despair” is Japanese death-doom stalwarts Coffins 57 millionth release. Or at least it feels like it. Hell, there

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Album & EP Reviews I 

Iron Witch ‘Post Vegas Blues’ 7”/DD 2012

23rd August 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, 7", Digital, Doom, Hardcore, Iron Witch, Ollie Stygall, Post Vegas Blues, Review, Sludge, Thirty Days Of Night Records

Having reviewed Iron Witch’s previous doses of aural violence I was keen to hear how they have progressed in the

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Album & EP Reviews E 

Eagle Twin ‘The Feather Tipped the Serpent’s Scale’ CD/LP/DD 2012

22nd August 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, CD, Digital, Doom, Eagle Twin, Heavy, LP, Review, Sludge, Southern Lord, The Feather Tipped The Serpent's Scale, Tom McKibbin

As far as religious texts go, the Old Testament is pretty fucking badass. Regardless of your religious standing it’s hard

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