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2012

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Monarch ‘Omens’ CD 2012

3rd February 20123rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2012, At A Loss Recordings, CD, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Monarch, Omens, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review

Monarch have carved such a tight niche for themselves, it would be difficult to imagine them doing anything other than

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Grimpen Mire ‘A Plague Upon Your Houses’ CD 2012

2nd February 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, A Plague Upon Your Houses, Adam Stone, At War With False Noise, CD, Crust, Doom, Grimpen Mire, Review, Sludge

Could this be a case of ‘going through the motions’? I’m not talking about the review either. Right then, let’s

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White Hills ‘Frying On This Rock’ CD/LP 2012

1st February 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, CD, Dave W, Ego Sensation, Frying On This Rock, LP, Pete Green, Psychedelic, Review, Space Rock, Stoner Jam, Thrill Jockey Records, White Hills

Some album titles are unimaginative, or in a lot of cases, just plain shit. ‘St. Anger’, ‘Ten’, ‘Hillbilly Deluxe 2’,

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Amulet ‘Cut The Crap’ Cassette EP 2012

24th January 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Amulet, Cassette, Cut The Crap, EP, Metal, NWOBHM, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Traditional Doom

“Amulet”, noun, from the Latin amuletum; meaning “an object that protects a person from trouble”. Grainy tape cassette recordings and

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Death ‘Vivus!’ CD 2012

21st January 20123rd September 2019 James Parker 2012, CD, Chuck Schuldiner, Death, Death Metal, James Parker, Live, Relapse Records, Review, Tech Death, Vivus!

I sometimes wonder regarding bands that are sadly no more, but clearly were at the absolute pinnacle of their particular

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Album & EP Reviews C 

Corrosion Of Conformity – S/T – CD/LP 2012

20th January 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Candlelight Records, CD, COC, Corrosion Of Conformity, Doom, Hardcore, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Titled, Thrash Metal

When COC reunited with the original “Animosity” era line-up of Woody Weatherman, Mike Dean and Reed Mullin, ostensibly to tour

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Album & EP Reviews T 

The Devil’s Blood ‘The Thousandfold Epicentre’ CD/LP 2012

18th January 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, CD, Cinematic, Doom, Gothic, LP, Metal, Metal Blade Records, Occult, Ollie Stygall, Review, The Devil’s Blood, The Thousandfold Epicentre, Ván Records

It seems to me there is an increasing number of bands grabbing themselves a female singer, throwing some loose witchy

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Loincloth ‘Iron Balls Of Steel’ CD/LP 2012

17th January 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, CD, Doom, Experimental, Instrumental, Iron Balls of Steel, Loincloth, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, Southern Lord

This, my fine feathered friends, is IT. The album of 2012 already. Some EIGHT YEARS after their tantalising Southern Lord

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Earth ‘Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II’ CD/LP 2012

12th January 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, Ambient, Americana, Angels of Darkness Demons of Light II, Drone, Dylan Carlson, Earth, Experimental, Instrumental, Review, Southern Lord, Tom McKibbin

Let’s start by stating the obvious: Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II is a world away from Earth’s pivotal

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Orange Goblin ‘A Eulogy For The Damned’ CD/LP 2012

6th January 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, A Eulogy For The Damned, Candlelight Records, CD, Heavy Rock, LP, NWOBHM, Ollie Stygall, Orange Goblin, Review

“We have a new member joining us for our meeting tonight, would you care to introduce yourself?” “Ahem, yes…my name

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BOB WAYNE: New Official Video

1st January 2012 Lee Edwards 2012, Bob Wayne, Heinrich 13, New Video, News, Outlaw Carnie

Country outlaw BOB WAYNE kicks off the new year with a bang by annoucing the offical video for the track

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