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2012

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Mala Suerte / Uzala – Split 7″ 2012

20th November 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, Doom, Fuzz, Heavy, King Of The Monsters Records, Mala Suerte, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Split 7", Uzala

Every now and then I encounter someone with the tenacity to claim they “don’t like splits”. Said people can frankly

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Sun Splitter ‘III’ LP/DD 2012

19th November 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Bloodlust!, Digital, Doom, Drone, Experimental, III, LP, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Review, Sun Splitter

Merchants of industrialised psychedelic ur-doom, Chicago’s Sun Splitter have been honing their craft over the last couple of years and

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Album & EP Reviews R 

Ravens Creed ‘The Power’ CD/LP 2012

18th November 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, CD, Doomentia Records, Heavy, LP, Metal, Raven's Creed, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, The Power, Thrash Metal

Ah, thrash metal! Music of energy, anger and spit! Also a genre I’m very picky with – I can’t listen

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bad Boat “Lonely Doom” 12″ 2012

17th November 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 12", 2012, Bad Boat, Doom, Freak Flag Recordings, Gothic, Lonely Doom, Ollie Stygall, Psych, Review, Traditional Doom

This slab of wax from Ireland’s Bad Boat is released almost in tandem with the Howlin’ Widow 7” on Freak

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bardo Pond ‘Yntra’ (Latitudes Session) CD/LP 2012

16th November 20123rd September 2019 James Parker 2012, Atmospheric, Bardo Pond, CD, Jam, James Parker, Latitudes, Latitudes Session, LP, Psych, Review, Southern Records, Yntra

After eight full-length albums, the psych-rock troupe known as Bardo Pond delivers another great befuddled head feast of a (mini)

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Album & EP Reviews I 

Isis ‘Temporal’ CD/DVD 2012

15th November 20123rd September 2019 James Parker 2012, Atmospheric, CD, DVD, Ipecac Recordings, Isis, James Parker, Post-Rock, Review, Temporal, Unreleased

Ah Isis, suddenly you look up and they have seemingly been around for ever, for me ever since a Rock

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Album & EP Reviews T 

The Devil – S/T – CD 2012

14th November 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Atmospheric, Candlelight Records, CD, Heavy, Instrumental, News, Pete Green, Review, Self Titled, Soundtrack, The Devil

Well, this is something a little bit different, isn’t it? The Devil is a classical, symphony-centred heavy metal project and

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MAKE ‘Trephine’ CD/LP/DD 2012

13th November 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Black Iron Records, CD, Devouter Records, Digital, Doom, LP, Make, Paul Robertson, Post-Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Trephine

It’s an odd name isn’t it, MAKE? I mean, you know roughly what you’re getting into when a band is

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Geist ‘Der Ungeist’ CD 2012

12th November 20123rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2012, Atmospheric, Black Metal, CD, Der Ungeist, Geist, Review, Todd Robinson, Totalrust Music

Geist are the latest signing to Israel’s Totalrust roster, the label is typically known for delivering acts that champion the

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Crown vs STValley – Split EP 2012

9th November 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Acoustic, Atmospheric, Black Metal, Crown, Dark, Doom, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Split EP, STValley

Scything black metal riffage… subtle acoustic serenity… more scything black metal riffage… more subtle acoustic serenity… the end. Don’t worry,

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Album & EP Reviews S 

Sunwølf ‘Beyond The Sun’ CD/DD 2012

8th November 20123rd September 2019 Calum Darroch 2012, Ambient, Calum Darroch, CD, Digital, Drone, Post-Rock, Review, Self Released, Sunwølf

Sunwølf are a band that will confound your expectations. Clocking in at around 26 minutes, their debut mini-album “Beyond the

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