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2013

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A Tree Of Signs ‘Saturn’ Digital EP 2013

8th June 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2013, A Tree Of Signs, Digital EP, Doom, Heavy Rock, Johannes van der Meer, Review, Saturn, Self Released

A Tree Of Signs were on the brink of extinction when vocalist and keyboardist V-Kaos decided to leave the project

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Jex Thoth ‘Blood Moon Rise’ CD/LP 2013

5th June 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2013, Blood Moon Rise, CD, Doom, Folk, Heavy Rock, I Hate Records, Jeremy Moore, Jex Thoth, LP, Review

Madison, Wisconsin’s Jex Thoth pride themselves on mystique, preferring relative anonymity to (well deserved) fame; 7 short years has seen

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Loath ‘Total Peace’ CD/DD 2013

29th March 20143rd September 2019 Gordon Cameron 2013, Blackened Crust, CD, Crust, Digital, Gordon Cameron, Inverse Records, Loath, Review, Sludge, Total Peace

‘Total Peace’ is the debut long player from Finland’s Loath. They hail from the crustier end of the grindcore spectrum.

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Sapien ‘Toad Handler’ CD/DD 2013

18th March 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2013, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Review, Sandy Williamson, Sapien, Self Released, Sludge, Toad Handler

Sapien are a four piece sludge bands from Edinburgh, and are in possession of some class-A riffs. Seriously, listen to

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bitchcraft – S/T – Digital EP 2013

9th March 20143rd September 2019 Jochem Visser 2013, Bitchcraft, Digital, Doom, EP, Heavy, Jochem Visser, Self Released, Self Titled

Ah… a press release talking about 70’s horror, weed, the occult, beards, and freaks that put music to these themes.

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Lightsabres ‘Demons’ LP/CS/DD 2013

7th March 20142nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2013, 808 New York Tapes, Cassette, Demons, Digital, Fuzz, Guido Segers, Lightsabres, LP, Post-Punk, Review, Self Released

A long time ago, in a country far, far away…. It is a period of general unrest. Lightsabres, striking from

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Album & EP Reviews D 

Domadora ‘Tibetan Monk’ CD/DD 2013

6th March 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2013, CD, Digital, Domadora, Heavy Rock, Jam, Jeremy Moore, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Tibetan Monk

The ever-elusive alpha brainwave. This state of consciousness (or semi-unconsciousness) has been the focal point of traditional meditative practices and

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The Hong Kong Sleepover ‘Bolshevik Firecrackers’ CD/DD 2013

4th March 20143rd September 2019 Antony Bartlett 2013, Antony Bartlett, Bolshevik Firecrackers, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Metal, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Self Released, The Hong Kong Sleepover

Sitting in my car, grinning like a fucking idiot ‘Taste The Chain‘ rolls into the speakers and starts to blast

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Biche – S/T – CD/DD 2013

2nd March 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2013, Biche, CD, Digital, Hardcore, Heavy, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Released, Self Titled, Sludge

Biche are a French duo that play filthy, bleak sludge doom. This sentence alone excites me because I find that

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Space God Ritual ‘Eldritch Tales’ DD 2013

25th February 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2013, Digital, Doom, Eldritch Tales, Heavy, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Released, Space God Ritual

Oregon doom duo Space God Ritual clearly has a huge boner for HP Lovecraft. There is, of course, absolutely nothing

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Desertfest 2013 ‘Live In London’ LP 2013

24th February 201410th August 2022 Pete Green 2013, Camden, Colour Haze, Desertfest 2013, Desertscene, Dozer, Fatso Jetson, House Of Broken Promises, Live In London, Lowrider, LP, Pete Green, Review, TruckFighters, Unida, Yawning Man

If you weren’t at DesertFest 2013, you missed out on a lot of things. You missed out on Camden’s Black

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