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2013

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CROWN ‘Psychurgy’ CD/DD 2013

20th May 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Atmospheric, Candlelight Records, CD, Crown, Digital, Drone, Experimental, Heavy, Industrial, Paul Robertson, Psychurgy, Review

The more avid amongst you may well remember my rather enthusiastic review of CROWN‘s debut EP, The One, back in

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The Body ‘Master, We Perish’ CD/12″/CS/DD 2013

17th May 20133rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 12", 2013, At A Loss Recordings, Cassette, CD, Dave Bowes, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Master We Perish, Noise-Rock, Revelations, Sludge, The Body

When 2010’s ‘All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood’ was released, The Body established themselves as a band

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Lair Of The Minotaur ‘Godslayer’ 7″/DD 2013

16th May 20133rd September 2019 Lyndon Renney 2013, 7", Digital, Godslayer, Heavy, Lair Of The Minotaur, Lyndon Renney, Metal, Review, The Grind-House Records

A Mongol General once asked Conan “What is best in life?” He replied: “To crush your enemies, see them driven

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Mansion ‘We Shall Live’ EP 2013

15th May 20133rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2013, EP, Gospel, Hard Rock, Mansion, Occult Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Self Released, We Shall Live

Mystery is a rare thing in music, given that we live in an age of ultra-exposure and social networking. No

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Album & EP Reviews C 

Cathedral ‘The Last Spire’ CD/LP/DD 2013

13th May 20133rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2013, Cathedral, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Metal Blade Records, Review, Rise Above Records, Saúl Do Caixão, The Last Spire

After more than a quarter of a century of utterly bonkers music that has transcended genres, frustrated purists and baffled

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Album & EP Reviews I 

Iron Hearse ‘Get In The Hearse’ CD/DD 2013

11th May 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, CD, Digital, Doom, Get In The Hearse, Heavy, Iron Hearse, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Review, Shake Mountain

I’ve always had a soft spot for Iron Hearse. These Wiltshire lads have always, in the past, managed to churn

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Moss ‘Horrible Night’ CD/LP/DD 2013

10th May 20133rd September 2019 James Parker 2013, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Horrible Night, James Parker, LP, Metal Blade Records, Moss, Review, Rise Above Records

First off, let’s put to bed immediately the notion that in embracing a bit more, you might say, melody, in

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Corrupt Moral Altar ‘Whiskey Sierra’ 7″/DD 2013

9th May 20133rd September 2019 Steve Fallows 2013, 7", Corrupt Moral Altar, Dead Chemist Records, Digital, Grindcore, Hardcore, Review, Sludge, Steve Fallows, Whiskey Sierra

Occupying the noisy territory between sludge and grindcore, Liverpool’s Corrupt Moral Altar offer up a fine slice of filth on

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Author & Punisher ‘Women & Children’ CD/DD 2013

8th May 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Author & Punisher, CD, Digital, Doom, Dub, Heavy, Industrial, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Seventh Rule Recordings, Tristan Shone, Women & Children

Any release from Tristan Shone’s long running Author & Punisher project is an event in my house. Ever since I

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Lazarus Blackstar / Headless Kross – Split 12″ 2013

7th May 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Alicia Morgan, Amon Düül II, Doom, Head Of Crom Records, Headless Kross, Heavy, Lazarus Blackstar, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Psychedelic, Review, Sludge, Split 12"

This latest Head of Crom release featuring Lazarus Blackstar and Headless Kross is a clash of style that provides light

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Nightbitch ‘Chainmaker’ 12″/DD 2013

6th May 20132nd September 2019 Pete Green 12", 2013, Chainmaker, Digital, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Metal, Nightbitch, One Ear Productions, Pete Green, Review

If I had a penny for every time I’ve read, heard and even written the phrase “occult metal” throughout the

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