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2013

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Kongh ‘Sole Creation’ CD/LP/DD 2013

1st February 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Agonia Records, CD, Digital, Funeral Doom, Heavy, Kongh, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Sludge, Sole Creation

Clearly growing in confidence having produced two excellent albums with 2007’s ‘Counting Heartbeats’ and 2009’s ‘Shadows of the Shapeless’ the

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Humanfly ‘Awesome Science’ CD/LP/DD 2013

31st January 20133rd September 2019 Sam Orr 2013, Atmospheric, Awesome Science, Brew Records, CD, Digital, Heavy, Humanfly, LP, Post-Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Sam Orr

Weird Science is one thing but ‘Awesome Science’ is another matter all together, explosions and chemical reactions are badass and

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bad Guys – S/T – LP/DD 2013

30th January 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Bad Guys, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Review, Riot Season, Self Titled

bel•lig•er•ent (b -l j r- nt) – adj. 1. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive. 2. Of, pertaining

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Album & EP Reviews I 

Iron Witch ‘Hangover Suicide’ 7″ 2013

28th January 20133rd September 2019 Chris Moore 2013, 7", Chris Moore, Doom, Endtyme Records, Hangover Suicide, Hardcore, Iron Witch, Review, Sludge

I never really understood the importance of stating where a band are from when writing a review, but in this

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Album & EP Reviews T 

The Black Twig Pickers ‘Rough Carpenters’ CD/LP 2013

24th January 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Bluegrass, CD, Country, Folk, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rough Carpenters, The Black Twig Pickers, Thrill Jockey Records

Writing for a predominantly heavy music website is extremely rewarding in terms of the riches it delivers discovering some amazing

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Album & EP Reviews E 

Enos ‘All Too Human’ CD/LP/DD 2013

23rd January 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, All Too Human, CD, Digital, Enos, LP, Ollie Stygall, Prog Rock, Review, Space Rock, Stargun Music

A couple of years ago I reviewed the first Enos release “Chapter 1” and was immediately impressed by their blend

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Art Of Burning Water ‘This Disgrace’ LP/DD 2013

21st January 20133rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2013, Art Of Burning Water, Digital, Heavy, LP, Noise-Rock, Post-Rock, Review, Riot Season, Sludge, SuperFi Records, Swarm Of Nails, This Disgrace, Todd Robinson

London’s Art Of Burning Water mark their debut for Birmingham’s Riot Season (co-released with SuperFi & Swarm Of Nails) with

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Album & EP Reviews V 

Void Of Sleep ‘Tales Between Reality And Madness’ CD 2013

11th January 20133rd September 2019 Calum Darroch 2013, Aural Music, Calum Darroch, CD, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Review, Tales Between Reality And Madness, Void Of Sleep

If you’re at all interested in stoner, sludge or doom metal, you’ll know that Italy is a real hotbed of

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Album & EP Reviews M 

Mother Of God ‘Anthropos’ CD/DD 2013

30th November 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Anthropos, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Mother Of God, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records

Hot on the heels of bands such as Graveyard, Witchcraft and Horisont Sweden throws up yet another retrogressive bunch of

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Album & EP Reviews F 

Five Horse Johnson ‘The Taking Of Blackheart’ CD 2013

28th November 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Blues Rock, Five Horse Johnson, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Small Stone Records, The Taking Of Blackheart

Since their inception back in 1995 Ohio based blues rockers Five Horse Johnson have earned a reputation for crafting their

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