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Damnation Festival 2015 – Review By Daniel Pietersen

21st November 201513th September 2019 Daniel Pietersen 40 Watt Sun, Altar Of Plagues, Amenra, At The Gates, Crown, Damnation, Damnation Festival, Damnation Festival 2015, Daniel Pietersen, Ghold, High On Fire, Lee Edwards, Leeds University, Live Review, Mono, News, Oathbreaker, OHHMS, Sólstafir, Undersmile, Vreid

I hadn’t been planning on going to Damnation Festival this year but a triple whammy of spare ticket, spare car-seat

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Altar Of Plagues ‘Teethed Glory And Injury’ LP/CD/DD 2013

4th May 20133rd September 2019 George Leeming 2013, Altar Of Plagues, Atmospheric, Black Metal, Candlelight Records, CD, Digital, George Leeming, LP, Post-Rock, Profound Lore Records, Progressive, Review, Teethed Glory And Injury

Since their inception with 2008’s acclaimed White Tomb, Altar Of Plagues have amassed scores of acolytes fervently proclaiming them as

MONARCH’s Full Album Streaming Via BrooklynVegan + European Tour Dates

16th February 2012 Lee Edwards Altar Of Plagues, At A Loss Recordings, Audio Stream, Brooklyn Vegan, Euro Tour 2012, Monarch, News, Omens

With the release of MONARCH’s sixth full-length, Omens, set for release in just two weeks via At A Loss Recordings,

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Premiere: Witchthroat Serpent ‘Silver Bell Of Satanic Ritual’ – New Album Lands 9th October

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French occult stoner doom purveyors Witchthroat Serpent are back to cast another dark spell across the underground metal landscape. Emerging

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