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Šamane ‘Solstice’ Artwork
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Review: Šamane ‘Solstice’

16th April 202416th April 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Ambient, Folk, Last Day Of The North, Šamane

Three years ago I reviewed progressive doom rockers SAPATA and their album No Sun To Embrace for The Shaman which

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Dragged Up 'High On Ripple' Artwork
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Review: Dragged Up ‘High On Ripple’

5th April 20245th April 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Cruel Nature Records, Dragged Up, Garage Rock, Punk

My fellow Repeater Radio DJ Nick Hutchings, who presents the excellent Velvet Sheep Show, recently featured Dragged Up playing the

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Coaltar Of The Deepers x Boris 'Hello There' Artwork
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Review: Coaltar Of The Deepers x Boris ‘hello there’

5th April 20245th April 2024 Sandy Williamson Alternative, Boris, Coaltar Of The Deepers, Dog Knights Productions, Doom, Heavy Rock

Japanese legends Boris have played around in pretty much every genre of rock and metal you can think of, and

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Esben Willems 'Glowing Darkness' Artwork
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Review: Esben Willems ‘Glowing Darkness’

29th March 202429th March 2024 Martin Williams Alternative, Esben Willems, Majestic Mountain Records

As well as being one of my favorite bands of the last decade or so, the three men that make

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Various Artists 'Wax Donut Presents: Goat, A Jesus Lizard Tribute' Artwork
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Review: Various Artists ‘Wax Donut Presents: Goat, A Jesus Lizard Tribute’

20th March 202420th March 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Bovine Nightmares, Dead Mammals, Kuhn Fu, Neon Kittens, Night Goat, Post-Punk, Prosthetic Bung, Sinking Suns, The Kronk Men, Trigger Cut, Various Artists, Wax Donut Records, Wipes

The Jesus Lizard formed in 1987 and are considered one of the seminal artists of the 1990’s who have influenced

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Gouge Away 'Deep Sage' Artwork
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Review: Gouge Away ‘Deep Sage’

14th March 202414th March 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Deathwish Inc, Gouge Away, Hardcore

Forming in 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Gouge Away‘s line-up comprises of Christina Michelle – vocals, Thomas Cantwell – drums,

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Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger! 'Bloom' Artwork
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Review: Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger! ‘Bloom’

15th February 202415th February 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Coypu Records, Grunge, Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger!, To Lose La Track Records

Hailed by Stephen King as ‘best band name’ in a recent Twitter post, Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger! are from the

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Nonexistent Night 'In The Middle Of A Boiling Sea' Artwork
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Review: Nonexistent Night ‘In The Middle Of A Boiling Sea’

23rd January 202423rd January 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Nonexistent Night, Three One G

Sal Gallegos and John Rieder of Secret Fun Club initially teamed up with Carrie Feller of Hexa mid-2019 to record

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Cold In Berlin 'The Body Is The Wound' EP Artwork
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Review: Cold In Berlin ‘The Body Is The Wound’ EP

11th January 202411th January 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Cold In Berlin, Death Rock, New Heavy Sounds

Cold In Berlin, what is that name indicative of? What images spring to mind? For me, it’s David Bowie’s classic

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Labasheeda 'Blueprints' Artwork
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Review: Labasheeda ‘Blueprints’

14th December 202314th December 2023 Reza Mills Alternative, Labasheeda, Post-Punk, Presto Chango Records

Formed in 2004, Dutch trio Labasheeda consists of Saskia Van Der Giessen (vocals/guitar/violin/viola/piano), Arne Wolfswinkel (guitar/bass/piano) and Bas Snabilie (drums/marimba/synth/percussion).

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Unverkalt - Photo by Athina Paraschoudi
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Unverkalt: Lee Beamish Interviews Vocalist Dimitra Kalavrezou From The Alt Post-Rockers

6th December 20236th December 2023 Lee Beamish Alternative, Argonauta Records, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Unverkalt

As 2023 is drawing to a close, as much as it is a time to reflect over the past twelve

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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