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Lazer Beam 'Lazer Beam'
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Review: Lazer Beam ‘Lazer Beam’

1st April 20216th May 2021 Reza Mills Alternative, Lazer Beam, LCF Records

Lucust French is from Jerome, Arizona and is best known for his day job, Burn Thee Insects which he formed

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Los Disidentes Del Sucio Motel 'Polaris'
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Review: Los Disidentes Del Sucio Motel ‘Polaris’

31st March 20216th May 2021 Lee Beamish Alternative, Klonosphere Records, Los Disidentes Del Sucio Motel, Ripple Music

Twenty twenty one is the year that is going to be remembered for lots of reasons. Hopefully, it’s the year

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Tomahawk 'Tonic Immobility'
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Review: Tomahawk ‘Tonic Immobility’

29th March 20216th May 2021 Lee Beamish Alternative, Ipecac Recordings, Tomahawk, Tonic Immobility

Having been a leading light of the whole heavy rock and metal scene for three decades now, it would be

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Aliceissleeping ‘Completely Fine’
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Review: Aliceissleeping ‘Completely Fine’

11th February 202112th March 2021 Liam Blanc Aliceissleeping, Alternative, Completely Fine, Mandrone Records

Nostalgia is a funny thing. I love 70s rock and more recent music that harks back to the 70s even

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Evert Snyman 'Hot Mess'
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Review: Evert Snyman ‘Hot Mess’

21st January 202123rd February 2024 Liam Blanc Alternative, Desert Rock, Evert Snyman, Hot Mess, Mongrel Records, Stoner Rock

There are lots of good things to be said about the internet. Quite apart from being able to find no

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Appalooza 'The Holy Of Holies'
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Review: Appalooza ‘The Holy Of Holies’

19th January 202122nd February 2021 Lee Beamish Alternative, Appalooza, Ripple Music, The Holy Of Holies

A few weeks ago, I had the honour of reviewing the debut album by the French band Starmonger, and sometimes

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Comatose 'A Way Back'
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Review: Comatose ‘A Way Back’

8th January 20219th February 2021 Reza Mills A Way Back, Alternative, Comatose, Grunge, Transcending Records

I ’m the sort of person who once I get wildly passionate about a band, I’ll immediately start investigating members

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Šamane ‘Šamane’
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Review: Šamane ‘Šamane’

30th November 202010th January 2021 Lee Beamish Alternative, Folk, Last Day Of The North, Šamane

In a world which is so immensely loud, and as volatile as it is right now, to find something so

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Hey Colossus 'Dances / Curses'
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Review: Hey Colossus ‘Dances / Curses’

30th October 20201st December 2020 Lee Beamish Alternative, Dances / Curses, Hey Colossus, Noise-Rock, Wrong Speed Records

Back when nu metal was just dying a timely death, back in the early two thousands, London spewed into the

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Matthew Mast 'Of All The Endings'
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Review: Matthew Mast ‘Of All The Endings’

21st October 202023rd November 2020 Tim Keppie Alternative, Matthew Mast, Of All The Endings, VASP Legacy

Matthew Mast introduces his new record, Of All The Endings via VASP Legacy (Releases October 23rd) with ‘Lost’ an apocalyptic

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All Souls ‘Songs For The End Of The World’
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Review: All Souls ‘Songs For The End Of The World’

30th September 202030th October 2020 Lee Beamish All Souls, Alternative, Heavy Rock, Independent, Songs For The End Of The World

Formed in Los Angeles in 2016, heavy alternative rock band All Souls are now triumphantly at a point where they’re

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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

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