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Chelsea Wolfe ‘Abyss’ CD/LP/DD 2015

11th August 20153rd September 2019 Angela Davey 2015, Abyss, Alternative, Angela Davey, CD, Chelsea Wolfe, Dark, Digital, Folk, LP, Review, Rock, Sargent House

For months now Chelsea Wolfe has been teasing fans one track at a time about what to expect on her

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Resurrection Men ‘Resurrection Men Must Die!’ DD 2014

9th January 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2014, Alternative, Digital, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Pete Green, Resurrection Men, Resurrection Men Must Die!, Review, Self Released

It’s a curious title that Resurrection Men have sprung upon us for this, their debut release which was splurged out

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Grass On The Sun – S/T – DD 2014

27th August 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, Alternative, Digital, Grass On The Sun, Jeremy Moore, Review, Rock, Self Released, Self Titled, Shoegaze

The Reid brothers would be proud. Massa, Italy’s up and coming drug-induced duo, Grass On The Sun, tread the Jesus

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Nevermind Me ‘Winter’ CD/DD 2014

3rd August 20142nd September 2019 Will Beattie 2014, Alternative, Ambient, CD, Digital, Nevermind Me, Review, Rock, Self Released, Shoegaze, Will Beattie, Winter

Nevermind Me play shoegaze. Nevermind Me play dreampop. Nevermind Me play… black metal. Generic cross-pollination is commonplace nowadays, and it

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Thine ‘The Dead City Blueprint’ CD 2014

21st April 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, Alternative, CD, Heavy Rock, Jeremy Moore, Peaceville Records, Prog Rock, Review, The Dead City Blueprint, Thine

Renown for recruiting some of the most influential doom/gothic turned progressive metal outfits in the past 25 years, Peaceville Records

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Southern State – S/T – DD 2014

1st April 20143rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2014, Alternative, Digital, Grunge, Heavy, Review, Ross Horton, Self Released, Self Titled, Shoegaze, Southern State

You can usually find some intentional humour on a band’s bandcamp page – Southern State, for instance, refer to their

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Pohl ‘Pohl II’ Digital EP 2014

25th March 20143rd September 2019 Matt Breining 2014, Alternative, Digital EP, Heavy, Matt Breining, Noise-Rock, Pohl, Pohl II, Review, Self Released

The power trio that is Pohl delivers some thick groove on their latest EP. Simply titled ‘Pohl II’, the three-song

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Pontiak ‘Innocence’ CD/LP/DD 2014

22nd January 20143rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2014, Alternative, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Innocence, LP, Pontiak, Psych, Review, Thrill Jockey Records, Tom McKibbin

Prolific Virginia three-piece Pontiak have now been a band for a decade, but they’ve had their whole lives to build

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The Warlocks ‘Skull Worship’ CD/LP 2013

20th January 20143rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2013, Alternative, CD, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, LP, Psychedelic, Review, Ross Horton, Skull Worship, The Warlocks, Zap Banana

People always remark at the frequency of the word ‘legend’ in modern conversation. A legend is a mate that held

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Moon Tooth ‘Freaks’ Digital EP 2013

10th December 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Alternative, Digital EP, Exemption, Freaks, Heavy Rock, Metal, Moon Tooth, Paul Robertson, Prog Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released

The dissolution of omni-talented NY power-trio Exemption last year, seemingly five minutes after I’d just discovered them, was, as far

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Multicult ‘Jaws / Luxury’ 7″/DD 2013

6th October 20133rd September 2019 Sean Filkins 2013, 7", Alternative, Digital, Heavy Rock, Jaws, Luxury, Multicult, Noise-Rock, Reptilian Records, Review, Sean Filkins

I wanted to do a review for We Insist’s 2009 release, but Multicult served as a fine replacement. Isn’t it

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