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Possessor 'The Speed Of Death' EP
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Review: Possessor ‘The Speed Of Death’ EP

28th January 20222nd March 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Metal, Possessor, Thrash Metal

The French have a saying which roughly translates as ‘back stairs wit’ which is essentially the moment you think of

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Swamp Coffin ‘Noose Almighty’
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Review: Swamp Coffin ‘Noose Almighty’

26th November 202111th January 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Doom, Sludge, Swamp Coffin

One thing that is striking about Rotherham based three-piece, Swamp Coffin is actually just how really fucking heavy they are.

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Lair Of The White Worm ‘EP1’
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Review: Lair Of The White Worm ‘EP1’

11th October 202112th November 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Industrial, Lair Of The White Worm, Trepanation Recordings

As a man used to taking a musical sledgehammer to the eardrums, not only as a member of enduring British

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Toom ‘Behold The Basilisk’
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Review: Toom ‘Behold The Basilisk’ EP

28th September 20218th November 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Doom, Sludge, Toom

Music is an ever-evolving art form that changes with time and cultural trends, feeding off and reacting to events around

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John Cooke
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Premiere: Lair Of The White Worm ‘Waster’ – ‘EP1’ Releases 15th October

22nd September 202128th October 2021 Lee Edwards APF Records, Industrial, Lair Of The White Worm, Trepanation Recordings

John Cooke is better known for shredding his guitar in grind sludge noisenik’s Corrupt Moral Altar and as the touring

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The Brothers Keg
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In Praise Of ‘Folklore, Myths And Legends Of The Brothers Keg’ By The Brothers Keg

21st September 202128th October 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Doom, Psych, The Brothers Keg

Confession time of sorts; last year Lee the esteemed overlord of The Sleeping Shaman emailed me asking if I could

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Utopia ‘Stalker’
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Review: Utopia ‘Stalker’

24th August 202127th September 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Technical Metal, Utopia

The definition for Utopia, according to the online dictionary Merriam Mebster, is ‘a place of ideal perfection especially in laws,

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Wasted Death ‘Ugly As Hell II: Uglier Than Hell’
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Review: Wasted Death ‘Ugly As Hell II: Uglier Than Hell’ EP

6th August 20219th September 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Hardcore, Metal, Punk, Wasted Death

APF Records head honcho Andrew Field must be putting something in the water of his artists, given the sheer insane

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Elliot & Ryan Cole
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Premiere: Wall ‘Vol. 2’ EP – New EP Drops Friday, 30th July, Via APF Records

28th July 20219th September 2021 Lee Edwards APF Records, Doom, Instrumental, Wall

We should now all know the story about brothers Elliot & Ryan Cole and their instrumental stoner metal and rock

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Wall
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Wall: Interview With Brothers Elliot & Ryan Cole

27th July 20219th September 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Doom, Wall

What happens when you’re in a band that have built a reputation on quality albums, incendiary live shows to support

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Wall ‘Vol. 2’
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Review: Wall ‘Vol. 2’ EP

21st July 20219th September 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Doom, Instrumental, Wall

There will come a time in the future when live music is commonplace again and even Bruce Dickinson will have

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