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Aurora Borealis

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USA Out Of Vietnam ‘Crashing Diseases And Incurable Airplanes’ CD/LP/DD 2014

8th July 20143rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2014, Ambient, Aurora Borealis, CD, Crashing Diseases And Incurable Airplanes, Digital, Experimental, LP, Prog Rock, Review, Todd Robinson, USA Out Of Vietnam

Aurora Borealis have a good track record when it comes to pushing originality and are clearly not afraid to put

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Aurora Borealis: New Releases From SCYTHLING, PYRAMIDS WITH WRAITHS & THISQUIETARMY

22nd June 2012 Lee Edwards Aidan Baker, Aurora Borealis, Josh Rothenberger, Magpie & Raven, New Album Details, News, Pyramids With Wraiths, Scythling, Smokefall, The Pacific Theatre, Thisquietarmy, Vessels

SCYTHLING is the project of Aidan Baker (Nadja, Whisper Room, Infinite Light Ltd.) & Josh Rothenberger (Bloody Panda) recorded live-in-studio

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GRUMBLING FUR: ‘Furrier’ Vinyl Out Now From Aurora Borealis

22nd November 2011 Lee Edwards Aurora Borealis, Furrier, Grumbling Fur, News, Vinyl

FINALLY!: GRUMBLING FUR ‘Furrier’ VINYL available now. 180g transparent green vinyl in heavy stock printed inner bag and spined sleeve,

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Grumbling Fur ‘Furrier’ CD/LP 2011

22nd September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Alexander Tucker, Atmospheric, Aurora Borealis, CD, Circle, Daniel O’Sullivan, Drone, Experimental, Furrier, Grumbling Fur, Guapo, LP, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review

Ethereal, nebulous, occasionally Krauty and deeply witchy, Furrier is the much anticipated debut album from the collective minds of Ex-Guapo

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The Haxan Cloak – S/T – CD 2011

13th June 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Album, Aurora Borealis, Avant-Garde, Bobby Krlic, CD, Experimental, Paul Robertson, Review, The Haxan Cloak

The overarching sense of menace, of encroaching dread is palpable throughout the entirety of this, the self-titled debut full-length recording

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Conan vs Slomatics
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Conan vs Slomatics – Split CD/12″ 2011

12th April 20114th November 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 12", 2011, Aurora Borealis, CD, Conan, Conan vs Slomatics, Doom, Head Of Crom Records, Heavy, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review, Slomatics, Sludge, Split, Split 12", Split CD

Two giants lock horns on this new split release by Head of Crom Records. Conan and Slomatics are a formidable

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Conan ‘Horseback Battle Hammer’ CD/LP 2010

24th March 20103rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2010, Adam Stone, Aurora Borealis, CD, Conan, Doom, Drone, Heavy, Horseback Battle Hammer, LP, Review, Throne Records

First off – what a fucking brilliant name. Why no band has been called Conan before, apart from some piss-poor

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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

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Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September
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