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Bad Omen Records

Birth 'Born'
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Review: Birth ‘Born’

18th July 202219th August 2022 Martin Williams Bad Omen Records, Birth, Prog

San Diego, California has long been a hot bed for all sorts of rock & roll. While never getting the

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Spell ‘Opulent Decay’
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Review: Spell ‘Opulent Decay’

19th March 20201st May 2020 Reza Mills Bad Omen Records, Opulent Decay, Prog Rock, Psych Rock, Spell

Spell are an enigmatic power trio from Vancouver, Canada and they consist of Cam Mesmer (lead vocals/bass) Graham McVie (guitars/backing

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Spell ‘For None And All’
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Spell ‘For None And All’ CD/LP/DD 2016

21st April 201611th September 2019 Pete Green 2016, Bad Omen Records, CD, Digital, For None And All, Heavy Rock, LP, NWOBHM, Pete Green, Prog Rock, Review, Spell

Spell is certainly an apt moniker for this relatively new power trio from Vancouver, BC. The first time I encountered

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Wytch Hazel 'Prelude'
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Wytch Hazel ‘Prelude’ CD/LP/DD 2016

9th March 20161st November 2019 Alex Varley Alex Varley, Bad Omen Records, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Metal, NWOBHM, Prelude, Review, Wytch Hazel

Since their formation in 2011, Lancaster’s Wytch Hazel have been something different. Never committing fully to a genre and genuinely

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Satan's Satyrs 'Don't Deliver Us'
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Satan’s Satyrs ‘Don’t Deliver Us’ CD/LP/DD 2015

12th November 20154th November 2019 Jeremy Moore 2015, Bad Omen Records, CD, Digital, Don't Deliver Us, Fuzz, Jeremy Moore, LP, Punk, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Satan’s Satyrs

Much like a horde of feral, strung out henchmen smash-crashing modern suburbia, the youthful Satan’s Satyrs raped and pillaged our

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Satan’s Satyrs ‘Die Screaming’ CD/LP/DD 2014

3rd June 20142nd September 2019 Pete Green 2014, Bad Omen Records, CD, Die Screaming, Digital, Doom, Fuzz, LP, Pete Green, Punk, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Satan’s Satyrs

Amid the hoards of dusty vinyl junkies going positively batshit over the Blood Lusting arrival of Cambridgeshires mystikult rockers Uncle

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SATAN’S SATYRS: New 7” ‘Black Souls’ Announced; Track Stream & Pre-Orders Now Available

28th February 2014 Lee Edwards Bad Omen Records, Baphomet's Boogie, Black Souls, HellFest, New 7" Details, News, Satan’s Satyrs, Temples Festival

Rising high above the overkill of self-styled occult rock that lurks in the underground at present. SATAN’S SATYRS are blazing a

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Bad Omen Records To Reissue SATAN’S SATYRS ‘Wild Beyond Belief!’ On CD & Vinyl

20th September 2013 Lee Edwards Bad Omen Records, News, Reissue, Satan’s Satyrs, Wild Beyond Belief!

Raised on riffs and cult VHS flicks, SATAN’S SATYRS combine the super-fuzz garage sensibilities of Detroit in ’65 with the heaviness

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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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