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Chrch ‘Unanswered Hymns’ LP/CS/DD 2015

26th July 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2015, Battleground Records, Cassette, Chrch, Church, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Pete Green, Review, Sludge, Transylvanian Recordings, Unanswered Hymns

I’m gunna level with you: the modern day sludge/heavy psych/drone/doom/whatever market these days is more crowded than a standard rush-hour

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GODHUNTER & AMIGO THE DEVIL Stream Cover Of Nirvana’s ‘Something In The Way’ From Collaborative EP

8th January 2015 Lee Edwards Amigo The Devil, Audio Stream, Battleground Records, Danny Kiranos, Godhunter, New 7" Details, News, Nirvana, Noisey, Something In The Way, The Compound

The Compound and Battleground Records are preparing for the early 2015 release of The Outer Dark, a collaborative 7” from Tucson’s GODHUNTER

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Fuzz Evil / Chiefs – Split 7”/DD 2014

6th December 20143rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2014, 7", Battleground Records, Chiefs, Digital, Fuzz, Fuzz Evil, Heay Rock, Review, Tom McKibbin

Battleground Records is a relatively new label operating out of Tucson, Arizona which supports a small roster of underground bands

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FUZZ EVIL & CHIEFS: New Split 7″ Now Streaming At The Obelisk

22nd October 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Battleground Records, Chiefs, Fuzz Evil, New 7" Details, News, The Obelisk

The split 7” EP from Sierra Vista, Arizona-based FUZZ EVIL and Southern California’s CHIEFS is out today via Battleground Records,

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GODHUNTER & AMIGO THE DEVIL Present Collaborative 7-Inch EP For Black Friday

2nd October 2014 Lee Edwards Amigo The Devil, Battleground Records, Godhunter, LuciFest, New 7" Details, News, Southwest Terror Fest, The Compound, US Tour 2014

As Tucson’s GODHUNTER takes their confrontational  auditory demolition back out on the road this week for a twelve-city West Coast

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Godhunter / Secrets Of The Sky ‘GH/0ST:S’ LP/DD 2014

16th September 20143rd September 2019 Tal Fineman 2014, Atmospheric, Battleground Records, Digital, Doom, GH/0ST:S, Godhunter, Heavy, LP, Review, Secrets Of The Sky, Sludge, Tal Fineman, The Compound

The concept of the GH/0ST:S split dates back to Godhunter and Secrets Of The Sky’s recent Southwest US tour, during which

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GODHUNTER: Invisible Oranges Lets Loose Opening Track From Split LP With SECRETS OF THE SKY

7th August 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Battleground Records, GH/0ST:S, Godhunter, Invisible Oranges, News, Pursuit/Predator, Secrets Of The Sky, Southwest Terror Fest, The Compound

Pursuit/Predator, GODHUNTER’s latest plodding and antagonizing anthem and the lead track to the band’s upcoming GH/0ST:S split LP with SECRETS

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LAE: Debut LP By Montreal Psychedelic Post-Rock Act To See Release Via The Compound & Battleground Recs

22nd July 2014 Lee Edwards Battleground Records, Break The Clasp, LAE, LAE-TSEU, New Album Details, The Compound

Bringing a decade-and-a-half of silence to an end, Montreal-based quartet, LAE, is eager to release the band’s official debut full-length

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GODHUNTER & SECRETS OF THE SKY Tour Documentation Posted; Further Details On Split LP Confirmed

2nd July 2014 Lee Edwards American Aftermath, Battleground Records, Ghosts, Godhunter, New Split Details, News, Secrets Of The Sky, Southwest Terror Fest, The Compound

Having just completed a co-headlining tour of the lower southwestern realms of America together, Oakland’s SECRETS OF THE SKY and

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GODHUNTER & SECRETS OF THE SKY Tour Begins At Doom In June; Split Release Confirmed

4th June 2014 Lee Edwards Battleground Records, City Of Dust, Doom In June, Godhunter, Kolony Records, New Split Details, Secrets Of The Sky, Southwest Terror Fest, The Compound, To Sail Black Waters

Oakland’s progressive doom powerhouse, SECRETS OF THE SKY, and Tucson’s bastard sons of sludge metal, GODHUNTER, will converge for their

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GODHUNTER’s City Of Dust Out Now; Full Album Streaming At The Obelisk

19th February 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Battleground Records, City Of Dust, Godhunter, New Album Details, News, The Compound, The Obelisk

GODHUNTER’s City Of Dust, the monolithic debut full-length release from these antagonistic protesters, is now officially out today. A cooperatively

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