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Review: Goya ‘In The Dawn Of November’

6th August 20256th August 2025 Matthew Williams Blues Funeral Recordings, Doom, Goya

As a band that I’d never heard much of until now, the gentle drum accompanied by this huge, unparalleled rumbling

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Review: Kal-El ‘Astral Voyager Vol. 1’

30th May 202530th May 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blues Funeral Recordings, Doom, Kal-El, Majestic Mountain Records, Psych, Stoner

I started a trend a while ago of only including albums that I had reviewed as part of my best-of-year

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Review: Greenleaf ‘Revolution Rock Deluxe’

4th April 20254th April 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blues Funeral Recordings, Greenleaf, Heavy Rock

Regular readers of this site should really need no introduction to Greenleaf. The once fledgling side band from Tommi Holappa

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Review: Elephant Tree & Lowrider ‘The Long Forever’

30th October 20242nd June 2025 Matthew Williams Blues Funeral Recordings, Elephant Tree, Lowrider, Post-Rock, Stoner

A thundering, pounding bass line kicks off the seven-song split album from Elephant Tree and Lowrider, and I must admit,

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Review: Blue Heron ‘Everything Fades’

1st October 20241st October 2024 Martin Williams Blue Heron, Blues Funeral Recordings, Desert Rock, Stoner Rock

Hailing from my hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Blue Heron made an instant impact in desert rock circles with their

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Review: Mammoth Volume ‘Raised Up By Witches’

27th August 202427th August 2024 Martin Williams Blues Funeral Recordings, Heavy Rock, Mammoth Volume, Prog

Sweden’s Mammoth Volume will forever induce flashbacks to the late ‘90s for me. When I was first getting into stoner

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Review: delving ‘All Paths Diverge’

23rd August 202423rd August 2024 Rob Walsh Blues Funeral Recordings, delving, Nick DiSalvo, Prog, Psych, Stickman Records

No one could ever fault Nick DiSalvo for not being busy. When the Elder frontman isn’t pushing as many complex

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Review: Lord Buffalo ‘Holus Bolus’

30th July 202430th July 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blues Funeral Recordings, Lord Buffalo

Having been in a post-rock phase, I wanted to break things up and step out of the well-ploughed furrow, so

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Review: Horseburner ‘Voice Of Storms’

12th July 202412th July 2024 Josh Schneider Blues Funeral Recordings, Horseburner, Prog Metal

A perfect album to me is one that flows continuously. Each track seamlessly transitions into each other as one long

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Review: Abrams ‘Blue City’

12th June 202412th June 2024 Matthew Williams Abrams, Blues Funeral Recordings, Heavy Rock

You get the feeling with some bands, however hard they try and whatever they produce and put out for our

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Review: Hashtronaut ‘No Return’

4th April 202411th April 2024 Josh Schneider Blues Funeral Recordings, Doom, Hashtronaut, Stoner Rock

You can pretty much tell what you’re in for when dropping the needle onto Hastronaut’s album No Return just from

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Premiere: Ensemble Tikoro ‘Tortoise’ – New Album Lands 23rd October via Jangjang Records
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Premiere: Ensemble Tikoro ‘Tortoise’ – New Album Lands 23rd October via Jangjang Records

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Enter the hypnotic, boundary-pushing world of Ensemble Tikoro as The Shaman premieres their formidable new full-length work, Tortoise, ahead of

Premiere: SEK ‘Amore Mio’ – Debut Album ‘Wallensteins Garage’ Lands 30th October
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Premiere: SEK ‘Amore Mio’ – Debut Album ‘Wallensteins Garage’ Lands 30th October

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Premiere: Spider Kitten ‘God Don’t Sleep’ – New Album Lands This Friday, 2nd October
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Premiere: Spider Kitten ‘God Don’t Sleep’ – New Album Lands This Friday, 2nd October

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Premiere: SALVATION ‘Depression’ – New Album ‘The Haunted’ Lands On 16th October
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Premiere: SALVATION ‘Depression’ – New Album ‘The Haunted’ Lands On 16th October

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