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Old Man Gloom ‘No’ CD/LP/CS/Digital 2012

13th July 20123rd September 2019 James Parker 2012, Cassette, CD, Digital, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, Hydra Head Records, James Parker, LP, No, Old Man Gloom, Post-Hardcore, Review, Sludge

Old Man Gloom must be a labour of love, these four as you probably know, having been or still being

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Atomic Cries ‘For Those Who Came Before Us’ CS/Digital 2012

9th July 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Atomic Cries, Cassette, Demo, Digital, Doom, For Those Who Came Before Us, Heavy, Paul Robertson, Primitive Doom Metal, Review, Witch Sermon

Atomic Cries are self-confessed exclusive purveyors of Primitive Doom Metal. This description leads to mental imagery of a pair of

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Knife Crimes ‘Demo MMXII’ CD/CS/Digital 2012

29th June 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Cassette, CD, Demo MMXII, Digital, Hardcore, Knife Crimes, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Thrash Metal, Witch Hunter Records

Knife Crimes. Like the names of their influences in the metallic hardcore scene (Brutality Will Prevail, Hang The Bastard and

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Usko ‘Kuusi’ Cassette/DD 2012

11th May 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Black Metal, Cassette, DD, Digital Download, Drone, Dual Bass, Kuusi, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Penny Whistles And Moon Pies, Review, Sludge, Usko

In these tragic days of the disposable digital download, artists have to come up with increasingly novel ways to get

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Hazzard’s Cure – S/T – CD/Cassette 2011

20th February 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Cassette, CD, Hazzard's Cure, Heavy, Lummox Records, Metal, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Titled

If you open an album with a riff that instantly puts me in mind of ‘In The Grip Of Winter’

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Volition / Juhyo – Split 3″ CD/Cassette 2011

31st January 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2011, 3" CD, Cassette, Death Doom, Doom, Drone, Heavy, Juhyo, Noise, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Small Doses, Split, Volition

If you were to look up “underrated extreme music from the UK” you can bet your life that, amongst the

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Amulet ‘Cut The Crap’ Cassette EP 2012

24th January 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Amulet, Cassette, Cut The Crap, EP, Metal, NWOBHM, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Traditional Doom

“Amulet”, noun, from the Latin amuletum; meaning “an object that protects a person from trouble”. Grainy tape cassette recordings and

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Tom Hall ‘Muted Angels’ Cassette/DL 2011

7th October 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Ambient, Axxonn, Cassette, Complicated Dance Steps, Download, Drone, Electronic, Experimental, Muted Angels, Paul Robertson, Review, Sonoptik, Tom Hall

A bit off the beaten track for The Sleeping Shaman, this one, due to its lack of guitars, hair, fuzzboxes

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Gandhi’s Gunn new live video & ‘Thirtyeahs’ cassette release

27th August 2011 Lee Edwards Cassette, Gandhi's Gunn, News, Overhanging Rock, Taxi Driver Records, Video

Here is the new Gandhi’s Gunn live videoclip of ‘Overhanging Rock’ recorded in multi-angle with professional audio. This clip was

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