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Yorkshire sludge/doom/hardcore monsters Mastiff have been bulldozing their way across these grim shores for over a decade now, and hot

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Review: Wren ‘Black Rain Falls’

18th February 202518th February 2025 Ian M Church Road Records, Post-Metal, Wren

With Black Rain Falls, their third full length, Wren marry the lustre and polish of the very best post-metal influences

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Review: Hidden Mothers ‘Erosion/Avulsion’

20th November 202420th November 2024 Lee Beamish Church Road Records, Hidden Mothers, Post-Hardcore, Post-Metal

Back in May of 2024, I had the pleasure of my annual pilgrimage to the Portals Festival, in the heart

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Review: Lowen ‘Do Not Go To War With The Demons Of Mazandaran’

8th October 20248th October 2024 Matthew Williams Church Road Records, Doom, Heavy Metal, Lowen

This was one of those releases that really intrigued me, so I grabbed the opportunity to review Do Not Go

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Review: Giant Walker ‘Silhouettes’

23rd September 202423rd September 2024 Lee Beamish Alternative, Church Road Records, Giant Walker

At first glance, it’s incredibly hard to know how to convey just what it is about Giant Walker that makes

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Review: Outlander ‘Acts Of Harm’

25th July 202425th July 2024 Lee Beamish Church Road Records, Doomgaze, Outlander, Shoegaze

If ever there were a ‘next favourite band’ in need of exposure, then it would be these guys, Outlander. You

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Review: Mountain Caller ‘Chronicle II: Hypergenesis’

17th January 202417th January 2024 Matthew Williams Church Road Records, Instrumental, Mountain Caller, Post-Rock

Having witnessed Mountain Caller playing live recently on their support slot with the mighty Urne, I was impressed with what

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Review: Boss Keloid ‘The Calming Influence Of Teeth’ [Reissue]

27th December 202327th December 2023 Matthew Williams Boss Keloid, Church Road Records

I am often sceptical about bands re-issuing certain albums from earlier in their careers, but this seems like a really

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Review: Wallowing ‘Earth Reaper’

13th July 202319th December 2023 David J McLaren Blackened Doom, Church Road Records, Sludge, Wallowing

Is there some sort of evening adult-leaning class or maybe an online interactive course that I can do which will

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Review: OHHMS ‘Rot’

22nd March 202317th January 2026 Lee Beamish Church Road Records, Grunge, OHHMS, Sludge

Today is a special day. Today is a day I’ve known about for a while, and it is a day

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Review: Burner ‘A Vision Of The End’ EP

16th June 202227th July 2022 Tom Hanno Burner, Church Road Records, Death Metal, Grindcore, Hardcore

Is blackened-death-thrashy-grindcore even a sub-genre yet? If so, London’s Burner fits into that description quite nicely, and if not, then

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