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Locrian ‘Territories’ LP 2010

11th May 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Ambient, At War With False Noise, Avant-Garde, Basses Frequencies, Bloodlust!, Dark, Drone, Experimental, Industrial, Locrian, LP, Noise, Paul Robertson, Review, Small Doses, Territories

In order to fully accommodate the full scope of their vision, the core duo of Locrian – Andre Foisy and

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Ramesses ‘Take The Curse’ CD 2010

11th April 20103rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2010, Adam Stone, CD, Dark, Doom, Heavy, Ramesses, Review, Ritual Productions, Sludge, Take The Curse

Quake with mortal dread, you puny mortal fuck. Ramesses crush the jugular with this, their second full-length studio album: a

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Ramesses ‘Baptism Of The Walking Dead’ 3″ CDEP 2009

2nd July 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2009, 3", Adam Stone, Baptism Of The Walking Dead, CDEP, Dark, Doom, Heavy, Ramesses, Review, Self Released, Sludge

Ah…tattooed arms, dirty beards, top grade weed, cult horror films, Egyptology, painfully loud Ashdown amps and the beautiful Dorset countryside

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Locrian ‘Drenched Lands’ CD 2009

24th March 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2009, Adam Stone, Ambient, At War With False Noise, CD, Dark, Drone, Experimental, Industrial, Locrian, Noise, Review

Dark dark noise that emanates slowly and rises like a black fog from the decaying anus of the mummified corpse

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Steve Von Till ‘A Grave Is A Grim Horse’ CD 2008

27th August 20083rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Acoustic, Andrew Sloan, Blues, CD, Country, Dark, Folk, Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Review, Steve Von Till

First we had Scott Kelly and now Steve Von Till, I’m guessing there was a break in the Neurosis schedule

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I Klatus ‘Borningroom’ CD 2008

23rd August 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, Avant-Garde, Borningroom, CD, Dark, Experimental, I Klatus, Industrial, Noise, Review, Self Released

A newly released album by electronic avant-experimentalists I Klatus was available as a free download, this collection of nine tracks

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Scott Kelly ‘The Wake’ CD/LP 2008

23rd August 20083rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Acoustic, Andrew Sloan, CD, Country, Dark, Folk, LP, Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Review, Scott Kelly

I’ve been sat here for twenty five minutes listening to Scott Kelly’s second solo album wondering how I can possibly

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Nortt ‘Galgenfrist’ CD 2008

14th June 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Ambient, Avant-Garde, Avantgarde Music, Black Metal, Dark, Experimental, Galgenfrist, Mark Burns, Mournful, Nortt, Review

When I first got this CD I was abit under-whelmed with it compared to their other releases, but I’m glad

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