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Genuflection ‘Veil’
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Review: Genuflection ‘Veil’

14th May 202118th June 2021 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Genuflection, Independent, Sludge, Veil

Irish sludge doom crushers Genuflection‘s debut record Veil came out last March, but they have just added a vinyl release

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Gateway 'Flesh Reborn'
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Review: Gateway ‘Flesh Reborn’ EP

30th April 20214th June 2021 Will J Chaos Records, Death Doom, Flesh Reborn, Gateway

In metalcore it’s pretty easy to divide the genre up between bands whose roots are in metal with those who

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Memoriam 'To The End'
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Review: Memoriam ‘To The End’

26th March 202128th April 2021 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Memoriam, Reaper Entertainment, To The End

There was not much in the UK death metal scene that could ever hope to touch the power and crushing

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Slimelord 'The'Delta'Death'Sirens'
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Review: Slimelord ‘The Delta Death Sirens’ EP

18th March 202120th April 2021 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Dry Cough Records, Slimelord, The Delta Death Sirens

Originally released back in June of 2019, (ah those good old pre death-virus days), the debut EP from UK death/doom

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Sporae Autem Yuggoth 'The Plague of the Aeons'
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Review: Sporae Autem Yuggoth ‘The Plague Of The Aeons’

3rd March 20217th April 2021 Matt Alexander Death Doom, Necrolatry Records, Personal Records, Sporae Autem Yuggoth, The Plague of the Aeons

Named after the last major poetical work from H.P. Lovecraft, Fungi From Yuggoth (however, translated into their native language) Sporae

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Felgrave 'A Waning Light'
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Review: Felgrave ‘A Waning Light’

23rd February 202124th March 2021 Jamie Grimes A Waning Light, Chaos Records, Death Doom, Felgrave, Personal Records

Having established himself under the nome de plume ‘Weaver’ in the black metal project Dead Hills, the  Australian born, Norway

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Cryptic Brood / Night Hag 'Swollen With Rancid Phlegm'
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Review: Cryptic Brood / Night Hag ‘Swollen With Rancid Phlegm’

7th January 20218th February 2021 Matt Alexander Cryptic Brood, Death Doom, Death Metal, Night Hag, Rotted Life Records, Swollen With Rancid Phlegm

It’s my first review of 2021 and what better way of starting the year is there than blasting out some

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Heretical Sect ‘Rapturous Flesh Consumed’
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Review: Heretical Sect ‘Rapturous Flesh Consumed’

14th December 202022nd January 2021 Matt Alexander Black Metal, Death Doom, Gilead Media, Heretical Sect, Rapturous Flesh Consumed, Redefining Darkness Records

It’s that time of the year when the nights last forever and the days flash by within the blink of

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Hanging Fortress 'Darkness Devours'
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Review: Hanging Fortress ‘Darkness Devours’

4th November 20203rd December 2020 Matt Alexander Darkness Devours, Death Doom, Hanging Fortress, Redefining Darkness Records

With the myriad of incredible music coming out this year, you’d be forgiven for struggling to keep up with it

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Celestial Season 'The Secret Teachings'
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Review: Celestial Season ‘The Secret Teachings’

20th October 202023rd November 2020 Randolph Whateley Burning World Records, Celestial Season, Death Doom, The Secret Teachings

The Netherlands, has never been an epicentre of traditional doom metal, however their almost drowned landscape, limitless lowland swamps and

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Fires In The Distance 'Echoes From Deep November'
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Review: Fires In The Distance ‘Echoes From Deep November’

9th October 202012th November 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Death Doom, Echoes From Deep November, Fires In The Distance, Prosthetic Records

Prosthetic Records have a long pedigree of releasing some of the most cutting edge heavy music since their inception in

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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