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Desert Storm 'Buried Under The Weight Of Reason' Artwork
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Review: Desert Storm ‘Buried Under The Weight Of Reason’

3rd March 20263rd March 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Storm, Heavy Psych Sounds

I’m not going to dedicate a large portion of this review to a sepia-tinged ‘…‘member when Desert Storm were just

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Desert Storm - Photo by Tim Finch
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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March

17th February 202617th February 2026 Lee Edwards Desert Storm, Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Metal, Stoner

Oxford’s very own heavy hitters, Desert Storm, are revving up the engine once again with the premiere of their latest

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Desert Storm @ The Gryphon, Bristol, 8th February 2025 – Photo by Antony Cook
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Desert Storm / Urzah / Vulture God @ The Gryphon, Bristol, 8th February 2025

12th March 202514th March 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Bristol, Desert Storm, The Gryphon, Urzah, Vulture God

Grassroots support is something I go on about a lot. It is key to the survival of our music by

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Mark Hunt Bryden - 2023
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Top Ten Of 2023: Mark Hunt-Bryden

18th December 202322nd December 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Storm, Dozer, Fires In The Distance, Godflesh, Herod, Mutoid Man, Spider Kitten, The Devil’s Trade, The Ocean, Top Ten 2023, Yawning Man

I usually start this feature with some preamble to contextualise my path against the backdrop of the past year, like

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Desert Storm
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Desert Storm: Interview With Elliot Cole, Drummer From Oxford’s Purveyors Of Heavy Rock & Metal

18th May 202318th May 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Desert Storm, Heavy Rock, Metal

2023 has started with a bang it seems and in the camp of Oxford heavy hitters Desert Storm there has

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Desert Storm 'Death Rattle'
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Review: Desert Storm ‘Death Rattle’

28th March 202317th January 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Desert Storm, Heavy Rock, Metal

Undoubtedly one of the greatest pleasures of this writing gig is getting to watch a band evolve over time and

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Mark Hunt-Bryden
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Top Ten Of 2020: Mark Hunt-Bryden

14th December 202022nd January 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Storm, Devil With No Name, Haken, Horseneck, Kirk Windstein, Pallbearer, Sigiriya, Sleestak, Today Is The Day, Top Ten 2020, Yawning Man

Ah, 2020… I personally spent the tail end of 2019 looking forward to New Year’s day and proclaimed (somewhat prematurely

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Desert Storm 'Omens'
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Review: Desert Storm ‘Omens’

24th April 202022nd May 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Desert Storm, Heavy Metal, Omens

Desert Storm have been quietly gathering pace in the UK scene since they formed in 2007 and have justified their

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Desert Storm / Suns Of Thunder – Split
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Desert Storm / Suns Of Thunder – Split 7″ 2016

22nd March 201623rd February 2024 Pete Green 2016, 7", Desert Rock, Desert Storm, Desertfest, H42 Records, Heavy Rock, Pete Green, Review, Split, Stoner Rock, Suns Of Thunder

Ready for Desertfest Berlin? Hell yeah you are! Tickets? Check. Euros? Check. Clean pants? Somewhere. Liver? Definitely! But wait, H42

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Desert Storm ‘Omniscient’ CD/DD 2015

24th May 20152nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2015, Blindsight Records, CD, Classic Rock, Desert Storm, Digital, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Omniscient, Review

Tough and gruff Oxford rockers Desert Storm have been kicking up a, er storm in recent times having supported hard

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Sleep @ DesertFest London 2015
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DesertFest London 2015 – Day 3 Review By Pete Green

6th May 201513th September 2019 Pete Green Acid King, Camden, Desert Storm, Desertfest, Desertfest 2015, Karma To Burn, Koko, Lee Edwards, Live Review, London, My Sleeping Karma, Pete Green, Purple Turtle, Sleep, The Black Heart, The Underworld, Ufomammut, XII Boar

After last night’s fun and frolics, I think it’s fair to say that Desertfest Camden is feeling a little… Sleepy

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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress
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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress

1st June 20261st June 2026 Lee Edwards

Emerging once again from the Bristolian mire, the amphibious overlords known as Froglord return to deliver another dose of thick,

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

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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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