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Moss ‘Horrible Night’ CD/LP/DD 2013

10th May 20133rd September 2019 James Parker 2013, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Horrible Night, James Parker, LP, Metal Blade Records, Moss, Review, Rise Above Records

First off, let’s put to bed immediately the notion that in embracing a bit more, you might say, melody, in

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Corrupt Moral Altar ‘Whiskey Sierra’ 7″/DD 2013

9th May 20133rd September 2019 Steve Fallows 2013, 7", Corrupt Moral Altar, Dead Chemist Records, Digital, Grindcore, Hardcore, Review, Sludge, Steve Fallows, Whiskey Sierra

Occupying the noisy territory between sludge and grindcore, Liverpool’s Corrupt Moral Altar offer up a fine slice of filth on

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Author & Punisher ‘Women & Children’ CD/DD 2013

8th May 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Author & Punisher, CD, Digital, Doom, Dub, Heavy, Industrial, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Seventh Rule Recordings, Tristan Shone, Women & Children

Any release from Tristan Shone’s long running Author & Punisher project is an event in my house. Ever since I

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Nightbitch ‘Chainmaker’ 12″/DD 2013

6th May 20132nd September 2019 Pete Green 12", 2013, Chainmaker, Digital, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Metal, Nightbitch, One Ear Productions, Pete Green, Review

If I had a penny for every time I’ve read, heard and even written the phrase “occult metal” throughout the

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Altar Of Plagues ‘Teethed Glory And Injury’ LP/CD/DD 2013

4th May 20133rd September 2019 George Leeming 2013, Altar Of Plagues, Atmospheric, Black Metal, Candlelight Records, CD, Digital, George Leeming, LP, Post-Rock, Profound Lore Records, Progressive, Review, Teethed Glory And Injury

Since their inception with 2008’s acclaimed White Tomb, Altar Of Plagues have amassed scores of acolytes fervently proclaiming them as

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Gozu ‘The Fury Of A Patient Man’ CD/DD 2013

3rd May 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, CD, Digital, Gozu, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Pop Rock, Review, Small Stone Records, The Fury Of A Patient Man

Gozu’s debut album “Locust Season” was an instant critical success for Small Stone and its eclectic collection of fuzzy bombs

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Conan / Bongripper – Split 12”/DD 2013

2nd May 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 12", 2013, Bongripper, Conan, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Holy Roar Records, Review, Sludge, Split, Tom McKibbin

If you are reading this then we are fortunate that the recent Bongripper / Conan UK tour hasn’t levelled our

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Steve Von Till ‘As The Crow Flies’ Reissue CD/LP/DD 2013

1st May 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Acoustic, Ambient, As The Crow Flies, CD, Dark, Digital, Folk, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Neurot Recordings, Reissue, Review, Steve Von Till

Steve Von Till‘s body of work is well documented; since replacing Chad Salter in Oakland hardcore masters Neurosis in 1989

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Bacchus Baracus ‘Tales Of Worries, Woes And Whatever’ LP/DD 2013

30th April 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Bacchus Baracus, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, Tales Of Worries Woes And Whatever, Wasted State Records

Scotland is a pretty rock and roll kind of place. It’s not for no reason that Status Quo chose to

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Goat Leaf ‘A Lack Of Oxygen – Tales Of Crashing Satellites’ CD/DD 2013

29th April 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, A Lack Of Oxygen - Tales Of Crashing Satellites, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Goat Leaf, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sea Of Green Music

Sometimes being an ardent rock fan can be a suffocating experience. With so many genre tentacles of the beast twisting

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Usnea – S/T – LP/DD 2013

27th April 20133rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2013, Black Metal, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Jamie Grimes, LP, Orca Wolf Records, Review, Self Titled, Usnea

Another strong debut from a hitherto unknown entity rears its head here, in the form of this four song LP

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