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King Goat ‘Atom’ Digital EP 2013

26th April 20133rd September 2019 James Parker 2013, Atom, Digital, Doom, EP, Heavy, James Parker, King Goat, Metal, Review, Self Released

The first lyrics that seep out of new Brighton doom merchants’ King Goat’s debut EP are ‘A lumbering machine…’ and

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Cough / Windhand ‘Reflection Of The Negative’ Split CD/LP/DD 2013

25th April 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2013, CD, Cough, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Reflection Of The Negative, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge, Split, Tom McKibbin, Windhand

Richmond, Virginia may be a city better known for its blues, country, and bluegrass music and the Richmond Folk Festival

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Dean Allen Foyd ‘Road To Atlas’ 10″/DD 2013

24th April 20133rd September 2019 Sam Orr 10", 2013, Crusher Records, Dean Allen Foyd, Digital, Garage Rock, Heavy Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Road To Atlas, Sam Orr

Sweden does seem to be the place for the best for music these days, is it just me or do

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Earthless / White Hills ‘Roadburn Label Showcase’ Split EP – DD 2013

17th April 20132nd September 2019 Pete Green 2013, Digital, Earthless, Free Download, Heavy Rock, Pete Green, Psychedelic, Review, Roadburn Label Showcase, Scion A/V, Space Rock, Split EP, Stoner Jam, White Hills

Do I really need to give these bands and introduction?! Seriously? Reeeeally? Oh man. Err, well then, if you’ve been

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Camel Of Doom ‘Psychodramas: Breaking The Knots Of Twisted Synapse’ CD/DD 2012

15th April 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Atmospheric, Camel Of Doom, CD, Digital, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Kris Clayton, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Psychodramas: Breaking the Knots of Twisted Synapse, Review, Self Released

Stop. I know what you’re thinking and you’re making a terrible mistake. You’re thinking that a band named Camel Of

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Desert Storm ‘Horizontal Life’ CD/DD 2013

9th April 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2013, Blindsight Records, CD, Desert Storm, Digital, Heavy Rock, Horizontal Life, Review, Southern Rock, Tom McKibbin

Oxford’s stoner groove merchants Desert Storm have had a pretty good few years. In the time since their second album

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Atomic Cries ‘Suspended Between The Mouth Of God And The Fist Of Man’ 7″/DD 2013

7th April 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, 7", Atmospheric, Atomic Cries, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Metal, Paul Robertson, Primitive Doom Metal, Review, Suspended Between The Mouth Of God And The Fist Of Man, Svart Records

You know what a huge, colossal bummer of a downer Cathedral’s ‘Reaching Happiness, Touching Pain’ is? I mean, that is

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Slomatics 'The Future Past'
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Slomatics ‘The Future Past’ DD 2013

6th April 20134th November 2019 Sam Orr 2013, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Review, Sam Orr, Self Released, Slomatics, Sludge, The Future Past

I first caught wind of these Belfast bangers back when they had a split with Agent of the Morai, super

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Spider Kitten ‘Cougar Club’ CD/DD 2013

3rd April 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2013, CD, Cougar Club, Digital, Doom, Drone, Prog Rock, Review, Rugland Records, Sludge, Spider Kitten, Tom McKibbin

Coming out of the excellent and ever-expanding South Wales scene, Spider Kitten are a truly monstrous proposition, both in name

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Melvins ‘Everybody Loves Sausages’ CD/LP/DD 2013

2nd April 20133rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão (the) Melvins, CD, Covers, Digital, Everybody Loves Sausages, Ipecac Recordings, LP, Melvins, Melvins Lite, Noise-Rock, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Saúl Do Caixão

Ask several discerning Melvins fans which of the group’s two dozen (well, something like that, I’ve lost count!) albums they

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Bevar Sea – S/T – CD/DD 2012

31st March 20132nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Bevar Sea, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Self Titled

These days heavy metal is a fully-fledged global phenomenon and I don’t know about everyone else, but I think that’s

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