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Review: Dirge ‘Dirge’

16th March 202317th January 2026 Goro Riffs Dirge, Immersive Sounds, Post-Metal

Formed in 2014, Dirge bring their unique blend of doom rock, metal and psychedelic sludge from the Indian underground. The

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Video Premiere: Dirge ‘Hollow’ – Taken From Their Self-Titled Album That Drops 10th March

1st February 20238th March 2023 Lee Edwards Dirge, Immersive Sounds, Post-Metal

Dirge, although they’ve been around since their formation in 2014, they might be a new name to some, so let’s

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Introducing SE DELAN: New Duo Featuring Justin Greaves Of Crippled Black Phoenix Announce Debut Album

13th March 2014 Lee Edwards Belinda Kordic, Crippled Black Phoenix, Dirge, Gazpacho, Justin Greaves, Kscope, New Album Details, News, Se Delan, The Fall

SE DELAN are a duo made up of Justin Greaves, the multi-instrumentalist leader of Crippled Black Phoenix, and Belinda Kordic on

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Dirge ‘Hyperion’ CD/LP/DD 2014

5th March 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2014, CD, Debemur Morti Productions, Digital, Dirge, Doom, Heavy, Hyperion, Johannes van der Meer, LP, Post-Metal, Review

First of all I would like to say that this particular sort of music is a pretty new genre in

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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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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

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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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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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