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Oreyeon & Lord Elephant 'Doom Sessions Vol. 8'
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Review: Oreyeon & Lord Elephant ‘Doom Sessions Vol. 8’

25th May 202325th May 2023 Rob Walsh Doom Sessions, Heavy Psych Sounds, Lord Elephant, Oreyeon, Psych

Italian label Heavy Psych Sounds is certainly one of the more prominent labels in stoner and psych these days. Their

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Endtime/Cosmic Reaper 'Doom Sessions Vol. 7'
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Review: Endtime & Cosmic Reaper ‘Doom Sessions Vol. 7’

23rd January 20238th March 2023 Josh Schneider Cosmic Reaper, Doom, Doom Sessions, Endtime, Heavy Psych Sounds

Heavy Psych Sounds have released seven fantastic split albums featuring fourteen outstanding doom metal bands. It’s a series I very

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High Reeper & Hippie Death Cult 'Doom Sessions Vol. 5'
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Review: High Reeper & Hippie Death Cult ‘Doom Sessions Vol. 5’

18th June 202120th June 2022 Reza Mills Doom, Doom Sessions, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, High Reeper, Hippie Death Cult, Metal

I was feeling a little sentimental when I chose to cover Volume 5 of the Doom Sessions as my first

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Dead Witches and Witchthroat Serpent 'Doom Sessions Vol. 666'
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Review: Dead Witches & Witchthroat Serpent ‘Doom Sessions Vol.666’

10th June 202121st July 2021 Liam Blanc Dead Witches, Doom, Doom Sessions, Heavy Psych Sounds, Witchthroat Serpent

Rome’s Heavy Psych Sounds have been running their series of Doom Sessions EPs for a while, each slab of wax

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Premiere: Witchthroat Serpent ‘The Fall Of Whitewood’ – From ‘Doom Sessions Vol.666’ Split With Dead Witches

18th May 202122nd June 2021 Lee Edwards Dead Witches, Doom Sessions, Heavy Psych Sounds, Stoner Doom, Witchthroat Serpent

The prolific Heavy Psych Sounds are continuing to forge the way with their Doom Sessions series that showcases some of

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Bongzilla & Tons 'Doom Sessions Vol. 4'
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Review: Bongzilla & Tons ‘Doom Sessions Vol. 4’

16th April 202124th May 2021 Harry Holmes Bongzilla, Doom Sessions, Heavy Psych Sounds, Tons

The fourth part of Heavy Psych Sounds split series brings together two monsters of drug-driven tone worship, first up the

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-(16)- & Grime 'Doom Sessions Vol. 3'
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Review: -(16)- & Grime ‘Doom Sessions Vol. 3’

17th February 202118th March 2021 Josh Schneider 16, Doom, Doom Sessions, Grime, Heavy Psych Sounds, Sludge

Choosing the right wine to compliment your main dish can elevate a meal to a new level. Heavy Psych Sounds

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Chris Babalis Sr. & Jr. of Acid Mammoth
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In Search Of Tone: Chris Babalis Sr. & Jr. Of Acid Mammoth

8th February 20219th March 2021 Josh Schneider Acid Mammoth, Caravan, Chris Babalis, Doom Sessions, Heavy Psych Sounds, In Search Of Tone, Stoner Doom, Under Acid Hoof

Music plays an enormous role in the life of my family. At any given time you can hear my wife’s

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1782/Acid Mammoth ‘Doom Sessions Vol.2’
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Review: 1782/Acid Mammoth ‘Doom Sessions Vol.2’

7th September 20207th October 2020 Reza Mills 1782, Acid Mammoth, Doom, Doom Sessions, Heavy Psych Sounds

Doom Sessions is a new series of split EPs from the fantastically prolific Heavy Psych Sounds label. Volume 1 was

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