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Green Lung @ Gorilla, Manchester, 23/11/2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Green Lung / Boss Keloid @ Gorilla, Manchester, 23rd November 2023

27th November 202327th November 2023 Matthew Williams Boss Keloid, Doom, Gorilla, Green Lung, Manchester, Metal

It’s a Thursday night in Manchester, and the Green Lung gig at Gorilla has been sold out for a few

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Modder 'The Great Liberation Through Hearing' Artwork
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Review: Modder ‘The Great Liberation Through Hearing’

24th November 202324th November 2023 Lee Beamish Consouling Sounds, Doom, Lay Bare Recordings, Modder, Psych, Sludge

One thing that always strikes me whenever I try and think of bands from Belgium is that I have only

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Warcrab 'The Howling Silence' Artwork
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Review: Warcrab ‘The Howling Silence’

22nd November 202322nd November 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Death Metal, Doom, Sludge, Transcending Obscurity Records, Warcrab

Warcrab have been doing their scuttling sludge-influenced death metal dance for over a decade now, their name an amazing invocation

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Sleepbomb 'The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari' Artwork
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Review: Sleepbomb ‘The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari’

21st November 202327th January 2025 Reza Mills Consouling Sounds, Doom, Drone, Koolarrow Records, Post-Rock, Sleepbomb

Sleepbomb is a San Francisco outfit comprised of Charles Hernandez – guitars, Tim Gotch – bass/synths, Claire Hamard – vocals/keys,

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Nebula Drag - Photo by Chad Kelco
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Premiere: Nebula Drag ‘Western Death’ – Title Track From New Album That Drops 8th December

15th November 202315th November 2023 Lee Edwards Desert Records, Doom, Nebula Drag

When San Diego, California’s trippy stoner and doom power trio Nebula Drag are readying themselves to release their new album

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The Answer Lies In The Black Void 'Thou Shalt' Artwork
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Review: The Answer Lies In The Black Void ‘Thou Shalt’

15th November 202315th November 2023 Lee Beamish Burning World Records, Doom, The Answer Lies In The Black Void

As 2023 draws to a close, it’s easy to believe that the year is over for solid new music getting

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Temptations Wings
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In Search Of Tone: Micah Nix & Chad Barnwell Of Temptations Wings

14th November 202314th November 2023 Josh Schneider Doom, Electric Talon Records, In Search Of Tone, Metal, Temptations Wings

Temptations Wings are a band that I first heard of through The Sleeping Shaman from a fan Aaron Ossont. I

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Godthrymm 'Distortions' Artwork
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Review: Godthrymm ‘Distortions’

13th November 202313th November 2023 David J McLaren Doom, Godthrymm, Profound Lore Records

When a band comes along comprised of former members of some of the UK’s most loved and respected bands expectations

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Beastwars 'Tyranny Of Distance' Artwork
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Review: Beastwars ‘Tyranny Of Distance’

6th November 20236th November 2023 Goro Riffs Beastwars, Doom, Grunge, Independent

Beastwars latest album is a wild ride through the annals of New Zealand music, taking a collection of covers from

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Thronehammer 'Kingslayer' Artwork
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Review: Thronehammer ‘Kingslayer’

2nd November 202319th December 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doom, Metal, Supreme Chaos Records, Thronehammer

International doomsters Thronehammer may have had a start that could have appropriately mimicked the slow crawl of the funeral doom

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Green Lung 'This Heathen Land' Artwork
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Review: Green Lung ‘This Heathen Land’

31st October 202331st October 2023 Matthew Williams Doom, Green Lung, Heavy Rock, Nuclear Blast Records

After releasing one of the best albums of 2021, with the immense Black Harvest London based doomsters Green Lung have

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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

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