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Video Premiere: Thedus ‘Regression’ – New Album ‘Hypnosis’ Drops 28th July via Argonauta Records

12th July 202312th July 2023 Lee Edwards Argonauta Records, Doom, Instrumental, Post-Metal, Thedus

As the Italian heavy instrumental doom and post-metal three-piece Thedus gear up to release their debut album Hypnosis, a seven-track,

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Review: Sorcia ‘Lost Season’

12th July 202312th July 2023 Reza Mills Desert Records, Doom, Sorcia

Seattle trio Sorcia (Jessica Brasch – vocals/bass, Neal De Atley – vocals/guitar and Bryson Marcey – drums) formed back in

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Margarita Witch Cult
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Video Premiere: Margarita Witch Cult ‘Annihilation’ – Debut Self-Titled Album Is Out Now

11th July 202311th July 2023 Lee Edwards Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Margarita Witch Cult

Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Napalm Death, Godflesh, and now we can add Margarita Witch Cult to the list of formidable

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Liturgy @ The Independent, San Francisco, 28th June 2023 – Photo by Tyler Johnston
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Through The Lens: Liturgy / BIG|BRAVE @ The Independent, San Francisco, 28th June 2023

11th July 202311th July 2023 Tyler Johnston BIG|BRAVE, Black Metal, Doom, Liturgy, San Francisco, The Independent, Through The Lens

A few days after shooting Yob at Oakland Metro, The Shaman’s resident stateside snapper Tyler Johnston took the trip over

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Review: Slow Wake ‘Falling Fathoms’

11th July 202311th July 2023 Josh Schneider Argonauta Records, Doom, Post-Metal, Slow Wake

It takes just a moment for a song to work its way under your skin and become something more, something

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Review: Church Of Misery ‘Born Under A Mad Sign’

10th July 202310th July 2023 Sandy Williamson Church Of Misery, Doom, Rise Above Records

Japan’s Church Of Misery are bona fide legends at this point in their career, more than 25 years into their

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Yob @ Oakland Metro, 24th June 2023 – Photo by Tyler Johnston
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Through The Lens: Yob @ Oakland Metro, 24th June 2023

5th July 202311th July 2023 Tyler Johnston Doom, Metro, Oakland, Through The Lens, Yob

California’s resident Shaman snapper Tyler Johnston recently took a trip to the Oakland Metro to witness and shoot the Live

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Review: Pylar ‘Límyte’

28th June 202328th June 2023 Reza Mills Cavsas, Cyclic Law, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Pylar

Described as ‘among the best kept secrets of the Spanish underground’, Pylar have been in existence since 2012 and providing

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Review: Oceanlord ‘Kingdom Cold’

28th June 202328th June 2023 David J McLaren Doom, Magnetic Eye Records, Oceanlord

Oceanlord hail from my favourite Australian city, Melbourne. They take the form of the tried and tested trio, and according

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Witchthroat Serpent 'Trove Of Oddities At The Devil’s Driveway'
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Review: Witchthroat Serpent ‘Trove Of Oddities At The Devil’s Driveway’

26th June 202326th June 2023 El Jefe Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Witchthroat Serpent

I’ve always been a sucker for heavy fuzz and freaky, wah-soaked feedback, especially when it’s married to doomy nasty riffs.

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Review: Bell Witch ‘Future’s Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate’

20th June 202327th December 2023 Sandy Williamson Bell Witch, Doom, Profound Lore Records

The cataclysmic rendering of Bell Witch‘s Mirror Reaper record still reverberates through the extreme music scene to this day, over

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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

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

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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