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Cerbère 'Cendre'
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Review: Cerbère ‘Cendre’

23rd March 202317th January 2026 Nessie Spencer Cerb​è​re, Chien Noir, Doom, Sludge

These past few months have been quite the hassle, to say the least. I won’t go into personal details here

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Nine Altars 'The Eternal Penance'
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Review: Nine Altars ‘The Eternal Penance’

22nd March 202317th January 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doom, Good Mourning Records, Journeys End Records, Nine Altars

Traditional epic doom band Nine Altars have arrived on the scene looking to make a big noise with their thirty-minute

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OAK 'Disintegrate'
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Review: OAK ‘Disintegrate’

20th March 202317th January 2026 Sandy Williamson Doom, Oak, Season Of Mist

Portugal’s OAK, one of many with the same name on the Encyclopaedia Metallum, are a band whose journey began on

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Temptress 'See'
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Review: Temptress ‘See’

17th March 202317th January 2026 Josh Schneider Doom, Heavy Rock, Metal, Metal Assault Records, Temptress

When reviewing albums, it’s natural to compare bands to other similar bands. It makes it easy for the readers to

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Mean Green
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Premiere: Mean Green ‘Crow’ – Taken From Their Self-Titled Debut That Drops 24th March

15th March 202317th January 2026 Lee Edwards Doom, Independent, Mean Green, Sludge

Although a new band on the ‘scene’, North Carolina’s Mean Green have been making a hell of a lot of

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Håndgemeng 'Ultraritual'
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Review: Håndgemeng ‘Ultraritual’

15th March 202317th January 2026 James Bullock Doom, Håndgemeng, Ripple Music

From the triumphant opening guitar riff on the first track of Håndgemeng’s Ultraritural, it is clear that this is not

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Illuminated Void 'Veriditas'
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Review: Illuminated Void ‘Veriditas’

10th March 202317th January 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Altrusian Grace Media, Ambient, Doom, Illuminated Void, Metal

When not creating some of my favourite psychedelic, prog laced heavy doom with his main band, Milwaukee’s Sleestak, frontman Matt

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Smoke
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Premiere: Smoke ‘Scavenger’ – New Single Of Fuzzy, Doomy Stoner Rock Drops This Friday

8th March 202317th January 2026 Lee Edwards Doom, Independent, Smoke

Lynchburg, Virginia’s Smoke has been making a bit of a name for themselves with their fuzzy doom and stoner rock

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Author & Punisher @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 21st Feb 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Author & Punisher / Zetra @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 21st Feb 2023

7th March 202317th January 2026 Lee Edwards Author & Punisher, Doom, Industrial, Manchester, The Deaf Institute, Through The Lens, Zetra

On a dark and dank Tuesday night in Manchester, our editor in chief took a trip down to The Deaf

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BIG|BRAVE 'nature morte'
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Review: BIG|BRAVE ‘nature morte’

23rd February 202329th March 2023 Nessie Spencer BIG|BRAVE, Doom, Drone, Thrill Jockey Records

Roadburn 2018 was a very special edition for me for three reasons: it was the first time I could afford

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Wolves In Winter 'The Calling Quiet'
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Review: Wolves In Winter ‘The Calling Quiet’

22nd February 202329th March 2023 Lee Beamish Alternative, Argonauta Records, Doom, Wolves In Winter

It’s not very often the name Bradford comes up as the birthplace for any major musical events or is the

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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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