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Marc Urselli's SteppenDoom
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Review: Marc Urselli’s SteppenDoom

15th November 202221st December 2022 Goro Riffs Doom, Drone, Magnetic Eye Records, Marc Urselli, SteppenDoom

Open up and let it grab you by the throat. This album requires listening with non-prejudiced ears in order to

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Burning Sister 'Mile High Downer Rock'
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Review: Burning Sister ‘Mile High Downer Rock’

3rd November 202210th December 2022 Tom Hanno Burning Sister, Doom, Independent

Today we visit the city of Denver, home to a trio of musicians that came together to form Burning Sister.

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Devil's Witches 'In All Her Forms'
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Review: Devil’s Witches ‘In All Her Forms’

31st October 202212th December 2022 Martin Williams Devil's Witches, Doom, Majestic Mountain Records

In an obvious, don’t-judge-a-book-buy-it’s-cover metaphor, I had pegged Glasgow’s one-man-but-with-guests ‘band’ Devil’s Witches as yet another fuzzed-out, occult-based, Electric Wizard-worshiping,

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Nadja: Interview With One Half Of The Drone Duo Aidan Baker

28th October 202226th December 2022 Neddal Ayad Aidan Baker, Broken Spine Productions, Doom, Drone, Nadja

In his review of Nadja’s absolutely crushing Labyrinthine, fellow Shaman scribe Jamie Grimes described the album as feeling like ‘…four

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Faetooth 'Remnants Of The Vessel'
Album & EP Reviews F 

Review: Faetooth ‘Remnants Of The Vessel’

28th October 202213th December 2022 Goro Riffs Doom, Dune Altar, Faetooth

Faetooth is an LA based doom metal band formed in 2019 by long-time friends Ashla Chavez Razzano and Ari May

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Cassius King 'Dread The Dawn'
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Review: Cassius King ‘Dread The Dawn’

26th October 202213th December 2022 Tom Hanno Cassius King, Doom, MDD Records, Metal, Nomad Eel Records

Cassius King, Vessel Of Light and Patriarchs In Black are bands that the prolific guitarist named Dan Lorenzo has been

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TONS 'Hashension'
Album & EP Reviews T 

Review: TONS ‘Hashension’

25th October 202217th December 2022 Harry Holmes Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Sludge, Tons

In a musical landscape of introspective lockdown albums and scathing indictments of injustice, sometimes you need a sticky bongful of

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Dead Witches / Hippie Death Cult / The Dukes Of Hades @ Bear Cave, Bournemouth, 14th October 2022
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Dead Witches / Hippie Death Cult / The Dukes Of Hades @ Bear Cave, Bournemouth, 14th October 2022

24th October 202211th December 2022 Liam Blanc Bear Cave, Bournemouth, Dead Witches, Doom, Hippie Death Cult, The Dukes Of Hades

Have you ever had a sudden moment of clarity when you realise that you’ve finally arrived? I had that pleasant

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Smoke
Interviews R-Z 

In Search Of Tone: Dalton And Ben Of Smoke

19th October 20228th January 2023 Josh Schneider Doom, In Search Of Tone, Smoke

Smoke is a band I discovered through the Doom Charts and instantly the music clicked with me. I’d listen to

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Gott
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Gott: Lee Beamish Interviews Founding Member Dave van Beek

12th October 202211th December 2022 Lee Beamish Doom, Gott, Heavy Rock, Independent

Having recently released their debut EP To Hell To Zion, Dutch ‘supergroup’ Gott‘s founding member Dave van Beek took some

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Flamebearer 'Fire On The Horizon'
Album & EP Reviews F 

Review: Flamebearer ‘Fire On The Horizon’ EP

11th October 20229th December 2022 El Jefe Doom, Flamebearer, Independent, Metal

I had a conversation recently about music, creativity and a total lack of rules or boundaries when it comes to

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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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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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