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Mercury Circle ‘The Dawn Of Vitriol’
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Review: Mercury Circle ‘The Dawn Of Vitriol’

7th August 202014th September 2020 Lee Beamish Doom, Gothic, Mercury Circle, Noble Demon, The Dawn Of Vitriol, The Vinyl Division

Helsinki, the capital city of Finland, has quite the heritage when it comes to famous rock and metal bands, the

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The River ‘Different Dirges 03-05’
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Review: The River ‘Different Dirges 03-05’

7th August 202014th September 2020 Reza Mills Different Dirges 03-05, Doom, Pariah Child Records, The River

Within this discography you get the Oneric Dirges In Mono and Different Ways To Be Haunted demos, the first and

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Bull Elephant 'Created From Death'
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Review: Bull Elephant ‘Created From Death’

5th August 202014th September 2020 Sandy Williamson Bull Elephant, Created From Death, Doom, Eat Lead And Die Music

Anonymous UK collective Bull Elephant have returned with the second part of their trilogy, picking up from last year’s Self-Titled

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Andrew - APF Records
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APF Records – Interview With Andrew Paul Field

3rd August 202014th September 2020 Tom McKibbin Andrew Paul Field, APF Records, Doom, Hardcore, Metal, Sludge

In the UK we’re blessed with a huge variety of excellent underground bands, particularly on the heavier end of the

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Zetra ‘Zetra’ EP
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Review: Zetra ‘Zetra’ EP

31st July 202029th June 2022 Reza Mills Coldwave, Death Waltz, Doom, Gothic, Synth, Zetra

Zetra are a London two-piece consisting of Adam (guitar & vocals) and Jordan (synthesiser & vocals) who formed in the

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Unruly ‘Unruly’
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Review: Unruly ‘Unruly’

22nd July 202028th August 2020 Liam Blanc Doom, Sludge, Sludgelord Records, Unruly

It’s been a long time since I really listened to any sludge, so long in fact that I almost certainly

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Dun Ringill ‘Library Of Death’
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Review: Dun Ringill ‘Library Of Death’

20th July 202028th August 2020 Lee Beamish Argonauta Records, Doom, Dun Ringill, Library Of Death, Metal

Straight out of the heart of Gothenburg in Sweden come six piece Dun Ringill, who describe themselves as a ‘heavy

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10,000 Years EP
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Review: 10,000 Years ‘10,000 Years’ EP

16th July 202028th August 2020 Jeremy Moore 10000 Years, Death Valley Records, Doom, Metal

Sweden’s a rough terrain for new bands trying to distinguish themselves from the pack; it doesn’t matter what genre or

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Eremit ‘Desert Of Ghouls’
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Review: Eremit ‘Desert Of Ghouls’

8th July 202025th August 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Of Ghouls, Doom, Eremit, Sludge, Transcending Obscurity Records

Relatively new to the scene, Eremit have been around since early 2015 and have seemingly challenged themselves to create some

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Sleestak ‘Aeon’
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Review: Sleestak ‘Aeon’

7th July 202025th August 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Aeon, Doom, Independent, Prog Metal, Sleestak

Milwaukee’s Sleestak were on an upwards growth trajectory releasing Skylon Express which was the combination of two previously recorded EP

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Boris 'NO'
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Review: Boris ‘NO’, ‘Phenomenons Drive’ & Z.O.A Collaboration ‘Refrain’

3rd July 20204th April 2024 Dave Bowes Boris, Dog Knights Productions, Doom, Drone, Independent, No, Phenomenons Drive, Refrain, Z.O.A.

It’s not the first time in Boris’ long and impressive history that fans have been treated to a bumper serving

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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress
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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress

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Emerging once again from the Bristolian mire, the amphibious overlords known as Froglord return to deliver another dose of thick,

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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