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Review: Bosco Sacro ‘Inhabit’

6th November 20266th November 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Bosco Sacro, Doomgaze, Supernatural Cat

Following Gem in 2023, Italian quartet Bosco Sacro return with Inhabit, an album that takes the musical and emotional coordinates

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Review: Blackwater Holylight ‘Not Here Not Gone’

11th March 202611th March 2026 Lee Beamish Blackwater Holylight, Doomgaze, Shoegaze, Suicide Squeeze Records

Way back in October of 2021, I had the privilege of reviewing Silence/Motion, the third album by Portland Quintet Blackwater

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Review: Kæry Ann ‘Moonstone’

21st January 202621st January 2026 Lee Beamish Doomgaze, Kæry Ann, Subsound Records

Here we are, it’s 2026, and it’s my first review for a brand-new year! Better make sure this one sets

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Review: Ragana & Drowse ‘Ash Souvenir’

19th January 202619th January 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Black Metal, Doomgaze, Drowse, Ragana, The Flenser

It might seem peculiar, but some of the times when encountering a new band, my initial attraction is almost entirely

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Review: SoftSun ‘Eternal Sunrise’

7th November 202522nd December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doomgaze, Heavy Psych Sounds, Shoegaze, SoftSun

SoftSun are wasting little time in trying to stamp their mark on the scene. For a band that only came

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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

23rd September 202523rd September 2025 Lee Edwards Doomgaze, Heavy Psych Sounds, Shoegaze, SoftSun

SoftSun unveil their new single Sacred Heart, blending shoegaze atmosphere with doomgaze weight in a sound that is both immersive

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Review: Leonov ‘Shape Of Ash’ EP

10th September 202510th September 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doomgaze, Leonov, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal

As the UK basked in the summer heat (or cowered indoors depending on your affinity with the fiery ball in

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Review: Cwfen ‘Sorrows’

31st July 202531st July 2025 Lee Beamish Cwfen, Doomgaze, Gothic, New Heavy Sounds

Sometimes a band will come along, and without knowing anything about them, you will just have a gut instinct that

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Review: Bank Myna ‘Eimuria’

2nd May 20252nd May 2025 Lee Beamish Araki Records, Bank Myna, Doomgaze, Medication Times Records, Stellar Frequencies

Having initially formed in Paris in 2013, the French band Bank Myna is only now, in 2025, releasing their second

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Review: KLÄMP ‘TOTAAL TECHNIEK’

25th April 202525th April 2025 Reza Mills Doomgaze, Human Worth, Industrial, KLÄMP

Things have been quiet in the KLÄMP camp since 2020’s sophomore album Hate You dropped. The intervening years have seen

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Video Premiere: KLÄMP ‘WET LEATHER’ – New Album ‘TOTAAL TECHNIEK’ Unleashes 18th April

7th March 20257th March 2025 Lee Edwards Doomgaze, Human Worth, Industrial, KLÄMP

Prepare to have your senses shattered – KLÄMP is back with WET LEATHER, a hallucinatory descent into heavy, experimental doomgaze

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There is something inherently pure about music stripped of towering stage setups, corporate sponsors, and barriers. Back in August, our

Premiere: Ensemble Tikoro ‘Tortoise’ – New Album Lands 23rd October via Jangjang Records
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