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Many Blessings ‘Emanation Body’
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Review: Many Blessings ‘Emanation Body’

26th May 202023rd June 2020 Reza Mills Drone, Emanation Body, Many Blessings, Noise, Translation Loss Records

Ethan Lee McCarthy is no stranger to making extreme music, whether it’s the crushingly heavy doom/sludge of Primitive Man, the

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Forlesen ‘Hierophant Violent’
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Review: Forlesen ‘Hierophant Violent’

18th May 202017th June 2020 Lee Beamish Black Metal, Doom, Drone, Forlesen, Hierophant Violent, Hypnotic Dirge Records

Well this is a weird little entity, Hierophant Violent by Forlesen, this is not just a switch on and turn

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Orchestra Of Constant Distress ‘Live At Roadburn 2019’
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Review: Orchestra Of Constant Distress ‘Live At Roadburn 2019’

8th May 20209th June 2020 Jamie Grimes Drone, Live At Roadburn 2019, Orchestra Of Constant Distress, Riot Season

I believe it was legendary Stoke-On-Trent based philosophical think tank Discharge who once wrote ‘can you hear the sound of

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Twin Sister - Studio
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Premiere: Twin Sister Self-Titled Debut Album

9th April 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Dead Neanderthals, Drone, God Unknown Records, Psych, Twin Sister

In just over a week, we should have been huddled in a packed room waiting with baited breath for the

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Twin Sister ‘Twin Sister’
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Review: Twin Sister ‘Twin Sister’

9th April 20201st May 2020 Reza Mills Dead Neanderthals, Drone, God Unknown Records, Psych, Twin Sister

Twin Sister is the latest project from former Mugstar bassist Jason Stoll and is being released on his God Unknown

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Insect Ark 'The Vanishing'
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Review: Insect Ark ‘The Vanishing’

11th March 20209th April 2020 Ian M Drone, Experimental, Insect Ark, Profound Lore Records, The Vanishing

Insect Ark are a project of multi-instrumentalist Dana Schechter of Bee and Flower who has played with such luminaries as

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Dead Sea Apes ‘Night Lands’
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Review: Dead Sea Apes ‘Night Lands’

11th February 202020th March 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Cardinal Fuzz Records, Dead Sea Apes, Drone, Feeding Tube Records, Night Lands, Nik Rayne, Psych Rock

Since forming in 2009, Manchester’s Dead Sea Apes have been steadily releasing music individually at an impressive rate or with

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Sunn O))) ‘Pyroclasts’
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Review: Sunn O))) ‘Pyroclasts’

25th November 201911th December 2019 Daniel Pietersen Doom, Drone, Pyroclasts, Southern Lord, Sunn O)))

My ears always prick up when I hear of a new Sunn O))) recording emerging into the light. Sadly, they

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Boris 'Dear'
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Boris ‘Dear’ 2017

1st August 20172nd September 2019 Will Beattie 2017, Boris, Dear, Doom, Drone, Review, Sargent House, Will Beattie

Before I begin, I have to make a confession. It’s something that I have agonised over for days, tossing and

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Harvestman 'Music For Megaliths' 2017
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Harvestman ‘Music For Megaliths’ 2017

18th May 201716th September 2019 Daniel Pietersen 2017, Daniel Pietersen, Dark, Drone, Folk, Harvestman, Music For Megaliths, Neurot Recordings, Review, Steve Von Till

With Harvestman, Neurosis’ Steve Von Till has been exploring a much less bombastic form of music; arboreal, earthy and yet

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Ggu:ll ‘Dwaling’
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Ggu:ll ‘Dwaling’ CD/LP/DD 2016

24th May 20167th September 2019 Guido Segers 2016, CD, Digital, Doom, Drone, Dwaling, Ggu:ll, Guido Segers, Heavy, LP, Review, Ván Records

Ggu:ll have finally released that long awaited full length, titled Dwaling. Its title would translate as ‘error’, but it feels

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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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