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Review: This Love Is Drone ‘Angst, Anguish & Agnes’

4th July 20254th July 2025 Matthew Williams Doom, Drone, Dungeon Synth, Northern Haze, This Love Is Drone

Angst, Anguish & Agnes – An intriguing album title will always grab my attention, and I’d love to know who

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Review: Year Of No Light ‘Les Maîtres Fous’

25th June 202525th June 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Drone, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock, Year Of No Light

French post-metal collective Year of No Light are rapidly approaching the 25th anniversary of their existence, which is no small

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Review: Xeeland ‘Water’ [Vinyl Reissue]

3rd June 20253rd June 2025 Reza Mills Ambient, Drone, God Unknown Records, Jason Stoll, Xeeland

Xeeland is Jason Stöll, who has been in many bands over the years including Sex Swing, Twin Sister, Mugstar, Dømes,

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The Long Hunt
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Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July

21st May 202528th August 2025 Lee Edwards Doom, Drone, Independent, Psych, The Long Hunt

Get ready to be consumed by the slow-burning inferno of Spine Of Dusk from Pittsburgh’s three-piece instrumental titans, The Long

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Review: Neptunian Maximalism ‘Le Sacre Du Soleil Invaincu’

16th May 202516th May 2025 Rob Walsh Drone, I Voidhanger Records, Jazz, Neptunian Maximalism, Psych

Two things immediately struck me when I came across the Belgian collective Neptunian Maximalism’s 2021 record Solar Drone Ceremony. The

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Review: SUMAC And Moor Mother ‘The Film’

9th May 20259th May 2025 Matthew Williams Drone, Experimental, Moor Mother, Spoken Word, Sumac, Thrill Jockey Records

After giving this a few listens, I can confirm that SUMAC are another band that is going to be filed

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Review: Divide And Dissolve ‘Insatiable’

2nd May 20252nd May 2025 Will J Bella Union, Divide And Dissolve, Doom, Drone

In their decade of existence, Divide And Dissolve have gone from one of doom metal’s most intriguing acts to one

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Review: Droni Eye Omi ‘Liminal Mass’

11th March 202511th March 2025 Reza Mills Desert Records, Drone, Droni Eye Omi

It’s been a fair while since I’ve reviewed anything from one of my favourite labels Desert Records (Book of Wyrms,

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Review: Water Damage ‘2 Songs’

7th March 20257th March 2025 George Green 12XU, Cardinal Fuzz Records, Drone, Kraut, Psych, Water Damage

I unfailingly enjoy the thrill of the Shaman’s latest list of delectables for review dropping into my inbox, rummaging through

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Premiere: Karla Kvlt ‘Thunderhunter’ – Drops This Friday, 21st Feb via Exile On Mainstream

19th February 202519th February 2025 Lee Edwards Doom, Drone, Exile On Mainstream Records, Karla Kvlt

Seekers of the heavy, the hazy, and the hypnotic, pay attention as today the air vibrates with something primal. The

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Review: Karla Kvlt ‘Thunderhunter’

14th February 202514th February 2025 Lee Beamish Doom, Drone, Exile On Mainstream Records, Karla Kvlt

If I mentioned the term ‘dream doom’ would it immediately make sense, spark curiosity, or leave you completely oblivious? Think

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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

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

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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