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Stuntcock vs The Sontaran Experiment 'When I Heard You Were Dying...'
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Stuntcock vs The Sontaran Experiment ‘When I Heard You Were Dying…’ CD 2007

20th January 200814th September 2019 Pete Worth 2007, CD, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Future Noise, Industrial, Noise, Paul Catten, Pete Worth, Review, Stuntcock, The Sontaran Experiment

This release is a collaborative split between two of Paul Catten’s (Lazarus Blackstar/Medulla Nocte) latest projects and the first in

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Wraith Of The Ropes ‘Ada’ CD 2005

13th May 20066th September 2019 Mark Burns 2005, Ada, CD, Doom, Drone, Funeral Doom, Mark Burns, Review, Totalrust Music, Two Piece, Wraith Of The Ropes

A two piece hailing from the US, one of the members is E.M.Hearst the man behind Torture Wheel. Released on

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Asva 'Futurists Against the Ocean'
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Asva ‘Futurists Against the Ocean’ 2005 CD

8th January 200614th September 2019 Mark Burns 2005, Asva, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Futurists Against the Ocean, Mark Burns, Review, Web Of Mimicry Records

Lead by former members of Sunno))) and Burning Witch, this lot where never going to be upbeat as the four

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Vat Of Fat / …as the tide consumes ‘The Grimm Truth’ Split 12″ 2005

27th December 20056th September 2019 Lee Edwards ...as the tide consumes, 12", 2005, Doom, Drone, Lee Edwards, Review, Sludge, Split, Split 12", The Grimm Truth, Vat Of Fat

‘The Grimm Truth’ is the debut release from relatively unknown label Bay Area Thrash Records, it features 2 of the

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Ocean ‘Here Where Nothing Grows’ CD 2005

24th December 200531st March 2023 Lee Edwards 2005, CD, Doom, Drone, Heavy, Here Where Nothing Grows, Important Records, Lee Edwards, Mournful, Ocean, Review

If devastatingly Heavy Droned out Doom is your kinda thing, then Portland’s Ocean are certainly a band you should be

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Sons Of Otis 'X'
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Sons Of Otis ‘X’ CD 2005

15th April 200514th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, CD, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Fuzz, Heavy, Lee Edwards, Psychedelic, Review, Small Stone Records, Sons Of Otis, Space Rock, Stoner Jam, X

Toronto’s Sons Of Otis return with their latest slab of Acid Drenched Doom, simply entitled ‘X’. This is the first

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Jesu - S/T
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Jesu – S/T – CD 2004

14th March 200514th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2004, Ambient, CD, Diarmuid Dalton, Drone, Hydra Head Records, Industrial, Jesu, Justin K Broadrick, Lee Edwards, Review, Shoegaze, Ted Parsons

I really didn’t know how I was going to start this review as the first time I gave Jesu’s debut

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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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