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Earache Records

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Hour Of 13 ‘333’ CD 2012

15th June 20123rd September 2019 James Parker 2012, 333, CD, Chad Davis, Doom, Earache Records, Heavy Rock, Hour Of 13, James Parker, Phil Swanson, Review, Traditional Doom

North Carolina, like much of the south east of the US, is a state troubled by hurricanes, and fundamentalist Christians.

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Natur ‘Head Of Death’ CD 2012

18th May 20123rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2012, Alex Varley, CD, Earache Records, Head Of Death, Heavy Metal, Natur, NWOBHM, Review, Thrash Metal

It’s satisfying to know that over the past couple of years traditional heavy metal has been re-valued by the mainstream

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HOUR OF 13 Stream New Track From Forthcoming LP At Decibel Magazine

31st March 2012 Lee Edwards 333, Audio Stream, Decibel Magazine, Earache Records, Hour Of 13, New Album Details, News, Who’s To Blame?

North Carolina doom metallers Hour of 13 have teamed up with Decibel magazine to release a brand new track from

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V/A ‘Grind Madness At The BBC’ CD 2009

6th November 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Bolt Thrower, Carcass, Compilation, Earache Records, Extreme Noise Terror, Godflesh, Grind Madness At The BBC, Heresy, Intense Degree, John Peel, Napalm Death, Ollie Stygall, Peel Sessions, Review, Unseen Terror, V/A, Various Artists

Since John Peel’s tragic and untimely death in 2004 we have heard countless times how everyone and their dog used

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Cult Of Luna ‘Eternal Kingdom’ CD 2008

10th July 20083rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, Atmospheric, CD, Cult Of Luna, Doom, Earache Records, Eternal Kingdom, Heavy, Post-Rock, Review

Y’know I prefer COL to Pelican, I prefer them to Bossk, hell…I even prefer them to Isis and I love

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Cult Of Luna ‘Somewhere Along The Highway’
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Cult Of Luna ‘Somewhere Along The Highway’ CD 2006

1st February 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2006, Ambient, CD, Cult Of Luna, Doom, Earache Records, Heavy, Lewis Hunter, Post-Rock, Review, Somewhere Along The Highway

Let’s get straight into the fray. This, for me, was the best album of 2006. Over the course of this

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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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