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Mirror Queen 'Inviolate'
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Review: Mirror Queen ‘Inviolate’

29th June 20225th August 2022 El Jefe Heavy Rock, Mirror Queen, Proto-Metal, Tee Pee Records

NYC’s Mirror Queen have been running their line of heavy rock for a decade or so and have released a

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Gramma Vedetta
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Gramma Vedetta: Interview With Guitarist / Vocalist & Mandrone Records Top Dog Dan Murroni

24th June 202227th July 2022 Reza Mills Gramma Vedetta, Heavy Rock, Mandrone Records, Prog

Based in London, Dan Murroni is frontman for ‘progressive’ rockers Gramma Vedetta with whom he plays guitar and vocals, he

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Cachemira
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Premiere: Cachemira ‘Ambos Mundos’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow via Heavy Psych Sounds

23rd June 202227th July 2022 Lee Edwards Cachemira, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Retro Rock

If ‘70s trippy and fuzzed-out rock ‘n’ roll gets your blood pumping, then it’s time to sit up and take

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Cachemira 'Ambos Mundos'
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Review: Cachemira ‘Ambos Mundos’

22nd June 202227th July 2022 Liam Blanc Cachemira, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Retro Rock

I’ve been writing so few album reviews of late that I’m feeling out of practice. I’m sure I used to

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Valley Of The Sun 'The Chariot'
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Review: Valley Of The Sun ‘The Chariot’

16th June 202227th July 2022 Josh Schneider Fuzzorama Records, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Valley Of The Sun

Valley Of The Sun is one of my all-time favorite bands and have been since I first heard the track

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Various Artists 'Ziggy Stardust: 50 Years Later'
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Review: Various Artists ‘Ziggy Stardust: 50 Years Later’

14th June 202215th July 2022 Lee Beamish Bitter Kisses, David Bowie, Heavy Rock, Kong Social, Mother Vulture, Pale Wizard Records, Possessor, Raging Speedhorn, Sail, Sergeant Thunderhoof, The Lunar Effect, Tony Reed

June 16th, 2022 marks 50 years to the day since David Bowie released his iconic album Ziggy Stardust. Well, those

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Sergeant Thunderhoof @ The Royal Oak - Photo by Mark Hunt-Bryden
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Sergeant Thunderhoof ‘The Sceptred Veil’ Album Launch @ The Royal Oak, Bath, 3rd June 2022

10th June 202220th September 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Heavy Rock, Pale Wizard Records, Sergeant Thunderhoof, The Royal Oak

Having relocated to Devon long enough ago to almost be repatriated as a local (but not long enough to give

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Sergeant Thunderhoof 'This Sceptred Veil'
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Review: Sergeant Thunderhoof ‘This Sceptred Veil’

2nd June 20226th July 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Heavy Rock, Pale Wizard Records, Sergeant Thunderhoof

I’m not sure quite when the fact that Sergeant Thunderhoof have become such a great band dawned on me. Having

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Cave In 'Heavy Pendulum'
Album & EP Reviews C 

Review: Cave In ‘Heavy Pendulum’

31st May 20226th July 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Cave In, Heavy Rock, Post-Rock, Relapse Records

If I’m honest it took me a long time to ‘get’ Cave In. I have been enough of a student

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Gramma Vedetta 'The Hum of The Machine'
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Review: Gramma Vedetta ‘The Hum of The Machine’

26th May 20221st July 2022 Reza Mills Gramma Vedetta, Heavy Rock, Mandrone Records, Prog

Since forming in 2017, London based Gramma Vedetta have released two EPs including 2018’s Proof Of Concept and 2020’s A.C.I.D.

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Besvärjelsen 'Atlas'
Album & EP Reviews B 

Review: Besvärjelsen ‘Atlas’

25th May 20221st July 2022 Emil Damgaard Andersen Besvärjelsen, Doom Rock, Heavy Rock, Magnetic Eye Records

While doom rock as a genre to me seems like unexplored territory, I think there’s a lot of potential and

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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 – 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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