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Mustard Gas And Roses 'We Are One'
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Review: Mustard Gas And Roses ‘We Are One’ EP

5th November 20203rd December 2020 Reza Mills Heavy Rock, Mustard Gas And Roses, Pax Aeternum, We Are One

Mustard Gas And Roses got their name from a line in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, which was a symbol of how

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Ruff Majik ‘The Devil's Cattle’
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Review: Ruff Majik ‘The Devil’s Cattle’

23rd October 202023rd February 2024 Will J Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Mongrel Records, Ruff Majik, Stoner Rock, The Devil's Cattle

Like Fu Manchu taking amphetamines with Sleep? Like Kyuss having a Tequila and Aquavit drinking session with The Hives? Like

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Big Scenic Nowhere 'Lavender Blues' EP
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Review: Big Scenic Nowhere ‘Lavender Blues’ EP

16th October 202019th November 2020 Harry Holmes Big Scenic Nowhere, Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Lavender Blues

Coming relatively swiftly after their full-length Vision Beyond Horizon, this EP is drawn from a three-day session in November of

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Henrik Palm 'Poverty Metal'
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Review: Henrik Palm ‘Poverty Metal’

14th October 202016th November 2020 Will J Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Henrik Palm, Poverty Metal, Svart Records

When I sat down to complete this review I thought to myself ‘don’t talk about Ghost too much, it’s too

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Ocean Gates 'Ocean Gates'
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Review: Ocean Gates ‘Ocean Gates’

9th October 202012th November 2020 Rob Bryant Boomland Records, Heavy Rock, NWOBHM, Ocean Gates

Ocean Gates is a quintet from the north-west of Spain, and this is their self-titled debut album. It’s a new

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Warlung ‘Optical Delusions’
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Review: Warlung ‘Optical Delusions’

6th October 20205th November 2020 Randolph Whateley Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, NWOBHM, Optical Delusions, Warlung

This is what’s called a big astonishment and being taken aback. The first two albums from these Americans were already energising,

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All Souls ‘Songs For The End Of The World’
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Review: All Souls ‘Songs For The End Of The World’

30th September 202030th October 2020 Lee Beamish All Souls, Alternative, Heavy Rock, Independent, Songs For The End Of The World

Formed in Los Angeles in 2016, heavy alternative rock band All Souls are now triumphantly at a point where they’re

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Warlung
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Video Premiere: Warlung ‘Order Of The Solar Temple’ – New Album ‘Optical Delusions’ Releases 9th October

29th September 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, NWOBHM, Optical Delusions, Order Of The Solar Temple, Warlung

Has The Shaman got a treat in store for you, loyal readers, as the prolific Heavy Psych Sounds continue their

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Dead Quiet ‘Truth And Ruin’
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Review: Dead Quiet ‘Truth And Ruin’

21st September 202026th October 2020 David J McLaren Artoffact Records, Dead Quiet, Heavy Rock, Prog, Truth And Ruin

Dead Quiet released their third album, Truth And Ruin, on 11th September via Artoffact Records. In some ways this is

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Old Blood ‘Acid Doom’
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Review: Old Blood ‘Acid Doom’

25th August 202025th September 2020 Lee Beamish Acid Doom, DHU Records, Doom, Heavy Rock, Metal Assault Records, Old Blood

Around six months ago, just as the world started losing its mind, and was shutting down over a then relatively

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Rückwater ‘Supernova’
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Review: Rückwater ‘Supernova’

15th July 202028th August 2020 Lee Beamish Heavy Rock, Inverse Records, Rückwater, Supernova

Hailing from Tampere in Finland, and ready to rock your world, are your new favourite band, and I can imagine

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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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