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Davie Allan / Joel Grind - Split
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Davie Allan / Joel Grind – Split – 10″/CD/DD 2016

16th May 201611th September 2019 Drew Fulton 10", 2016, CD, Davie Allan, Davie Allan And The Arrows, Digital, Drew Fulton, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, Joel Grind, Relapse Records, Review, Split, Surf Rock, Toxic Holocaust

“Of course it does, hahaha!”. This is my first thought when Davie Allan’s new jam, Recycled Too crunches in with

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Gorilla / Grifter ‘Gorilla vs Grifter’
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Gorilla / Grifter ‘Gorilla vs Grifter’ LP/CD/DD 2016

11th May 201611th September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Gorilla, Gorilla vs Grifter, Grifter, Heavy Rock, HeviSike Records, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Split

This gem of a release from Hevisike Records features two hard hitting power trios from England who exist purely to

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The Heads 'Burning Up With… Live At Roadburn 2015'
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The Heads ‘Burning Up With… Live At Roadburn 2015’ LP/DD 2016

4th May 201611th September 2019 Pete Green 2016, Burning Up With… Live At Roadburn 2015, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Pete Green, Psych, Review, Roadburn Records, The Heads

In some ways it’s pretty weird to be holding the vinyl of a live show you actually attended. I mean,

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Goatess ‘Purgatory Under New Management’
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Goatess ‘Purgatory Under New Management’ CD/LP/DD 2016

22nd April 201611th September 2019 Will Beattie 2016, CD, Digital, Doom, Goatess, Heavy Rock, LP, Psych, Purgatory Under New Management, Review, Svart Records, Will Beattie

In spite of its self-evidently gloomy name, ‘doom’ is a vibrant genre. Contrary to the expectations of some, the scene

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Blood Ceremony 'Lord Of Misrule'
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Blood Ceremony ‘Lord Of Misrule’ CD/LP/DD 2016

22nd April 201611th September 2019 John Reppion 2016, Blood Ceremony, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy Rock, John Reppion, Lord Of Misrule, LP, Prog Rock, Review, Rise Above Records

Canadian Folk Horror Doomers Blood Ceremony return with their fourth studio album Lord Of Misrule. The linear notes explain the

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Spell ‘For None And All’
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Spell ‘For None And All’ CD/LP/DD 2016

21st April 201611th September 2019 Pete Green 2016, Bad Omen Records, CD, Digital, For None And All, Heavy Rock, LP, NWOBHM, Pete Green, Prog Rock, Review, Spell

Spell is certainly an apt moniker for this relatively new power trio from Vancouver, BC. The first time I encountered

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Valley Of The Sun 'Volume Rock'
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Valley Of The Sun ‘Volume Rock’ CD/LP/DD 2016

20th April 201611th September 2019 Drew Fulton 2016, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Drew Fulton, Fuzzorama Records, Heavy Rock, LP, Review, Valley Of The Sun, Volume Rock

Cincinnati, Ohio’s own Valley of the Sun have a new record coming out on the Swedish Fuzzorama Records and it’s

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Suns Of Thunder ‘Start As You Mean To Get Down’
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Suns Of Thunder ‘Start As You Mean To Get Down’ CD/DD 2015

9th April 201611th September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2015, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Self Released, Start As You Mean To Get Down, Suns Of Thunder

Let’s start this review with a little geography lesson. Wales is the largest county in England. It is owned by

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Lightsabres ‘Hibernation’
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Lightsabres ‘Hibernation’ LP/DD 2016

31st March 201611th September 2019 Pete Green 2016, Digital, Grunge, Heavy Rock, HeviSike Records, Hibernation, Lightsabres, LP, Pete Green, Review

Lightsabres, the solo efforts of John Strömshed (also of Tunga Moln), may well on the surface remain a somewhat lonely

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The Grand Mal – S/T
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The Grand Mal – S/T EP CD/DD 2016

27th March 201623rd February 2024 Pete Green 2016, Desert Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, Pete Green, Review, Self Titled, Stoner Rock, The Grand Mal, When Planets Collide

What do you do when you’re busy as all hell juggling work with being in a band, writing new music,

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Desert Storm / Suns Of Thunder – Split
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Desert Storm / Suns Of Thunder – Split 7″ 2016

22nd March 201623rd February 2024 Pete Green 2016, 7", Desert Rock, Desert Storm, Desertfest, H42 Records, Heavy Rock, Pete Green, Review, Split, Stoner Rock, Suns Of Thunder

Ready for Desertfest Berlin? Hell yeah you are! Tickets? Check. Euros? Check. Clean pants? Somewhere. Liver? Definitely! But wait, H42

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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