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The Atomic Bitchwax ‘Gravitron’ CD/LP/DD 2015

11th May 201523rd February 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2015, CD, Desert Rock, Digital, Gravitron, Heavy Rock, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Stoner Rock, Tee Pee Records, The Atomic Bitchwax

In the eyes of most, The Atomic Bitchwax began life as a side project of Monster Magnet bassist Ed Mundell

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Traum ‘Erode’ DD 2014

5th May 20153rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2014, Digital, Erode, Heavy Rock, Instrumental, Jamie Grimes, Post-Rock, Review, Self Released, Traum

Instrumental metal is hard to pull off. In theory, a celebration of huge riffs and thundering drums unsullied by someone

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Witchrider ‘Unmountable Stairs’ CD/LP/DD 2014

21st April 201523rd February 2024 Jorge Miguel 2014, CD, Desert Rock, Digital, Fuzzorama Records, Heavy Rock, Jorge Miguel, LP, Review, Stoner Rock, Unmountable Stairs, Witchrider

Formed in 2012 and hailing from Austria, Witchrider clearly love bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Soundgarden, Kyuss,

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Black Pussy ‘Magic Mustache’ CD/LP/DD 2015

6th April 201523rd February 2024 Drew Fulton 2015, Black Pussy, CD, Desert Rock, Digital, Drew Fulton, Heavy Rock, LP, Made In China Records, Magic Mustache, Review, Stoner Rock

Having the word “pussy” in your band name is commitment. Here in the “United States of Prude,” it’ll get your

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Garden Of Worm ‘Idle Stones’ CD/LP/DD 2015

4th April 20153rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Experimental, Garden Of Worm, Heavy Rock, Idle Stones, LP, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Svart Records

Doom metal, by its very nature and definition, moves slowly – that’s a given – but when you have a

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Callisto ‘Secret Youth’ CD/LP/DD 2015

8th February 20153rd September 2019 Jason Hough 2015, Atmospheric, Callisto, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Jason Hough, LP, Post-Rock, Review, Secret Youth, Svart Records

If you could ever tag a band as explorers, then the Finnish metal collective of Callisto are traversing arctic tundras

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Bellringer ‘Wait’ 2014 DD

29th January 20153rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, Bellringer, Corey Cottrell, Craig Nichols, Digital, Experimental, Heavy Rock, Mark Deutrom, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released, Wait

Diiiiiiing-DONG! Texas shitkickers Bellringer totally deliver the goods on this here debut EP, saying what they need to say succinctly

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Resurrection Men ‘Resurrection Men Must Die!’ DD 2014

9th January 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2014, Alternative, Digital, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Pete Green, Resurrection Men, Resurrection Men Must Die!, Review, Self Released

It’s a curious title that Resurrection Men have sprung upon us for this, their debut release which was splurged out

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Formes ‘Dysphoria Part 1’ DD 2014

1st January 20153rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, Digital, Doom, Dysphoria Part 1, Formes, Heavy Rock, Jeremy Moore, No Fun Intended, Prog Rock, Review, Sludge

The McNamara’s brothers have undergone somewhat of a facelift in recent months, and as founding members of Leeds psych rock

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Mark Deutrom / The Asound – Split 7″ 2014

28th December 20142nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2014, 7", Doom, Heavy Rock, Mark D, Mark Deutrom, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Miniskirt, Review, Sludge, The Asound, The Chief Of Thieves, Tsuguri Records

Mark Deutrom is probably best known for his work as producer, sound engineer and some time member of Grunge Godfathers

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Wild Rocket ‘Geomagnetic Hallucinations’ LP/DD 2014

23rd December 20143rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, Digital, Geomagnetic Hallucinations, Heavy Rock, LP, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Space Rock, Wild Rocket

Dropping out of warp drive just long enough to beam out an urgent transmission, Dublin astro’nauts Wild Rocket set the

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