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Heavy Rock

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Sasquatch ‘IV’ CD/DD 2013

9th January 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, CD, Digital, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, IV, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sasquatch, Small Stone Records

Familiarity and reliability are great things, like that pair of jeans that’s served you well for so long and feels

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Scorpion Child – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2013

16th December 20133rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 2013, CD, Classic Rock, Dave Bowes, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Nuclear Blast Records, NWOBHM, Review, Scorpion Child, Self Titled

It always seems strange when Nuclear Blast release a rock record. Their cause-and-effect relationship with the likes of In Flames

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Solar Halos – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014

15th December 20133rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2014, Blues Rock, CD, Devouter Records, Digital, Heavy Rock, Johannes van der Meer, LP, Review, Self Titled, Solar Halos

So is Solar Halos from Chapel Hill, North Carolina a supergroup one can wonder. As they consists of guitarist/vocalist Nora

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Sons Of Huns ‘Banishment Ritual’ LP/DD 2013

14th December 20133rd September 2019 Mark Pierce 2013, Banishment Ritual, Digital, EasyRider Records, Heavy Rock, LP, Mark Pierce, Review, Sons Of Huns

Since forming in 2009, Sons Of Huns have been hard at work fighting to get themselves to stand out from

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Blues Pills ‘Devil Man’ CD/10″/DD 2013

13th December 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 10", 2013, Blues Pills, Blues Rock, CD, Devil Man, Digital, Heavy Rock, Nuclear Blast Records, Ollie Stygall, Review

Guitarists always seem to be on a quest to find the perfect tone…spending hours trying out different guitars, amps, strings,

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Moon Tooth ‘Freaks’ Digital EP 2013

10th December 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Alternative, Digital EP, Exemption, Freaks, Heavy Rock, Metal, Moon Tooth, Paul Robertson, Prog Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released

The dissolution of omni-talented NY power-trio Exemption last year, seemingly five minutes after I’d just discovered them, was, as far

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Goat ‘Live Ballroom Ritual’ CD/LP/DD 2013

9th December 20133rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2013, CD, Digital, Experimental, Funk, Goat, Heavy Rock, Live, Live Ballroom Ritual, LP, Psych, Review, Rocket Recordings, Ross Horton

Imagine the Summer of Love never ended. If you weren’t alive during the summer of ’67, that’s even better. Imagine

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Mr Greedy – S/T – CDEP/DD 2013

4th December 20133rd September 2019 Antony Bartlett 2013, Antony Bartlett, CDEP, Digital, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Mr Greedy, Review, Self Released, Self Titled

Why the fuck are there only 4 tracks on this EP. I understand it’s an EP but why taunt us

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Mutoid Man ‘Helium Head’ CD/LP 2013

3rd December 20133rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2013, Ben Koller, CD, Heavy Rock, Helium Head, LP, Magic Bullet Records, Metal, Mutoid Man, Punk, Review, Ross Horton, Stephen Brodsky

FUCKING HELL! Mutoid Man?! Helium Head?! Let me start by saying fans of ‘heavy’ will already know tonnes about this

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Black Thai ‘Seasons Of Might’ 12″/DD 2013

29th November 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 12", 2013, Black Thai, Digital, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Review, Seasons Of Might, Self Released

A time when concerts were a gathering of happy, like-minded people who wanted to go and see a band rock

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Ancient Warlocks – S/T – LP 2013

26th November 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Ancient Warlocks, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, Lay Bare Recordings, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Titled

It’s a risky business to start a new label in this current musical climate when so many people want something

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