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Horisont ‘Time Warriors’ CD/LP/DD 2013

20th November 20133rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2013, Alex Varley, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Horisont, LP, Metal Blade Records, Retro, Review, Rise Above Records, Time Warriors

Horisont are yet another shining example of just how good the modern music scene is in Sweden. Presumably Richie Blackmore

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Melvins ‘Tres Cabrones’ CD/DD 2013

19th November 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson (the) Melvins, 2013, CD, Digital, Heavy, Heavy Rock, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Review, Tres Cabrones

We go waaaaaay back, me and these here good ol’ Melvins boys, but not half as far back as the

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Mark Deutrom ‘Brief Sensuality And Western Violence’ DD/LP 2013

14th November 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Atmospheric, Brief Sensuality And Western Violence, Digital, Experimental, Heavy Rock, LP, Mark Deutrom, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released

Mark Deutrom, ex-Melvins/Clown Alley player, ex-Alchemy Records head honcho and all around dapper gentleman, finally delivers a follow-up to his

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The Moth ‘They Fall’ CD/LP/DD 2013

9th November 20132nd September 2019 Pete Green 2013, CD, Digital, Heavy, Heavy Rock, LP, Pete Green, Post-Metal, Review, The Moth, They Fall, This Charming Man Records

Let’s travel back in time to 2006, or more specifically to ‘The Beast Presents: Invaders’ – a well-celebrated compilation album

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Orne ‘The Conjuration By The Fire’ LP Reissue 2013

5th November 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Atmospheric, Heavy Rock, LP, Orne, Paul Robertson, Progressive, Reissue, Review, Svart Records, The Conjuration By The Fire

Named after the necromancer Simon Orne from HP Lovecraft’s classic novella The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward, Orne are a

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Church Of Void ‘Dead Rising’ CD/LP 2013

24th October 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, CD, Church Of Void, Dead Rising, Doom, Gothic, Heavy Rock, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, Svart Records

Do you remember that track by Stillborn on the first Dark Passages comp on Rise Above, ‘Permanent Solution’? That was

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Spirits Of The Dead ‘Rumours Of A Presence’ LP/DD 2013

22nd October 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Paul Robertson, Progressive, Psychedelic, Review, Rumours Of A Presence, Spirits Of The Dead, The End Records

WoooOOOOoooo, despite the spooky name and album title, Rumours Of A Presence by Spirits Of The Dead is most assuredly

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V/A ‘Sweet Times – Volume 1’ 4 Way Split 7″ 2013

20th October 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, 7", Classic Rock, Dirty Fences, Glitter Wizard, Heavy Rock, Hot Lunch, New 7" Details, Ollie Stygall, Ovvl, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Sweet Times, Various Artists, Volume 1, Who Can You Trust Records

So, one of my favourite underground labels, Who Can You Trust Records, is starting a series of 7” compilations entitled

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Mellow Bravo ‘RiPPER’ Digital EP 2013

19th October 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Blues, Classic Rock, Digital EP, Heavy Rock, Mellow Bravo, Ollie Stygall, Review, RiPPER, Self Released

When Mellow Bravo’s debut full length landed last year I was immediately hooked by the band’s schizophrenic take on classic

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Seremonia ‘ihminen’ CD/LP 2013

17th October 20133rd September 2019 Jorge Miguel 2013, CD, Folk Rock, Heavy, Heavy Rock, ihminen, Jorge Miguel, LP, Psych, Review, Seremonia, Svart Records

Seremonia are a heavy psychedelic rock band from Finland, who actually sing in their native language. Their history is still

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The Gentlemen Bastards – S/T – CD/DD 2013

12th October 20133rd September 2019 Antony Bartlett 2013, Antony Bartlett, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, NWOBHM, Self Released, Self Titled, The Gentlemen Bastards

The first thing that drew me to The Gentlemen Bastards was the name, which is also the name of one of

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