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Brutus ‘Behind The Mountains’ CD/LP/DD 2013

8th July 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Behind The Mountains, Blues Rock, Brutus, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review, Svart Records

Now there are certain indicators when looking at a picture of a band that give me some clues as to

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Ape Skull – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2013

5th July 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Ape Skull, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review, Self Titled

As music technology progresses at an alarming rate and any old Tom, Dick and Harry can be thrown into a

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Across Tundras ‘Electric Relics’ LP/DD 2013

3rd July 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Across Tundras, Americana, Atmospheric, Country, Desert Rock, Digital, Electric Relics, Heavy Rock, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released

Fresh from the open prairie, old world wanderer Tanner Olson and his world-weary ragged band have ridden back into town

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Monolith Cult ‘Run From The Light’ CD/LP/DD 2013

1st July 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, CD, Digital, Doom, Future Noise, Heavy Rock, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Monolith Cult, Review, Run From The Light

Something of a supergroup from the UK Underground Doom scene Monolith Cult features members of the mighty Lazarus Blackstar, Solstice,

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Goatess – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2013

25th June 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, CD, Digital, Doom, Goatess, Heavy Rock, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Titled, Svart Records

I know what you’re thinking, I had exactly the same thought, “Oh fuck, another bloody ‘Goat’ band”, but stop right

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Ape Machine ‘Mangled By The Machine’ CD/LP/DD 2013

18th June 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Ape Machine, Blues, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Mangled By The Machine, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review, Ripple Music

“There is no art to find the mind’s construction in the face” Sorry for hitting you with some Shakespeare in

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Kadavar ‘Abra Kadavar’ CD/LP/DD 2013

10th June 20133rd September 2019 Ross McKendrick 2013, Abra Kadavar, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, Kadavar, LP, Nuclear Blast Records, Psychedelic, Review, Ross McKendrick

Kadavar are the soundtrack of my summer. I know that’s a bold statement to make when its only June, but

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The Heavy Company ‘Midwest Electric’ CD/DD 2013

9th June 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Midwest Electric, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Space Rock, The Heavy Company

Rock and roll by its very nature is a primitive beast. It’s music from the heart, the groin and from

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Goat ‘Stonegoat/Dreambuilding’ 7″/DD 2013

5th June 20132nd September 2019 Pete Green 2013, 7", Digital, Dreambuilding, Funk, Goat, Heavy Rock, Pete Green, Psych, Review, Rocket Recordings, Stonegoat, Tribal

If you’re unfamiliar so far with the Swedish musical phenomenon known simply as Goat, then I really do hope that

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Pet The Preacher ‘Short Stories: Papa Zen & Meet The Creature’ LP/DD 2013

4th June 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Bilocation Records, Blues, Digital, Heavy Rock, Kozmik ArtIfactz, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Pet The Preacher, Review, Short Stories: Papa Zen & Meet The Creature

Given the interest generated by last year’s highly rated concept debut album ‘The Banjo’, Copenhagen’s own power trio of Stoner

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Owl – S/T – LP/DD 2012

3rd June 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Metal, NWOBHM, Owl, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released, Self Titled

In Twin Peaks it was said that ‘The owls are not what they seem‘, well THESE Owls, however, are exactly

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