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WaterWays / Sons Of Alpha Centauri / Hotel Wrecking City Traders – Split 12″ 2012

10th January 201323rd February 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Ambient, Bro Fidelity Records, Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Hotel Wrecking City Traders, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Psychedelic, Review, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Split 12", Stoner Rock, WaterWays

I was at school and beginning my forays into music collecting when people proclaimed vinyl was dead. Following the rise

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Jaw Horse ‘Cancer Creek’ CD/DD 2012

5th January 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Cancer Creek, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Jaw Horse, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Review, Self Released

I’m a man of pretty varied tastes when it comes to music. Sometimes I like to chill out with something

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Mother Of God ‘Anthropos’ CD/DD 2013

30th November 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Anthropos, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Mother Of God, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records

Hot on the heels of bands such as Graveyard, Witchcraft and Horisont Sweden throws up yet another retrogressive bunch of

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Five Horse Johnson ‘The Taking Of Blackheart’ CD 2013

28th November 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Blues Rock, Five Horse Johnson, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Small Stone Records, The Taking Of Blackheart

Since their inception back in 1995 Ohio based blues rockers Five Horse Johnson have earned a reputation for crafting their

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Lost Breed ‘Wino Daze’ LP 2012

7th November 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, At War With False Noise, Heavy Rock, Lost Breed, LP, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Review, Traditional Doom, Wino Daze

Lost Breed may have gone on to achieve low level success with the excellent but short lived Hellhound Records label

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Groan ‘The Divine Right Of Kings’ CD/LP/DD 2012

16th October 20123rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2012, CD, Digital, Doom, Groan, Heavy Rock, Jamie Grimes, LP, Review, Soulseller Records, The Divine Right Of Kings

Groan invite reviewers, in a note attached with the promo of this album, to enjoy their “silly album” (their term,

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Mos Generator ‘Nomads’ CD/DD 2012

13th October 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Mos Generator, Nomads, Review, Ripple Music, Tony Reed

You have to hand it to the good folks at Ripple Music, they know how to spot a band who

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Heat – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2012

12th October 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Electric Magic Records, Heat, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Psych, Retro, Review, Self Titled

The tsunami of backwards looking retro rocking bands continues to roll across Europe sweeping up all in its path and

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General ‘Where Are Your Gods Now’ CD/DD 2012

5th October 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Catacomb Records, CD, Digital, General, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Where Are Your Gods Now

Catacomb Records is not the most prolific label with only a small handful of releases to show for their five

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Slow Season – S/T – CD/DD 2012

3rd October 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Slow Season

Holy Led Zep Batman!!! Slow Season are an utterly unknown band from across the water Stateside but have more than

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Howlin’ Widow – S/T – 7” 2012

2nd October 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, 7", Blues Rock, Freak Flag Recordings, Heavy Rock, Howlin' Widow, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review

Is anyone familiar with the story behind The Who’s “Pictures Of Lily”? Basically the protagonist of the song is having

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