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Stallone – S/T – Digital EP 2012

29th February 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, C.J. Ridings, Digital EP, Evan Diprima, Heavy, Heavy Rock, Juan Montoya, Noise-Rock, Pete Green, Review, Self Titled, Stallone, Thomas Gonzalez

I did contemplate the intense amount of silliness that would have unfolded if Stallone had turned out to be a

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Pontiak ‘Echo Ono’ CD/LP 2012

28th February 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, CD, Echo Ono, Heavy Rock, LP, Paul Robertson, Pontiak, Post-Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Thrill Jockey Records

The brothers Carney, otherwise known as Pontiak, make a welcome return with this, their first full-length recording since 2010’s Living,

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Year Of The Goat ‘Lucem Ferre’ MCD 2011

22nd February 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, Lucem Ferre, MCD, Paul Robertson, Review, Ván Records, Year Of The Goat

By now I think it must be obvious to all and sundry that there is something in the water in

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Fellwoods ‘Wulfram’ CD/LP/DD 2012

7th February 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, At War With False Noise, Bear Trail Records, CD, Classic Rock, DD, Digital Download, Fellwoods, Heavy Rock, LP, Psychedelic, Retro Rock, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Wulfram

In music as with cinema, there has been a resurgence over the last few years, of art that gets labeled

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Album & EP Reviews R 

Red Fang ‘Murder The Mountains’ CD/LP/DD 2011

16th January 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, DD, Digital Download, Heavy Rock, LP, Murder The Mountains, Ollie Stygall, Red Fang, Relapse Records, Review, Stoner Doom

Some bands just need that one song to kick start their career. Unfortunately for a lot of those bands that

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Ogressa ‘Warts And All’ CD 2011

8th January 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Dali’s Llama Records, Heavy Rock, Ogressa, Ollie Stygall, Review, Stoner Doom, Warts And All

They do say you can’t judge a book by the cover. That may well be true but books is books

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Orange Goblin ‘A Eulogy For The Damned’ CD/LP 2012

6th January 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, A Eulogy For The Damned, Candlelight Records, CD, Heavy Rock, LP, NWOBHM, Ollie Stygall, Orange Goblin, Review

“We have a new member joining us for our meeting tonight, would you care to introduce yourself?” “Ahem, yes…my name

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Gorse ‘Old Certainties’ CD 2011

5th January 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, CD, Gorse, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise-Rock, Old Certainties, Post-Hardcore, Review, Waitstock Productions

As a reviewer you receive music in a variety of ways – from the (sometimes) uninspiring download link to the

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Infernal Overdrive ‘Last Rays Of The Dying Sun’ CD/DD 2012

20th December 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall CD, Classic Rock, DD, Digital Download, Heavy Rock, Infernal Overdrive, Last Rays Of The Dying Sun, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records

OK, how many awesome albums are there out there that have truly awful covers? Plenty…Flotsam And Jetsam “Doomsday For The

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HeavyPink – 7″ 2011

11th November 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, 7", Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, HeavyPink, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Review, The Maple Forum, Tony Reed

That Tony Reed is a clever bugger and no mistake. The mainstay behind both Mos Generator and Stone Axe takes

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1000 Mods ‘Super Van Vacation’ CD 2011

8th November 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 1000mods, 2011, CD, CTS Productions, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Super Van Vacation

Greece may be falling to pieces economically but it’s good to know that rock and roll is still alive, well

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