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OJM ‘Volcano’ CD 2010

7th December 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Classic Rock, Go Down Records, Heavy Rock, OJM, Ollie Stygall, Review, Volcano

There is an awful lot of stoner rock out there…an awful lot!!! So why should we bother with yet another

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Monster Magnet ‘Mastermind’ CD 2010

29th November 20103rd September 2019 Sean Parkin 2010, CD, Heavy Rock, Mastermind, Monster Magnet, Napalm Records, Review, Sean Parkin, Space Rock

All of a sudden Monster Magnet are back with a new album ‘Mastermind’, a new up to date website which

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Groan ‘The Sleeping Wizard’ CD 2010

2nd November 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Doom, Doomanoid Records, Groan, Heavy Rock, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Review, The Sleeping Wizard

From the four corners of Avalon did gather the keepers of the flame of doom, drawn together by the power

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Stone Axe / Mighty High – Split 7″ 2010

31st October 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, 7", Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, Mighty High, Ollie Stygall, Punk Rock, Retro, Review, Ripple Music, Rock 'n' Roll, Split 7", Stone Axe, Tony Reed

So you’ve heard the proverbial saying about the unlucky loser who falls into a barrel of tits and comes out

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Obiat ‘Eye Tree Pi’ CD 2009

16th October 201023rd February 2024 Paul Robertson 2009, CD, Desert Rock, Eye Tree Pi, Heavy Rock, Obiat, Paul Robertson, Review, Small Stone Records, Stoner Rock

I freely admit, before getting into the meat of this review, that I had previously written Obiat off as one

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Honcho ‘Battle Of Wits’ CD 2010

7th October 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Battle Of Wits, CD, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, Honcho, Honcho Recordings, Ollie Stygall, Review

So this latest offering from Norwegians Honcho landed and I prepared myself for yet another ride through some run-of-the-mill Scandinavian

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Red Giant ‘Dysfunctional Majesty’ CD 2010

3rd October 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CD, Dysfunctional Majesty, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, Paul Robertson, Red Giant, Review, Small Stone Records

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!! Cleveland, Ohio shitkickers Red Giant are here to do BUSINESS. RAWKIN’ is their business, and their business is RAWKIN’.

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Poobah ‘Let Me In’ Reissue CD/LP 2010

2nd October 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, Let Me In, LP, Ollie Stygall, Poobah, Reissue, Review, Ripple Music

In much the same way as you can throw a stone nowadays and hit a band riding along on the

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Astrovan ‘You Said It Man’ CD 2010

1st October 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Astrovan, CD, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Southern Rock, You Said It Man

For a start Astrovan have a big beardy tattooed singer called Deezer and a guitarist called Big Zeke. That alone

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Sleestak ‘Skylon Express’ CD 2010

22nd September 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, CD, Doom, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Self Released, Skylon Express, Sleestak, Sludge, Stone Rock, Stoner Doom

Sleestak, Library of Skulls – a clear reference to the mythical creatures from the seventies show Land Of The Lost

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Righteous Fool – S/T – 7″ 2010

20th September 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 7", COC, Corrosion Of Conformity, Heavy Rock, Mike Dean, Ollie Stygall, Reed Mullin, Review, Righteous Fool, Southern Lord, Southern Rock

So we wait for years for any C.O.C related activity (barring Pepper Keenan’s continuing infatuation with Down) and like the

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