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High On Fire ‘Snakes For The Divine’ CD/LP 2010

12th April 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CD, Heavy, Heavy Rock, High On Fire, LP, Metal, Paul Robertson, Review, Snakes For The Divine

I’m going to set out my stall from the off here – I LOVE HIGH ON FIRE, and I’ve been

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Domes Of Silence ‘Temple Of The Wasp’ CDEP 2009

12th December 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, CDEP, Domes Of Silence, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Temple Of The Wasp

Tenacity, determination, bloody mindedness and talent…Domes of Silence have it all by the truckload. Since their debut album “Mescaline” emerged

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Trippy Wicked & The Cosmic Children Of The Knight ‘Moving On’ CD 2009

14th November 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, Moving On, Ollie Stygall, Review, Stoner Doom, Trippy Wicked, Trippy Wicked & The Cosmic Children Of The Knight

“D.I.Y or Die”. That seems to be the mantra an increasing number of bands are subscribing to these days and

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Wolfmother ‘Cosmic Egg’ CD/LP 2009

3rd November 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Cosmic Egg, Heavy Rock, Modular Records, Ollie Stygall, Review, Wolfmother

I have to admit, when Wolfmother’s debut album dropped in 2005 I was pretty taken with their take on the

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Alunah / Queen Elephantine – Split 7″ 2009

30th October 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, 7", Aluna, Alunah, Catacomb Records, Drone, Experimental, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Queen Elephantine, Review, Space Rock, Split, Split 7"

So, Def Leppard’s Hysteria took four years to arrive which, at the time, seemed a long time until Guns N

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Low Sonic Drift ‘Shadows Of The Titan’ CDEP 2009

17th October 200923rd February 2024 Ollie Stygall 2009, CDEP, Desert Rock, Heavy, Heavy Rock, Low Sonic Drift, LSD, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Shadows Of The Titan, Stoner Rock, Theoretical Records

Glasgow’s Low Sonic Drift, like the drug with which they share their initials seek to confound, confuse and generally fuck

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Doctor Cyclops – Untitled & ‘The Flying Machines Burning’ CDEP’s 2008

1st October 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CDEP, Classic Rock, Doctor Cyclops, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Retro Rock, Review, Self Released, Untitled

You have to admit, the Italians do retro pretty well and the 70’s do seem to be their halcyon period.

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Chickenhawk ‘A.Or Not’ CDEP 2009

9th September 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, A.Or Not, Brew Records, CDEP, Chickenhawk, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review

When Chickenhawk’s debut album on Sound Devastation landed it was a caustic breath of air whose collision of punk and

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Mondo Cada – S/T – CDEP 2009

18th July 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Calculon Records, CDEP, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, Mondo Cada, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Review, Rock 'n' Roll

Writing this review is somewhat akin to writing an obituary as Mondo Cada hung up their guitars before this release

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Album & EP Reviews C 

Clutch ‘Strange Cousins From The West’ CD 2009

9th July 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, CD, Classic Rock, Clutch, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Stoner Jam, Strange Cousins From The West, Weathermaker Music

For close on 20 years now Clutch have been one of the most consistent and thrilling bands around. From their

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Album & EP Reviews F 

Firebird ‘Grand Union’ CD/LP 2009

29th April 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Bill Steer, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Firebird, Grand Union, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rise Above Records

Have you ever seen that programme Life on Mars why there guy in a coma thinks he’s in 1973? This

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