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Saint Vitus ‘Die Healing’ Reissue CD/LP 2013

28th August 20133rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2013, Armando Acosta, Dave Chandler, Die Healing, Doom, Heavy, Mark Adams, Metal, Reissue, Review, Saint Vitus, Saúl Do Caixão, Scott Reagers, Season Of Mist

Some albums are beyond dispute, criticism or discussion, purely by virtue of their status within the pantheon of their respective

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Bismuth ‘The Eternal Marshes’ Digital EP 2012

24th August 20133rd September 2019 Chris Moore 2012, Bismuth, Chris Moore, Digital EP, Doom, Drone, Heavy, Review, Self Released, The Eternal Marshes

“It’s like Stonehenge… BUT MUSIC” is what the drunk, Italian pensioner said as he stood next to me watching Bismuth

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Lord Dying ‘Summon The Faithless’ CD/LP/DD 2013

20th August 20133rd September 2019 Steve Jones 2013, CD, Digital, Heavy, Lord Dying, LP, Metal, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge, Steve Jones, Summon The Faithless

Now that Mastodon have well and truly left their Relapse days behind them in pursuit of more melodic and progressive

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Demon Lung ‘The Hundredth Name’ CD/DD 2013

17th August 20132nd September 2019 Pete Green 2013, Candlelight Records, Demon Lung, Digital, Heavy, Metal, Pete Green, Review, Roadburn 2013, The Hundredth Name, Traditional Doom

For once, I’m not going to beat around the bush: this is an awkward one to call. Even as I

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Ortega ‘The Serpent Stirs’ CS/LP/DD 2013

14th August 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2013, Cassette, Doom, Heavy, LP, Narshardaa Records, Ortega, Review, Sludge, Tartarus Records, The Serpent Stirs, Tom McKibbin

Originally released late last year as a limited edition cassette on rising Dutch DIY tape label Tartarus Records, this single/EP

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Black Magician ‘The Pursuivant’ 7″ 2013

9th August 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, 7", Black Magician, Doom, Folk, Heavy, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Prog Rock, Review, Svart Records, The Pursuivant

Riding a wave of critical acclaim which has seen the Shaman Recordings released 12″ vinyl version of last years top

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Moloch / Ensorcelor – Split 12″ 2013

8th August 20132nd September 2019 Pete Green 2013, Doom, Ensorcelor, Feast Of Tentacles, Heavy, Moloch, Pete Green, Review, Sludge, Split 12"

Splits come in all shapes and sizes these days. They remain the rarest and most collectible productive efforts of two,

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Throat ‘Manhole’ LP/DD 2013

6th August 20133rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2013, At War With False Noise, Digital, Heavy, Jamie Grimes, Kaos Kontrol, LP, Made In Kansas, Manhole, Noise-Rock, Rejuvenation Records, Review, Sludge, Throat

Oh the Finns. It’s perhaps not a secret that Finland has done more than its fair share for underground music

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White Hills ‘So You Are…So You’ll Be’ CD/LP 2013

5th August 20133rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2013, Adam Stone, CD, Fuzz, Heavy, LP, Psychedelic, Review, So You Are... So You'll Be, Space Rock, Thrill Jockey Records, White Hills

Hungrily prolific New York Psychedelickers White Hills’ seventh album brings together the obvious talents of three lovers of space exploration

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Ephemeros ‘All Hail Corrosion’ CD/LP 2013

2nd August 20133rd September 2019 Ross McKendrick 2013, All Hail Corrosion, CD, Doom, Ephemeros, Funeral Doom, Heavy, LP, Parasitic Records, Review, Ross McKendrick, Seventh Rule Recordings

I’m a sucker for West Coast miserablists like Asunder, Aldebaran, Laudanum, Samothrace, and Anhedonist, so I was excited to hear

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Horse Latitudes ‘Black Soil’ LP/CS/DD 2013

29th July 20133rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2013, Black Soil, Cassette, Digital, Doom, Doomentia Records, Heavy, Horse Latitudes, LP, Saúl Do Caixão

It’s pretty rare to come across a band that stands out as a distinct entity these days, but it does

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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