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Moss ‘Horrible Night’ CD/LP/DD 2013

10th May 20133rd September 2019 James Parker 2013, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Horrible Night, James Parker, LP, Metal Blade Records, Moss, Review, Rise Above Records

First off, let’s put to bed immediately the notion that in embracing a bit more, you might say, melody, in

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Author & Punisher ‘Women & Children’ CD/DD 2013

8th May 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Author & Punisher, CD, Digital, Doom, Dub, Heavy, Industrial, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Seventh Rule Recordings, Tristan Shone, Women & Children

Any release from Tristan Shone’s long running Author & Punisher project is an event in my house. Ever since I

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Lazarus Blackstar / Headless Kross – Split 12″ 2013

7th May 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Alicia Morgan, Amon Düül II, Doom, Head Of Crom Records, Headless Kross, Heavy, Lazarus Blackstar, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Psychedelic, Review, Sludge, Split 12"

This latest Head of Crom release featuring Lazarus Blackstar and Headless Kross is a clash of style that provides light

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Conan / Bongripper – Split 12”/DD 2013

2nd May 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 12", 2013, Bongripper, Conan, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Holy Roar Records, Review, Sludge, Split, Tom McKibbin

If you are reading this then we are fortunate that the recent Bongripper / Conan UK tour hasn’t levelled our

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Usnea – S/T – LP/DD 2013

27th April 20133rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2013, Black Metal, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Jamie Grimes, LP, Orca Wolf Records, Review, Self Titled, Usnea

Another strong debut from a hitherto unknown entity rears its head here, in the form of this four song LP

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King Goat ‘Atom’ Digital EP 2013

26th April 20133rd September 2019 James Parker 2013, Atom, Digital, Doom, EP, Heavy, James Parker, King Goat, Metal, Review, Self Released

The first lyrics that seep out of new Brighton doom merchants’ King Goat’s debut EP are ‘A lumbering machine…’ and

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Cough / Windhand ‘Reflection Of The Negative’ Split CD/LP/DD 2013

25th April 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2013, CD, Cough, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Reflection Of The Negative, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge, Split, Tom McKibbin, Windhand

Richmond, Virginia may be a city better known for its blues, country, and bluegrass music and the Richmond Folk Festival

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Atomic Cries ‘Suspended Between The Mouth Of God And The Fist Of Man’ 7″/DD 2013

7th April 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, 7", Atmospheric, Atomic Cries, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Metal, Paul Robertson, Primitive Doom Metal, Review, Suspended Between The Mouth Of God And The Fist Of Man, Svart Records

You know what a huge, colossal bummer of a downer Cathedral’s ‘Reaching Happiness, Touching Pain’ is? I mean, that is

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Slomatics 'The Future Past'
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Slomatics ‘The Future Past’ DD 2013

6th April 20134th November 2019 Sam Orr 2013, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Review, Sam Orr, Self Released, Slomatics, Sludge, The Future Past

I first caught wind of these Belfast bangers back when they had a split with Agent of the Morai, super

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Serpent Omega – S/T – LP 2013

4th April 20133rd September 2019 Lyndon Renney 2013, Doom, Heavy, LP, Lyndon Renney, Mordgrimm Records, Review, Self Titled, Serpent Omega

Serpent, serpens, serpere: to creep or as in the bible a serpent referrers to a creature that tempted Eve and

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Bevar Sea – S/T – CD/DD 2012

31st March 20132nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Bevar Sea, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Self Titled

These days heavy metal is a fully-fledged global phenomenon and I don’t know about everyone else, but I think that’s

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

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