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Amenra ‘Mass V’ CD/LP/DD 2012

12th December 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, Amenra, Atmospheric, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Mass V, Neurot Recordings, Post-Rock, Review, Soul Slayer Records, Tom McKibbin

I’ll admit that I was blissfully unaware of Amenra‘s existence until about a year ago when I read that uber-producer

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Last Barons ‘Cheval De Troie’ CD 2012

9th December 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Avant-Garde, CD, Cheval De Troie, Experimental, Grunge, Heavy, Klonosphere, Last Barons, Ollie Stygall, Review

I love France and all things French…which is just as well as it presents a healthy chunk of my genetic

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Galvano ‘Two Titans’ LP/DD 2012

5th December 20123rd September 2019 John Dickie 2012, Devouter Records, Digital, Doom, Galvano, Heavy, John Dickie, LP, Review, Sludge, Two Titans

Coming on strong like a motherfucking atom bomb this release (ltd run of 500 coloured vinyl) will fuck you up

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Abbot ‘Into The Light’ 7″ 2012

29th November 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, 7", Abbot, Classic Rock, Heavy, Into The Light, Pete Green, Psych, Review, Self Released

Apart from having to retain celibacy for the duration of your life, being an abbot in the medieval centuries must

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Earthrise ‘Eras Lost’ CD/DD 2012

27th November 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Atmospheric, CD, Digital, Earthrise, Eras Lost, Heavy, Metal, Paul Robertson, Post-Metal, Review, Self Released

This is a tricky one. You see, it’s not that Earthrise aren’t very good – they are, in fact excellent

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Gurt ‘You Ain’t From Around These Parts?’ CDEP/DD 2012

26th November 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, CDEP, Digital, Doom, Gurt, Heavy, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Sludge, You Ain’t From Around These Parts

Ever since Eyehategod came lurching from the Louisiana swamps in the early 90’s with their elephantine mix of grimy Sabbath

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Herder ‘Horror Vacui’ LP 2012

22nd November 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Doom, Heavy, Herder, Horror Vacui, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Reflections Records, Review, Sludge

Some bands just manage to create a sound that encapsulates everything they set out to achieve. Hailing from the Groningen

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Mala Suerte / Uzala – Split 7″ 2012

20th November 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, Doom, Fuzz, Heavy, King Of The Monsters Records, Mala Suerte, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Split 7", Uzala

Every now and then I encounter someone with the tenacity to claim they “don’t like splits”. Said people can frankly

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Ravens Creed ‘The Power’ CD/LP 2012

18th November 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, CD, Doomentia Records, Heavy, LP, Metal, Raven's Creed, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, The Power, Thrash Metal

Ah, thrash metal! Music of energy, anger and spit! Also a genre I’m very picky with – I can’t listen

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The Devil – S/T – CD 2012

14th November 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Atmospheric, Candlelight Records, CD, Heavy, Instrumental, News, Pete Green, Review, Self Titled, Soundtrack, The Devil

Well, this is something a little bit different, isn’t it? The Devil is a classical, symphony-centred heavy metal project and

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Nightstick ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Weymouth’ CD/LP 2012

31st October 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, At War With False Noise, CD, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, LP, Nightstick, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Rock N Roll Weymouth, Sludge

Nightstick. Nightstick, Nightstick, Nightstick. Remember them? Of course you do – three piece? Featured ex-Siege drummer Robert Williams? Did three

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