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Ufomammut ‘Oro: Opus Primum’ CD/LP 2012

27th April 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, CD, Doom, Heavy, LP, Malleus, Neurot Recordings, Oro: Opus Primum, Pete Green, Psychedelic, Review, Supernatural Cat, Ufomammut

“It’s a long way to the top, if you want to rock and roll” as the late great Bon Scott

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Mares of Thrace ‘The Pilgrimage’ CD/LP/DD 2012

26th April 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, CD, DD, Digital Download, Heavy, LP, Mares Of Thrace, Metal, Noise-Rock, Review, Sludge, Sonic Unyon Metal, Tom McKibbin

Calgary, Alberta sludge duo Mares of Thrace have only been going for around three years but they’ve already made one

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Junior Bruce ‘The Headless King’ LP 2011

25th April 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, A389 Records, Heavy, Junior Bruce, LP, Metal, Paul Robertson, Review, The Headless King

If you’re one of those perplexing purist hessians who incessantly bemoans the lack of dirt and hair to be found

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Torche ‘Harmonicraft’ CD/LP/DD 2012

19th April 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, CD, DD, Digital Download, Harmonicraft, Heavy, LP, Melodic, Review, Tom McKibbin, Torche, Volcom Entertainment

Melodic mentalists Torche have returned with Harmonicraft, technically their first album in four years (considering 2010’s “Songs for Singles” is

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Otehi ‘Noisy Spirit’ CD/DD 2011

4th April 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, CD, DD, Digital Download, Heavy, Noisy Spirit, Otehi, Pete Green, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Space Rock

There must be something in the espresso. Italy is now awash with some truly amazing heavy music, providing the South

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The Moon Mistress ‘Silent Voice Inside’ CD 2012

3rd April 20123rd September 2019 Cyrill 2012, CD, Cyrill, Doom, Heavy, Pestis Insaniae Records, Review, Silent Voice Inside, Stoner Doom, The Moon Mistress

There’s rarely an album in my collection getting rotation as heavy as the first The Moon Mistress full-length has in

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Aguirre / Bad Luck Rides On Wheels ‘Tubes Gave Us Wings’ Split 12″ 2010

22nd March 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Aguirre, Bad Luck Rides On Wheels, Doom, Heavy, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Sludge, Split 12", Tubes Gave Us Wings, W.I.F.A.G.E.N.A. Records

So soon after we covered their debut album, German bruisers Bad Luck Rides On Wheels have turned up again, like

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Bad Luck Rides On Wheels – S/T – LP/CD 2009

19th March 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, Bad Luck Rides On Wheels, CD, Doom, Heavy, LP, Metal, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Sludge, W.I.F.A.G.E.N.A. Records

I don’t know about you, but when I first heard the name ‘Bad Luck Rides On Wheels’ I imagined a

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Old Man Lizard – S/T – CD/Digital EP 2012

16th March 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, Adam Stone, Americana, Blues, CD, Digital EP, Experimental, Grunge, Heavy, Old Man Lizard, Review, Self Released

Reviewing music throws up many real gems from time to time – scintillatingly great recordings by bands who are unknown

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Conan ‘Monnos’ CD/LP/DD 2012

13th March 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, Burning World Records, CD, Conan, DD, Digital Download, Doom, Drone, Heavy, LP, Monnos, Review, Tom McKibbin

Conan seem to be the band on everyone’s lips at the moment; signed to Burning World Records, an enviable slot

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A Whisper In The Noise ‘To Forget’ CD/LP 2012

9th March 20123rd September 2019 James Parker 2012, A Whisper In The Noise, Atmospheric, CD, Dark, Exile On Mainstream Records, Heavy, James Parker, LP, Review, Sombre, To Forget

There is a hoary old debate occasionally dusted off, and probably worth having, about what constitutes ‘heavy’ music, when the

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