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Kings Destroy ‘And The Rest Will Surely Perish’ CD 2011

2nd July 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, And The Rest Will Surely Perish, CD, Doom, Heavy, Kings Destroy, Maple Forum, Paul Robertson, Review

Those of you with functioning long-term memories may remember how wildly I enthused about Kings Destroy’s debut seven inch, ‘Old

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Album & EP Reviews S 

Stereochrist ‘III’ CD 2011

1st July 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, CD, Doom, Heavy, III, Mark Hunt-Bryden, PsycheDOOMelic Records, Review, Stereochrist

I have reviewed a fair few of the recent releases from Austrian label Psychedoomelic and can state now that they

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Iron Witch – Demo 2011

29th June 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, Demo, Doom, Heavy, Iron Witch, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sludge, Stoner Doom

When the first Iron Witch demo landed in 2010 it was immediately apparent that, under the filthy production, there was

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Album & EP Reviews L 

Lavagoat – S/T – CD 2011

28th June 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, CD, Death Doom, Doom, Heavy, Lavagoat, NWOBHM, Paul Robertson, Review, Somnambulist Sound System

Canada. There must be something in the water there that makes for such awesome metal bands…possibly beaver pee, I’m not

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Hey Colossus ‘RRR’ CD/LP 2011

25th June 20112nd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, CD, Doom, Electronic, Experimental, Heavy, Hey Colossus, LP, Noise-Rock, Pete Green, Post-Hardcore, Review, Riot Season, RRR

Purely by taking the time to even stumble across this webpage, you will most probably be aware that “heavy” can

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Album & EP Reviews M 

Mage – Demo CD 2011

30th May 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Demo, Groove, Hard Rock, Heavy, Mage, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released

Anyone remember Outburst? Hailing from Leicester they spent many years grafting away and building up a grass roots following with

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Album & EP Reviews D 

Diet Pills – S/T – LP 2011

20th May 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2011, Diet Pills, Force Fed Records, Hardcore, Heavy, LP, Noise-Rock, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review, Sludge

On a day in May there came a dark cloud of despair, a hot smouldering piece of vinyl, born from

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Undersmile ‘A Sea Of Dead Snakes’ CDEP 2010

14th May 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, A Sea Of Dead Snakes, Blindsight Records, CDEP, Doom, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Post-Hardcore, Review, Undersmile

Occasionally, once in a blue moon when the planets align and the stars shine at their brightest you get to

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Lento ‘Icon’ CD/LP 2011

13th May 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Denovali Records, Doom, Heavy, Icon, Lento, LP, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review

Ohhhhh, Lento, you big hulking brute, where have you BEEN all my life? I cannot believe I let this band

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Album & EP Reviews S 

Serpent Venom ‘Carnal Altar’ CD/LP 2011

15th April 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2011, Carnal Altar, CD, Church Within Records, Doom, Heavy, LP, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review, Serpent Venom, Stoner Doom, Traditional Doom

Serpent Venom have been touting their formidable version of seventies rock mixed with St.Vitus style doom for a while now

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Album & EP Reviews C 

Conan vs Slomatics – Split CD/12″ 2011

12th April 20114th November 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 12", 2011, Aurora Borealis, CD, Conan, Conan vs Slomatics, Doom, Head Of Crom Records, Heavy, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review, Slomatics, Sludge, Split, Split 12", Split CD

Two giants lock horns on this new split release by Head of Crom Records. Conan and Slomatics are a formidable

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