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Pombagira ‘Flesh Throne Press’ CD/LP/DD 2015

26th July 20153rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Flesh Throne Press, Heavy, Jeremy Moore, LP, Pombagira, Psychedelic, Review, Svart Records

When artists persevere despite a culture of dissent, the very act of charting a new course can be considered an

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Kings Destroy – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2015

12th July 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD. LP, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Kings Destroy, Metal, Review, Self Titled, War Crime Recordings

Kings Destroy by Kings Destroy sounds a lot like a junior varsity Monster Magnet. I like Monster Magnet. Therefore, it

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Venus Sleeps ‘Dead Sun Worship’ CD/DD 2015

9th July 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD, DD, Dead Sun Worship, Doom, Heavy, Review, Self Released, Venus Sleeps

Out of a high pitched, slightly anguished sounding squeal (of the guitar?), one by one the instruments all join in

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Goatsnake ‘Black Age Blues’ CD/LP/DD 2015

8th July 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2015, Black Age Blues, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Doom, Goatsnake, Heavy, LP, Pete Green, Review, Southern Lord

The gentle patter of rain on a tin roof, a harmonica chiming in the night, the imposing calm of a

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Gurt ‘DIYMCA’ CD/DD 2015

7th July 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD, Digital, DIYMCA, Doom, Gurt, Heavy, Review, Sludge, When Planets Collide

At once, there’s a bluntly obvious nod to Pantera. DIYMCA, by Gurt has all those well known elements that make

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Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2015

5th July 20153rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2015, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Neurot Recordings, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Titled

Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth, which by the way is just a BEAUTIFUL band name, are a band that birth

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Shroud Eater ‘Face The Master’ CS/DD 2015

16th June 20153rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2015, Cassette, Digital, Face The Master, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Primitive Violence, Review, Shroud Eater, Sludge

After six years of existence the continual non-veneration of Shroud Eater is a source of some confusion and consternation for

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Monolord ‘Vænir’ CD/LP/DD 2015

4th June 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Monolord, Pete Green, Review, RidingEasy Records, Sludge, Vænir

Gothenburg, Sweden’s Monolord slammed downtown into Doomtown last year with their 2014 debut Empress Rising. The trio, comprising ex-Marulk and

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Minsk ‘The Crash And The Draw’ CD/LP/DD 2015

3rd June 20153rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Minsk, Post-Rock, Relapse Records, Review, Sandy Williamson, The Crash And The Draw

Minsk first came to my attention a decade ago with their stunning debut Out Of A Center Which Is Neither

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Diesel King ‘Concrete Burial’ CD/DD 2015

3rd June 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD, Concrete Burial, Diesel King, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Review, Sludge, When Planets Collide

Brainhammer intends to bludgeon, I imagine. Right out of the gate, blasts this first song from the new release by

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Weedeater ‘Goliathon’ CD/LP/DD 2015

2nd June 20153rd September 2019 Michael Collins 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Goliathon, Heavy, LP, Michael Collins, Review, Season Of Mist, Sludge, Weedeater

In a genre of rudimentary self-abuse, filled with strange tales of destruction and mis-adventure, there are heavyweights that surpass the

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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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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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