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Heretic

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Heretic’s Black’n’Roll’n’Trash Attack To Level Roadburn Festival’s Afterburner

25th March 2014 Lee Edwards Afterburner, Cul de Sac, Heretic, News, Roadburn, Roadburn 2014, Roadburn Festival 2014, Tilburg

Roadburn HQ love their heavy metal to be simple, pure, raw, dirty, and totally in thrall to Venom, Bathory and

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Orchid ‘Heretic’ CDEP/10″/DD 2012

28th September 20123rd September 2019 Alex Varley 10", 2012, Alex Varley, CDEP, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Heretic, Nuclear Blast Records, Orchid, Review, Stoner Doom

If you’re looking for a band that encapsulates that warm, bluesy feel of 70s hard rock whilst avoiding being an

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ORCHID: Digital Download For ‘Heretic’ Now Available!

7th September 2012 Lee Edwards Heretic, News, Now Available, Nuclear Blast Records, Orchid

‘Heretic’ the brand new EP by San Francisco-based doom rockers, ORCHID, is OUT NOW digitally – go get your download

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ORCHID: Fourth ‘Heretic’ Trailer Online; Release Postponed!

3rd September 2012 Lee Edwards He Who Walks Alone, Heretic, News, Nuclear Blast Records, Orchid, Video Teaser

San Francisco-based doom rockers, ORCHID, have released a fourth snippet video for the band’s upcoming new EP ‘Heretic‘. Check out

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ORCHID: New Track ‘Heretic’ Now Available For Streaming

14th August 2012 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Heretic, New EP Details, New Video, News, Nuclear Blast Records, Orchid

San Francisco-based doom rockers, ORCHID, have released the title track of their upcoming EP ‘Heretic‘ which can be streamed below

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ORCHID: First ‘Heretic’ Video Teaser Now Online

9th August 2012 Lee Edwards Heretic, New EP Details, News, Nuclear Blast Records, Orchid, Video Teaser

San Francisco-based doom rockers ORCHID have released a first snippet video for the title track of the band’s upcoming new

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ORCHID To Release ‘Heretic’ EP Via Nuclear Blast Records

3rd August 2012 Lee Edwards Heretic, New EP Details, News, Nuclear Blast Records, Orchid

San Francisco based doom rockers ORCHID will release an EP featuring three brand new tracks and one song from their

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

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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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

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