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Review: Tidal Shock ‘Riffs Of Ha’

28th November 202428th November 2024 Rob Walsh Independent, Instrumental, Stoner, Tidal Shock

Based on the Greek island of Crete before relocating to Luxembourg during the pandemic, Tidal Shock are a rip-roaring instrumental

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Review: Host Body ‘Strain’ EP

27th November 202427th November 2024 Matthew Williams Host Body, Independent, Post-Metal

It’s a much altogether different experience listening to the EP on the laptop and then hearing it being played in

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Review: Gridfailure ‘When The Lights Go Out Vol. IV’

14th November 202414th November 2024 Reza Mills Ambient, Experimental, Gridfailure, Independent

Gridfailure‘s latest as you might have guessed, is the fourth instalment in the When The Lights Go Out Series, following

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Review: Dawnwalker ‘The Unknowing’

5th November 20245th November 2024 Matthew Williams Dawnwalker, Independent, Prog Metal

The first thing that struck me about Dawnwalker when I started listening to the opening track Thema Mundi is just

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Review: Witnesses ‘Joy’

4th November 20244th November 2024 Lee Beamish Doom, Heavy Metal, Independent, Witnesses

For as long as I can remember I have been following the work of Greg Schwan’s Witnesses project. It started

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Review: Michael Rudolph Cummings ‘Money’ EP

2nd October 20242nd October 2024 Josh Schneider Country, Folk, Independent, Michael Rudolph Cummings

I know this is a review for Michael Rudolph Cummings new EP Money, but we’re going to talk about Aaron

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Review: Eldrim ‘Daudarstev’

1st October 20241st October 2024 Sandy Williamson Eldrim, Folk, Independent, Norse

When you think of Viking folk music, you are inevitably drawn immediately to Wardruna and their litany of special albums

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Review: Kurokuma ‘Of Amber And Sand’

11th September 202411th September 2024 Sandy Williamson Doom, Independent, Kurokuma, Sludge

A decade after Sheffield’s Kurokuma first appeared in the ever productive UK underground, their second full-length record Of Amber And

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Review: New Ghost ‘A Dagger In Every Tide’

5th September 20245th September 2024 Lee Beamish Independent, New Ghost, Shoegaze

One of the most interesting bands I came across during my most recent visit to the Portals Festival back in

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Review: Orme ‘No Serpents, No Saviours’ EP

3rd September 20243rd September 2024 Sandy Williamson Doom, Independent, Orme, Sludge

The self-titled, double album debut from UK sludge/drone/doom trio Orme was pretty well received last year, but when it is

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Review: Manic Abraxas ‘Skinformation’

9th August 202412th August 2024 Matthew Williams Independent, Manic Abraxas

For somebody who had no idea who Manic Abraxas were before reviewing this, their latest, self-released, eight-track and near forty

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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

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

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

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

3rd April 20263rd April 2026 Lee Edwards
Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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