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Review: Werewolves ‘Die For Us’

6th August 20246th August 2024 Matthew Williams Death Metal, Independent, Werewolves

Upon hearing the short opening monologue on the title track Die For Us, I did let out a bit of

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Review: The Swell Fellas ‘Residuum Unknown’

31st July 202431st July 2024 Matthew Williams Heavy Rock, Independent, Prog, Psych, The Swell Fellas

A strange forty seconds of noise begins the album, leading into the sombre beginning that is Chore to Bathe, almost

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Review: King Bastard ‘From Whence They Came’

16th July 202416th July 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doom, Independent, King Bastard, Psych, Sludge

New York four-piece King Bastard made a splash two years ago with their independently released debut album It Came From

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Premiere: The Swell Fellas ‘Give Roses’ – New Album ‘Residuum Unknown’ Releases 19th July

12th July 202412th July 2024 Lee Edwards Independent, Prog, Psych, The Swell Fellas

As Nashville, Tennessee, by way of Ocean City, Maryland, heavy proggy and psych power trio The Swell Fellas prepare to

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Review: Aythis ‘Celestial Exile’ & ‘Lost Lighthouse’

26th June 202426th June 2024 Lee Beamish Aythis, Darkwave, Independent, Neo Classical

Having been performing solo for pretty much twenty years, outside of being involved with other musical projects, you would have

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Review: The Velvets ‘Drinking, Fighting, Thinking’ EP

12th June 202412th June 2024 Lee Beamish Grunge, Heavy Rock, Independent, Stoner Rock, The Velvets

Living in a time when it’s becoming increasingly harder to start and maintain any sort of musical career, especially without

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Premiere: Kalgon ‘Eye Of The Needle’ – From Their Self-Title Debut That Releases 23rd May

15th May 202415th May 2024 Lee Edwards Independent, Kalgon, Stoner Doom

Following lead single The Isolate that premiered with our brother-in-arms Outlaws Of The Sun back in March, it’s a great

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Review: Sundowner ‘Lysergic Ritual’

8th May 20248th May 2024 Rob Walsh Independent, Sludge, Sundowner

Surging out of ‘straya, Adelaide’s Sundowner describes their sound as ‘uneasy listening for troubled times’. That’s an apt description for

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Review: Deadpeach ‘The Cosmic Haze And the Human Race’

1st March 20241st March 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Deadpeach, Independent, Psych, Stoner Rock

‘Let me please introduce the band, a bunch of freaks from planet Earth. Now we need to destroy your city.

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We Follow The Earth
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Video Premiere: We Follow The Earth ‘The Cave’ – New Album ‘Extinct’ Drops 1st March

22nd February 202422nd February 2024 Lee Edwards Doom, Independent, Sludge, We Follow The Earth

I was unaware of We Follow The Earth until our very own Josh Schneider catapulted their debut album Lightbearer to

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Review: Ruben Romano ‘The Imaginary Soundtrack To The Imaginary Western – Twenty Graves Per Mile’

9th February 202410th February 2024 Spring ‘The Strutter’ Chase Garage Rock, Independent, Psych, Ruben Romano, Surf Rock

In my opinion, it takes a lot of graves that Ruben Romano has passed to steer up emotion that can

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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

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