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Review: Dome Runner ‘World Panopticon’

10th February 202610th February 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Dome Runner, Industrial, Svart Records

I last checked in with Finish industrial metal juggernaut Dome Runner back in 2021 to review their debut album Conflict

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Review: Author & Punisher ‘Nocturnal Birding’

2nd October 20252nd October 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Author & Punisher, Doom, Industrial, Relapse Records

As a fan of sci-fi, in particular Ridley Scott’s seminal Blade Runner, I have always sprinkled Author & Punisher reviews

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Review: Holy Scum ‘All We Have Is Never’

19th August 202519th August 2025 Martin Williams Experimental, Holy Scum, Industrial, Noise, Rocket Recordings

Just as I found myself wondering when, or if, I’d hear another record from Holy Scum, the Manchester-area collective spearheaded

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Review: Intensive Care + The Body ‘Was I Good Enough?’

8th May 20258th May 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Closed Casket Activities, Doom, Industrial, Intensive Care, The Body

It’s been roughly a decade since I last wrote about a release from experimental Portland metal duo The Body. Back

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Review: KLÄMP ‘TOTAAL TECHNIEK’

25th April 202525th April 2025 Reza Mills Doomgaze, Human Worth, Industrial, KLÄMP

Things have been quiet in the KLÄMP camp since 2020’s sophomore album Hate You dropped. The intervening years have seen

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Review: Iggor Cavalera/Shane Embury ‘Neon Gods/Own Your Darkness’

27th March 202527th March 2025 Reza Mills Ambient, Cold Spring Records, Electronic, Iggor Cavalera, Industrial, Shane Embury

Even someone like me, who isn’t predominantly a ‘metalhead’, recognises the legendary names on this split release. On the off

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KLÄMP
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Video Premiere: KLÄMP ‘WET LEATHER’ – New Album ‘TOTAAL TECHNIEK’ Unleashes 18th April

7th March 20257th March 2025 Lee Edwards Doomgaze, Human Worth, Industrial, KLÄMP

Prepare to have your senses shattered – KLÄMP is back with WET LEATHER, a hallucinatory descent into heavy, experimental doomgaze

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Review: Bong-Ra ‘Black Noise’

19th February 202519th February 2025 Lee Beamish Bong-Ra, Debemur Morti Productions, Electronic, Industrial, Jason Köhnen

A name I’ve had an awareness of for at least the last decade, I’ve even managed to surprise myself that,

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She The Throne
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She The Throne: An Interview With The Dark Electronic & Experimental Duo

30th January 202530th January 2025 Reza Mills Electronic, Experimental, Industrial, She The Throne

Social media can be a pain, in the sense that people who you hoped to never hear from again are

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Review: Haunted Horses ‘Dweller’

10th January 202510th January 2025 Reza Mills Haunted Horses, Industrial, Post-Punk, Three One G

My first review of 2025 comes courtesy of a band who hail from the birthplace of grunge, Seattle, and who

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Review: Pitchshifter ‘Peel Sessions 1991-93’

6th January 20256th January 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Cold Spring Records, Industrial, Pitchshifter

I picked this promo up for review just before seeing the band play in the relatively close setting of Bristol.

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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March
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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March

17th February 202617th February 2026 Lee Edwards

Oxford’s very own heavy hitters, Desert Storm, are revving up the engine once again with the premiere of their latest

Video Premiere: The Mon ‘Ritual Of Night Violence’ – From ‘Songs Of Embrace’ That Drops 6th March
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Video Premiere: The Mon ‘Ritual Of Night Violence’ – From ‘Songs Of Embrace’ That Drops 6th March

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Premiere: Electric Hydra ‘From The Fallen’ – New Album Drops This Friday, 13th February

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Premiere: The Cosmic Dead ‘Furthur’ – New Album ‘Beyond The Beyond’ Drops 17th April
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