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Review: And So I Watch You From Afar ‘Megafauna’

15th August 202415th August 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden And So I Watch You From Afar, Instrumental, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock

Northern Irish instrumental post-rock outfit And So I Watch You From Afar have been steadily releasing albums and consistently winning

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Review: Ex-Easter Island Head ‘Norther’

3rd July 20243rd July 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Ambient, Ex-Easter Island Head, Instrumental, Rocket Recordings

With eight releases under their belt, the UK’s minimalist experimentalist Ex-Easter Island Head are back with their latest full-length Norther.

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Review: Mono ‘Oath’

3rd July 20243rd July 2024 Lee Beamish Instrumental, Mono, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock

Life, it’s a journey we all face, and for some of us, we will be lucky enough to fill it

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Review: sleepmakeswaves ‘It’s Here, But I Have No Names For It’

9th April 20249th April 2024 Ben Brackin Bird’s Robe, Dunk!records, Instrumental, Post-Rock, sleepmakeswaves

I would not recommend listening to It’s Here, But I Have No Names For It while at work, especially if

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Review: Monkey3 ‘Welcome To The Machine’

29th February 202429th February 2024 Rob Walsh Instrumental, Monkey3, Napalm Records, Post-Rock, Prog

Having put an impressive twenty years into soaring instrumental weaves and mountains, Switzerland’s Monkey3 have returned with their seventh full-length,

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Review: Clouds Taste Satanic ’79 A.E.’

20th February 202420th February 2024 Matthew Williams Clouds Taste Satanic, Doom, Instrumental, Majestic Mountain Records

There are not been many bands over the last few years who have excited me as much as Clouds Taste

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Review: Mountain Caller ‘Chronicle II: Hypergenesis’

17th January 202417th January 2024 Matthew Williams Church Road Records, Instrumental, Mountain Caller, Post-Rock

Having witnessed Mountain Caller playing live recently on their support slot with the mighty Urne, I was impressed with what

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Review: Bismut ‘Ausdauer’

12th December 202312th December 2023 Spring ‘The Strutter’ Chase Bismut, Instrumental, Lay Bare Recordings, Prog, Spinda Records

Bismut from The Netherlands might just introduce themselves by whipping their heads forward, but they can deliver metallic rock slabs

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Review: In The Ponds ‘The Last Stop Ranch’ EP

3rd November 20233rd November 2023 Reza Mills Entelodon Records, In The Ponds, Instrumental, Post-Rock

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, or have not read The Shaman in a fair while, you’ll doubtlessly know

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Review: The Death Wheelers ‘Chaos And The Art Of Motorcycle Madness’

28th August 202329th August 2023 Martin Williams Instrumental, RidingEasy Records, Rock 'n' Roll, The Death Wheelers

If an all-instrumental, stoner rock/proto-metal band with biker-rock leanings, that present their music as the soundtrack to some dystopian, early

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Video Premiere: Thedus ‘Regression’ – New Album ‘Hypnosis’ Drops 28th July via Argonauta Records

12th July 202312th July 2023 Lee Edwards Argonauta Records, Doom, Instrumental, Post-Metal, Thedus

As the Italian heavy instrumental doom and post-metal three-piece Thedus gear up to release their debut album Hypnosis, a seven-track,

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

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