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Ipecac Recordings

King Buzzo With Trevor Dunn ‘Gift Of Sacrifice’
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Review: King Buzzo With Trevor Dunn ‘Gift Of Sacrifice’

14th May 202017th June 2020 Reza Mills Gift Of Sacrifice, Ipecac Recordings, King Buzzo, Trevor Dunn

Roger ‘Buzz’ Osborne aka King Buzzo, is the frontman for the legendary Melvins who’ve influenced everyone from Mike Patton to

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JG Thirlwell & Simon Steensland ‘Oscillospira’
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Review: JG Thirlwell & Simon Steensland ‘Oscillospira’

23rd April 202022nd May 2020 Jamie Grimes Experimental, Ipecac Recordings, JG Thirlwell, Oscillospira, Simon Steensland

Five decades into a career in genre busting, JG Thirlwell needs no introduction. The man of a thousand musical aliases

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tētēma ‘Necroscape’
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Review: tētēma ‘Necroscape’

14th April 20201st May 2020 Jamie Grimes Experimental, Ipecac Recordings, Necroscape, tētēma

Now here’s a very welcome return, one that perhaps given how busy the two main instigators behind the project are,

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Human Impact
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Human Impact – An Interview With Chris Spencer & Jim Coleman

16th March 202022nd May 2020 Dave Bowes Chris Spencer, Human Impact, Ipecac Recordings, Jim Coleman

Born from the wreckage of some of New York finest, noisiest acts, namely Unsane and Cop Shoot Cop, and featuring

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Human Impact 'Human Impact'
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Review: Human Impact ‘Human Impact’

12th March 20209th April 2020 Reza Mills Human Impact, Ipecac Recordings, Noise-Rock, Self Titled

Human Impact are a supergroup with the emphasis on super, featuring Chris Spencer (Unsane), Jim Coleman (Cop Shoot Cop), Chris

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Melvins ‘Basses Loaded’ 2016
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Melvins ‘Basses Loaded’ 2016

9th May 20173rd September 2019 John Reppion (the) Melvins, 2016, Basses Loaded, Heavy Rock, Ipecac Recordings, John Reppion, Melvins, Noise-Rock

(The) Melvins are, and have been for a long, long time now, Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover. Everyone else just

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Melvins ‘Hold It In’ CD/DD 2014

10th December 20143rd September 2019 Chris Moore (the) Melvins, 2014, CD, Chris Moore, Digital, Hold It In, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, Noise-Rock, Pop Rock, Review, Rock

No one can deny that the Melvins are prolific, and newest offering Hold It In is in fact the 24th

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MELVINS Reveal New Track Sesame Street Meat From New Album Hold It In

27th September 2014 Lee Edwards (the) Melvins, Audio Stream, Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, Hold It In, Ipecac Recordings, JD Pinkus, Melvins, New Album Details, News, Paul Leary, Sesame Street Meat

In anticipation of its October 13th release via Ipecac Recordings, another track has been unleashed from Hold It In, the

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MELVINS: New Track Brass Cupcake Revealed With New Line Up Featuring Butthole Surfers Stalwarts JD Pinkus & Paul Leary

28th August 2014 Lee Edwards (the) Melvins, Audio Stream, Brass Cupcake, Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, Hold It In, Ipecac Recordings, JD Pinkus, Melvins, New Album Details, News, Paul Leary

The ever prolific Melvins return with Hold It In, their first studio album as a quartet since 2010′s The Bride

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The MELVINS Return With A Brand New Album ‘Hold It In’ To Be Released 13 October Via Ipecac Recordings

1st August 2014 Lee Edwards (the) Melvins, Hold It In, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, New Album Details, News

The ever prolific Melvins return with Hold It In, their first studio album as a quartet since 2010’s The Bride

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Album & EP Reviews K 

King Buzzo ‘This Machine Kills Artists’ CD/DD 2014

11th July 20143rd September 2019 Paul Robertson (the) Melvins, Acoustic, Buzz Osborne, CD, Digital, Ipecac Recordings, King Buzzo, Melvins, Paul Robertson, Review, This Machine Kills Artists

The lilting strum of a soft-toned acoustic guitar breaks the pregnant hush as a beautifully soulful bird-like cooing voice ascends

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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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Today, The Shaman is pleased to premiere La Pucelle, the new video from Birmingham heavy rockers Alunah. Taken from their

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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