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Summer Sizzler 2014 This Weekend w/ GURT, IRON WITCH, GRIFTER, ASTROHENGE, DIESEL KING & More!

27th August 2014 Lee Edwards Astrohenge, Brixton, Diesel King, Dysteria, Elephant Tree, Grifter, Gurt, Horrendosaurus, Iron Witch, Pist, Sedulus, Siege Mentality, Summer Sizzler Session, Teef, The Bendal Interlude, When Planets Collide, Windmill

This Friday & Saturday at The Windmill in Brixton sees the first Full weekend of fun from When Planets Collide

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IRON WITCH Begin Work On Debut Album; Band To Play Riff Fest & Summer Sizzler Next Month

28th July 2014 Lee Edwards Gigs, Iron Witch, New Album Details, News, Riff Fest, Summer Sizzler Session

Scouse sludge lords IRON WITCH will head into the studio this Sunday, 3 August, to start demoing material for their

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Iron Witch / The Atrocity Exhibit – Split 7″/DD 2014

6th March 20143rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2014, 7", Dead Chemist Records, Digital, Hardcore, Heavy, Her Cheating Heart, Iron Witch, Review, Sludge, The Atrocity Exhibit, Throne Of Bile, Tom McKibbin, Witch Hunter Records

Witch Hunter Records and Dead Chemist Records have conspired to release this beastly 7” split between Liverpool’s Iron Witch and

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IRON WITCH Announce UK Shows With CROWBAR

17th February 2014 Lee Edwards Crowbar, Gigs, Iron Witch, Liverpool, Manchester, News, O2 Academy 2, Sound Control

Having just completed a headline tour of the UK, Liverpool sludgers IRON WITCH have confirmed a pair of shows opening

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IRON WITCH Kick Off UK Tour With SLABDRAGGER Next Week!

4th February 2014 Lee Edwards Dead Chemists Records, Head Of Crom Records, Iron Witch, News, Slabdragger, UK Tour 2014, Witch Hunter Records

Following their appearance together on the Electric Amphetamine stage at Damnation Festival 2013, Scouse sludge lords IRON WITCH are teaming

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Iron Witch ‘Hangover Suicide’ 7″ 2013

28th January 20133rd September 2019 Chris Moore 2013, 7", Chris Moore, Doom, Endtyme Records, Hangover Suicide, Hardcore, Iron Witch, Review, Sludge

I never really understood the importance of stating where a band are from when writing a review, but in this

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Introducing Endtyme Records; Debut Release Announced As New 7” By IRON WITCH

30th November 2012 Lee Edwards Endtyme Records, Iron Witch, New 7" Details, News

Endtyme Records is a brand new vinyl and download only label focusing on experimental/extreme and outsider music – Grind/Noise/Black Metal/Doom/Psych/Death/Drone/Sludge

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Baitin’ The Trap Records To Unleashed IRON WITCH ‘Single Malt’ On 12″ Vinyl

10th October 2012 Lee Edwards Baitin' The Trap Records, Iron Witch, New Vinyl Details, News, Single Malt

IRON WITCH are a Sludge Metal band from Liverpool, England who formed in early 2010. Their mix of ‘whiskey soaked’,

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Torche @ Moho Live, Manchester 13/09/12
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Torche / Iron Witch @ Moho Live, Manchester 13/09/12

24th September 201214th September 2019 Adam Stone Adam Stone, Iron Witch, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Moho Live, Torche

I arrived just in time to see the first support band finish in a welter of ‘power electronics’ (I believe

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The Sun Smasher Alldayer With CONAN, BLACK MAGICIAN, WIZARD’S BEARD + More; Tomorrow @ Scruffy Murphys, Birmingham

7th September 2012 Lee Edwards Alldayer, Alunah, Birmingham, Black Magician, Conan, Dead Existence, Gringo, Heretic Promotions, Iron Witch, Moghul, Scruffy Murphys, The Sun Smasher Alldayer, Wizard's Beard

Heretic Promotions brings forth another mighty Alldayer for all you Doom, Sludge & Stoner freaks featuring some of the heaviest,

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BLACK MAGICIAN: Album Release Gig At The Pilgrim Pub, Liverpool Tonight!

7th September 2012 Lee Edwards Album Release Gig, Black Magician, Burning World Records, Crypt Lurker, Gig, Iron Witch, Liverpool, Nature Is The Devil's Church, News, Shaman Recordings, The Pilgrim Pub

Pilgrims, come forth and worship at the unholy communion of Doom Metal to celebrate the release of BLACK MAGICIAN‘s debut

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Video Premiere: Oreyeon ‘I’m Your Mistake’ – New Album ‘The Grotesque Within’ Drops 13th Feb
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Video Premiere: Oreyeon ‘I’m Your Mistake’ – New Album ‘The Grotesque Within’ Drops 13th Feb

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Today, The Sleeping Shaman is proud to host the exclusive video premiere for I’m Your Mistake by Northern Italian heavyweights,

Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November
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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

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