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Benjamin Finger & James Plotkin 'We Carry The Curse'
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Review: Benjamin Finger & James Plotkin ‘We Carry The Curse’

25th November 202028th December 2020 Reza Mills Ambient, Benjamin Finger, Experimental, James Plotkin, Roman Numeral Records, We Carry The Curse

Given the amount of new music I’ve been introduced to over the past year thanks to The Sleeping Shaman, I’d

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Sons Of Alpha Centauri ‘Continuum’ & ‘Buried Dreams’
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Review: Sons Of Alpha Centauri ‘Continuum’ & ‘Buried Dreams’

19th December 201914th January 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Buried Dreams, Continuum, H42 Records, Industrial, James Plotkin, Justin K Broadrick, Post-Rock, Sons Of Alpha Centauri

Describing a band as a ‘best kept secret’ is a touch patronising. However when I get taxed to recommend music

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GHOLD Announce Tour With Oozing Wound, Release Show & Share The First Single From Sophomore LP ‘Of Ruin’

9th February 2015 Lee Edwards Ghold, James Plotkin, New Album Details, News, Of Ruin, Oozing Wound, Ritual Productions, The Black Heart

In advance of the March 16th release of their second full-length album Of Ruin, GHOLD share Partaken Incarnate. Bellowing, booming

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ISIS Reissue ‘Celestial’ On 8th July; Re-mastered Release Features New Artwork

11th June 2013 Lee Edwards Aaron Turner, Celestial, Ipecac Recordings, Isis, James Plotkin, News, Reissue

ISIS reissue their landmark full-length debut, Celestial, on July 8th via Ipecac Recordings. Originally release in 2000. The hard to

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Head Of Crom Prepare To Unleash LAZARUS BLACKSTAR / HEADLESS KROSS Split 12″; Artwork Revealed

27th March 20133rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan Andrew Sloan, Head Of Crom Records, Headless Kross, James Plotkin, Lazarus Blackstar, New Vinyl Details, News

Head Of Crom Records presents a new head-splitting split album bringing together UK crust-doom legends LAZARUS BLACKSTAR and Glasgow’s rising

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BASTARD OF THE SKIES Set To Release New Album Via Future Noise

10th September 2012 Lee Edwards Bastard Of The Skies, Full Stack Studio, Future Noise, James Plotkin, New Album Details, News, Sean Schock, Tarnation

Hailing from Blackburn, Lancashire, BASTARD OF THE SKIES have been spewing their own, uniquely filthy, racket since 2006. Through two

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SLOMATICS: New Album ‘A Hocht’ Available Now Via Head Of Crom Records

3rd September 2012 Lee Edwards A Hocht, Burning World Records, Head Of Crom Records, James Plotkin, News, Now Available, Pre-Orders, Slomatics

The new eight track album by down-tuned Irish legends SLOMATICS is on sale NOW from Head Of Crom Records, titled

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SLOMATICS Set To Release New Album ‘A Hocht’ Via Head Of Crom & Burning World

18th July 2012 Lee Edwards A Hocht, Burning World Records, Head Of Crom Records, James Plotkin, Meadows, New Album Details, News, Slabdragger, Slomatics, Tony Roberts

The new SLOMATICS album, entitled ‘A Hocht’ is set to see the light of day in the months ahead, the

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TAURUS LP Teaser Available At BrooklynVegan

9th July 2012 Lee Edwards Agalloch, Ashley Spungin, Audio Stream, Brooklyn Vegan, Dark Castle, Dave French, James Plotkin, Life, New Album Details, News, North American Tour 2012, Stevie Floyd, Taurus

The sound slingers at BrooklynVegan are streaming Side A of Life, the debut LP from subsonic psychedelic doom duo TAURUS.

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TAURUS To Release Debut Full-Length; Band To Embark On North American Summer Excursion With Agalloch

15th June 2012 Lee Edwards Agalloch, Ashley Spungin, Dark Castle, Dave French, James Plotkin, New Album Details, News, North American Tour 2012, Stevie Floyd, Taurus

Portland, Oregon subsonic psychedelic doom duo TAURUS, featuring Stevie Floyd of Dark Castle and Ashley Spungin, formerly of Purple Rhinestone

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Future Noise Announce Releases For Bastard Of The Skies & Undersmile In April 2012

21st November 2011 Lee Edwards Bastard Of The Skies, Billy Anderson, Full Stack Studio, Future Noise, James Plotkin, Narwhal, New Album, News, Studio 10, Undersmile

Future Noise are very pleased to announce a dual assault to your senses next April, from Blackburn’s Bastard Of The

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

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Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

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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