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Review: Kurokuma ‘Of Amber And Sand’

11th September 202411th September 2024 Sandy Williamson Doom, Independent, Kurokuma, Sludge

A decade after Sheffield’s Kurokuma first appeared in the ever productive UK underground, their second full-length record Of Amber And

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Year Of No Light @ Desertfest London 2023 – Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Desertfest London 2023 – Friday

7th June 20237th June 2023 Ian M Church Of Misery, Dawn Ray'd, Desertfest, Earth Moves, Kurokuma, London, Sum Of R, Terror Cosmico, Vinnum Sabbathi, Wyatt E, Year Of No Light

So here we are, the annual metal pilgrimage to Camden for Desertfest, over ten years now since the first fest

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Top Ten Of 2022: Sandy Williamson

29th December 20226th February 2023 Sandy Williamson Boris, Darkthrone, Et Moriemur, Kurokuma, Malignant Aura, Monasterium, Problem With Dragons, The Otolith, Top Ten 2022, Tzompantli

Christ, this year has been a blur for me, what with real life work, blogging, and the exponential growth in

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Kurokuma 'Born Of Obsidian'
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Review: Kurokuma ‘Born Of Obsidian’

2nd February 202228th March 2022 Harry Holmes Doom, Independent, Kurokuma, Sludge

Kurokuma have been around for about eight years now, steadily building through a series of shorter recordings and local, UK,

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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

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

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