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Review: Hey Colossus ‘Heaven Was Wild’

18th March 202618th March 2026 Martin Williams Hey Colossus, Learning Curve Records, Noise-Rock, Post-Punk, Wrong Speed Records

Hey Colossus, the long-running, prolific, UK heavy noise-rockers return with album number fifteen, Heaven Was Wild, which, in the crazy

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Review: Young James Long ‘Orogeny’

11th October 202311th October 2023 Reza Mills Blues, Country, Learning Curve Records, Rock 'n' Roll, Wrong Speed Records, Young James Long

Preston Wright Long III‘s musical career stretches back to the late ‘80s/early ‘90s when he was part of industrial crew

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Review: The Grasshopper Lies Heavy ‘A Cult That Worships A God Of Death’

24th August 202127th September 2021 Reza Mills Learning Curve Records, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy

I had a feeling there was a literary theme going on to the band’s moniker, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, and

Video Premiere: The Grasshopper Lies Heavy ‘Bullet Curtain’ – New Album ‘A Cult That Worships A God Of Death’ Out Now

20th August 202127th September 2021 Lee Edwards Learning Curve Records, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy

Although initially formed in 2006 as an instrumental project by James Woodard, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy are yet another new

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