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Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia: Line Up Confirmed Including Goat, White Hills & Many More!

28th August 2014 Lee Edwards Black Bombaim, Goat, Grumbling Fur, Liverpool, Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia, Liverpool Psych Fest 2014, News, Suuns, White Hills

With just over a month to go, the Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia are pleased to announce that individual day

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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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Liverpool Psych Fest: Final Announcement As Weekend Beckons; Exclusive SONIC BOOM & HERETIC Collaboration + More!

18th September 2013 Lee Edwards Camp & Furnace, Liverpool, Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia, News, The Blade Factory

Liverpool Psych Fest will play host to a unique creative collaboration between iconic musician and sound designer SONIC BOOM (Spacemen

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The Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia 2013: DEAD MEADOW, MOON DUO + More Confirmed

10th June 2013 Lee Edwards Camp & Furnace, Dead Meadow, Liverpool, Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia, Moon Duo, News

Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia are stoked to unveil the second wave of artists set to appear at this year’s

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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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BLACK MAGICIAN Announce Album Release Gig At The Pilgrim Pub, Liverpool

2nd August 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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Serpent Venom @ The Pilgrim Pub, Liverpool 06/07/2012
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Serpent Venom / Black Magician / Iron Witch @ The Pilgrim Pub, Liverpool 06/07/2012

10th July 201214th September 2019 Paul Robertson Black Magician, Iron Witch, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Liverpool, Paul Robertson, Serpent Venom, The Pilgrim Pub

…and so it was that Thee Shaman and your humble scribe did venture down the M62 to witness  Serpent Venom

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SERPENT VENOM & BLACK MAGICIAN: Final July Tour Dates Now Confirmed

6th June 2012 Lee Edwards Birmingham, Black Magician, Future Noise, Liverpool, News, Scruffy Murphys, Serpent Venom, The Pilgrim Pub, UK Tour 2012

The final 2 dates for the SERPENT VENOM & BLACK MAGICIAN UK Tour have now been confirmed and will now

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Premonition 13 - Liverpool 03/12/2011
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Premonition 13 / Bow & Arrow / Black Magician – Liverpool 03/12/2011

13th December 201114th September 2019 Paul Robertson Black Magician, Bow & Arrow, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Liverpool, Paul Robertson, Premonition 13, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, The Blade Factory, Wino

The Blade Factory, Liverpool 03/12/2011 The freezing wind whipped across the desolate street, empty save for clustered hairies outside 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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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain
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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain

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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September
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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September

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