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Conan ‘Horseback Battle Hammer’ CD/LP 2010

24th March 20103rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2010, Adam Stone, Aurora Borealis, CD, Conan, Doom, Drone, Heavy, Horseback Battle Hammer, LP, Review, Throne Records

First off – what a fucking brilliant name. Why no band has been called Conan before, apart from some piss-poor

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Traktor ‘Lights’ LP/CD 2009

8th February 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, Apocaplexy Records, CD, Hardcore, Lights, LP, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Review, Traktor

Fans of Drive Like Jehu, The Blood Brothers, Pg.99, Swing Kids and the whole San Diego 31G/Gravity records scene should

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Shrinebuilder – S/T – CD/LP 2009

30th January 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Al Cisneros, CD, Dale Crover, Doom, Heavy, LP, Melvins, Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Ollie Stygall, OM, Post-Hardcore, Review, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, Scott Kelly, Shrinebuilder, Sleep, Spirit Caravan, The Hidden Hand, The Obsessed, Wino

This has to be just about one of the most hotly anticipated releases within the stoner/doom circles of the last

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Black Cobra ‘Chronomega’ CD/LP 2009

4th November 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Acid King, Black Cobra, Cavity, CD, Chronomega, Doom, Guitar & Drums, Heavy, LP, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Raw, Review, Southern Lord, Two Piece

Two guys…guitar/vocals and drums. How much noise would you think it would be possible to make? Certainly not this much!!!

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Pelican ‘What We All Come To Need’ CD/LP 2009

24th October 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, CD, Doom, Heavy, Instrumental, LP, Ollie Stygall, Pelican, Post-Rock, Review, Southern Lord, What We All Come To Need

In some ways I’m pretty fortunate in that I’ve been living under a rock for several years and have never

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Ocean Chief ‘Den Förste’ LP 2009

7th September 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Den Förste, Doom, Drone, Electric Earth, Heavy, LP, Ocean Chief, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sludge

I’m guessing an album containing three tracks isn’t exactly going to be punk rock…and I’m right!!! Ocean Chief come lumbering

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Album & EP Reviews E 

Earthless ‘Live At Roadburn’ CD/LP 2008

14th August 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CD, Earthless, Live At Roadburn, LP, Psychedelic, Review, Roadburn, Space Rock, Stoner Jam, Tee Pee Records

I had the very good fortune of seeing San Diego’s lysergic masters of the extended super-jam reality, Earthless, on their

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Album & EP Reviews E 

Elder – S/T – CD/LP 2009

13th August 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2009, Adam Stone, CD, Doom, Electric Earth, Heavy, LP, Meteor City, Review, Stoner Doom

Riffs. Everywhere. Gigantic thick distorted riffs. Help me mother, the riffs are here, and they want fresh plasma and bone

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Gruel – S/T – 2xLP 2009

24th June 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2009, Adam Stone, Crust, Doom, Drone, Feast Of Tentacles, Gruel, Heavy, LP, Nasty, Review

Once upon a time, when the vile Conservative government was in power and I was a young man, crust punk

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Black Pyramid – S/T – CD/LP 2009

20th June 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Black Pyramid, CD, Doom, Electric Earth, LP, Meteor City, Ollie Stygall, Review

Every once in a while an album lands that is so drenched in power and passion that it almost seems

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Album & EP Reviews F 

Firebird ‘Grand Union’ CD/LP 2009

29th April 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Bill Steer, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Firebird, Grand Union, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rise Above Records

Have you ever seen that programme Life on Mars why there guy in a coma thinks he’s in 1973? This

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