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Mage ‘Last Orders’ CD/DD 2014

5th January 20153rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Last Orders, Mage, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sludge, Witch Hunter Records

Have you ever heard that live album by Down, you know the one where Phil Anselmo sings so far out

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Ollie Stygall’s 2014 Year Round Up

23rd December 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014 Year Review, Article, Black Moth, Blues Pills, COC, Corrosion Of Conformity, Grifter, Gurt, Mage, Mos Generator, Nashville Pussy, Ollie Stygall, Orange Goblin, Queen, Sigiriya, Tricorn, Wild Eyes, Wild Eyes S.F.

As the sun begins to set on yet another year and our esteemed editor asks us for our views on

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Mage ‘Black Sands’ CD/DD 2012

8th January 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Black Sands, CD, Digital, Doom, Mage, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released

Mage’s debut EP in 2011 was a tantalising taste of things to come for the band, muscular riffs and raw

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Mage – Demo CD 2011

30th May 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Demo, Groove, Hard Rock, Heavy, Mage, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released

Anyone remember Outburst? Hailing from Leicester they spent many years grafting away and building up a grass roots following with

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