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Review: Kal-El ‘Astral Voyager Vol. 2’

27th March 202627th March 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blues Funeral Recordings, Kal-El, Majestic Mountain Records

I made a passing remark in my review of Kal-El’s seventh album, the stunning Astral Voyager Vol. 1, that the

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Premiere: Electric Hydra ‘From The Fallen’ – New Album Drops This Friday, 13th February

11th February 202611th February 2026 Lee Edwards Electric Hydra, Heavy Rock, Majestic Mountain Records

Like the mythological creature they’re named after, Sweden’s Electric Hydra refuse to stay down. After weathering lineup changes and the

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Review: New Mexican Doom Cult ‘Ziggurat’

3rd February 20263rd February 2026 Matthew Williams Majestic Mountain Records, New Mexican Doom Cult

When I grabbed hold of this to review, I perhaps rather naively assumed it would be a band from New

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Review: Homegrown ‘Homegrown’

20th January 202620th January 2026 Rob Walsh Homegrown, Instrumental, Majestic Mountain Records, Psych

Homegrown… in our circle, it generally means two things. One is a local act, the other is local devil’s lettuce.

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Review: Slomatics ‘Atomicult’

5th January 20265th January 2026 Sandy Williamson Doom, Majestic Mountain Records, Slomatics

Belfast’s Slomatics are an institution at this point in the UK underground doom and sludge scenes, but their sound has

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Review: Electric Jaguar Baby ‘Clair-Obscur’

12th November 202512th November 2025 Martin Williams Electric Jaguar Baby, Garage Rock, Majestic Mountain Records

Parisian garage-fuzz two-piece Electric Jaguar Baby return after a three-year absence with Clair-Obscur, their first release for Majestic Mountain Records.

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Review: Witchrot ‘Soul Cellar’

11th June 202511th June 2025 Matthew Williams Doom, Fuzz, Fuzzed And Buzzed Records, Majestic Mountain Records, Witchrot

There’s a slow, pedestrian paced start to Possession Deepens as the rumbling bass line from Jon Ferreira is joined by

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Review: This Summit Fever ‘This Summit Fever’

4th June 20254th June 2025 Martin Williams Fuzz, Majestic Mountain Records, Stoner Rock, This Summit Fever

I’ve always been a fan of, and fascinated by, the idea of the two-piece rock band. From the commercial, garage-blues

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Review: Kal-El ‘Astral Voyager Vol. 1’

30th May 202530th May 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blues Funeral Recordings, Doom, Kal-El, Majestic Mountain Records, Psych, Stoner

I started a trend a while ago of only including albums that I had reviewed as part of my best-of-year

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Review: Mika Häkki ‘Mørker’

30th April 202530th April 2025 Martin Williams Americana, Folk, Majestic Mountain Records, Mika Häkki, Monolord

I must admit, I wasn’t surprised to see Mika Häkki, the eccentric bassist and wielder of the fuzziest of tones

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Review: Kungens Män ‘För Samtida Djur 2’

28th August 202428th August 2024 Matthew Williams Kraut, Kungens Män, Majestic Mountain Records, Psych

When I usually want my fill of something relaxed and chilled to listen to, that has dreamy saxophones and hedonistic

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

3rd April 20263rd April 2026 Lee Edwards

Following Wednesday’s premiere of an excerpt built around INTERVAL 1, TESA return with a second glimpse into TESA MAN, this

Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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