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Vånda - Photo by Karl Johan Bergman
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Premiere: Vånda ‘Covenant Of Death’ – Releases 30th September via Majestic Mountain Records

27th September 20229th December 2022 Lee Edwards Death Metal, Majestic Mountain Records, Vånda

Although we review our fair share of death metal on these hallowed pages, it’s rare that we host any premieres.

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Review: Mexicoma ‘Kalpa’

19th July 202223rd February 2024 Rob Walsh Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Majestic Mountain Records, Mexicoma, Stoner Rock

Sweden doesn’t contain anything remotely resembling a desert. Vast conifer forests, rugged North Sea coastlines, pleasant green fields… sure. But

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Domkraft/Slomatics 'Ascend/Descend'
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Review: Domkraft/Slomatics ‘Ascend/Descend’

13th May 202217th June 2022 Harry Holmes Domkraft, Doom, Majestic Mountain Records, Slomatics, Sludge

Split releases come in a range of flavours – from new or smaller bands getting material out there cheaply, to

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Daxma - Photo by Ben Hirschfield
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Daxma: Interview With Isaac, Jessica & Forrest

21st December 20218th February 2022 Lee Beamish Blues Funeral Recordings, Daxma, Doom, Majestic Mountain Records, Shoegaze

With their new album, Unmarked Boxes, released to see and hear in all its majesty for a few weeks, I

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Daxma 'Unmarked Boxes'
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Review: Daxma ‘Unmarked Boxes’

19th November 202124th December 2021 Lee Beamish Blues Funeral Recordings, Daxma, Doom, Majestic Mountain Records, Shoegaze

Founded in 2014, Oakland, California’s Damxa seem to be the masters of taking their time when releasing music. In the

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Jointhugger ‘Surrounded By Vultures’
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Review: Jointhugger ‘Surrounded By Vultures’

16th November 202124th December 2021 Emil Damgaard Andersen Blues, Doom, Jointhugger, Majestic Mountain Records

Norwegian doom outfit Jointhugger is a band full of surprises. Starting with the band name, I thought I was going

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Grand Cadaver ‘Into The Maw Of Death’
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Review: Grand Cadaver ‘Into The Maw Of Death’

26th October 20218th December 2021 Sandy Williamson Death Metal, Grand Cadaver, Majestic Mountain Records

The world of Swedish death metal has too many iconic and classic albums to catch at this point, but it

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Redscale ‘The Old Colossus’
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Review: Redscale ‘The Old Colossus’

20th October 202126th November 2021 Josh Schneider Heavy Rock, Majestic Mountain Records, Redscale

The universe was determined for me to listen to Redscale. There is so much music out there it’s impossible to

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KITE
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Premiere: KITE ‘Currents’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow Via Majestic Mountain Records

7th October 20218th November 2021 Lee Edwards KITE, Majestic Mountain Records, Post-Hardcore, Sludge

Followers of these hallowed pages should have read Will’s coverage of the latest album by Oslo residents KITE. Entitled Currents,

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KITE ‘Currents’
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Review: KITE ‘Currents’

6th October 20218th November 2021 Will J KITE, Majestic Mountain Records, Post-Hardcore, Sludge

I’ve always had a love for Swedish metal, whether it’s the melodeath of At the Gates, the post-sludge of Cult

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Bogwife ‘A Passage Divine’
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Review: Bogwife ‘A Passage Divine’

17th September 202128th October 2021 Dani Bandolier Bogwife, Doom, Majestic Mountain Records

Formed in 2018 in the city of Aalborg in Denmark, Bogwife – named after a mythical, swamp dwelling creature from

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