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Obelyskkh 'The Providence'
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Obelyskkh ‘The Providence’ 2017

5th July 20173rd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2017, Doom, Exile On Mainstream Records, Heavy, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Obelyskkh, Psych, Review, The Providence

Once known as the Phantoms of the German Doom scene for their perceived phobia of the studio, Teutonic heavy groove

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HARK ‘Machinations’ 2017
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HARK ‘Machinations’ 2017

16th May 20173rd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2017, HARK, Heavy Rock, Machinations, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Progressive, Review, Season Of Mist

HARK’s first album swaggered in and grabbed you like an amorous first world president; it was brash, bold and in

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Death 'Scream Bloody Gore' (Reissue) 2016
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Death ‘Scream Bloody Gore’ (Reissue) 2016

8th May 201716th September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, Death, Death Metal, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Reissue, Relapse Records, Review

After a raft of classic album re-issues has shone a spotlight on some of metals very foundations, it’s now the

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Nothing 'Tired Of Tomorrow' 2016
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Nothing ‘Tired Of Tomorrow’ 2016

17th April 20173rd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, Grunge, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Nothing, Relapse Records, Review, Shoegaze, Tired Of Tomorrow

Philadelphia’s NOTHING are an intriguing prospect. Signed to Relapse who is usually associated with more abrasive types of music, this

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Gorilla / Grifter ‘Gorilla vs Grifter’
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Gorilla / Grifter ‘Gorilla vs Grifter’ LP/CD/DD 2016

11th May 201611th September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Gorilla, Gorilla vs Grifter, Grifter, Heavy Rock, HeviSike Records, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Split

This gem of a release from Hevisike Records features two hard hitting power trios from England who exist purely to

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Mirrors For Psychic Warfare - S/T
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Mirrors For Psychic Warfare – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2016

3rd May 201611th September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, Drone, Experimental, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Mirrors For Psychic Warfare, Neurot Recordings, Review, Sandford Parker, Scott Kelly, Self Titled, Soundscapes

Scott Kelly (he of Neurosis fame) and Sandford Parker (Buried At Sea) have clearly enjoyed working together on the Corrections

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Spider Kitten ‘Ark Of Octofelis’
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Spider Kitten ‘Ark Of Octofelis’ CD/LP/DD/CS 2016

28th March 201611th September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, Ark Of Octofelis, Cassette, CD, Digital, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Post-Rock, Review, Spider Kitten, Undergroove Records

Another month and seemingly another release from prolific Newport collective Spider Kitten. Having made critical waves following the release of

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Mondo Drag 'The Occultation Of Light'
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Mondo Drag ‘The Occultation Of Light’ LP/CD/DD 2016

7th March 20161st November 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, CD, Digital, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Mondo Drag, Prog Rock, Psych, Review, RidingEasy Records, Space Rock, The Occultation Of Light

Settle back on your leopard print bean bag, grab a blotter paper sized tab of lysergic acid, turn on your

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Church Of Misery 'And Then There Were None…'
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Church Of Misery ‘And Then There Were None…’ CD/LP/DD 2016

29th February 20161st November 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, And Then There Were None…, CD, Church Of Misery, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Heavy Rock, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Rise Above Records

For the past two decades Tokyo’s Church Of Misery have melded classic Black Sabbath influenced doom with psychedelic rock under

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High Priest Of Saturn 'Son Of Earth And Sky'
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High Priest Of Saturn ‘Son Of Earth And Sky’ CD/LP/DD 2016

1st February 20161st November 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, CD, Digital, Doom, High Priest Of Saturn, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Psych, Review, Son Of Earth And Sky, Svart Records

Norway is known more for it’s glaciers, coastal fjords and black metal than it is for a laid back psychedelic

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Zombi 'Shape Shift'
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Zombi ‘Shape Shift’ CD/LP/DD 2015

16th January 20161st November 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2015, Antony Paterra, CD, Digital, Experimental, Instrumental, Kraut, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Relapse Records, Review, Shape Shift, Steve Moore, Zombi

Seminal synth wave outfit Zombi have kept fans waiting for 4 long years for a follow up to 2011’s Escape

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