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Metal

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Mist – Demo 2013 – CD/DD

14th February 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2013, CD, Demo, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Metal, Mist, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Released

Mist are an all-female doom band from the beautiful city of Ljubljana, Slovenia. That caught my eye immediately, not only

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Grand Magus ‘Triumph And Power’ CD/LP/DD 2014

11th February 20143rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2014, Alex Varley, CD, Digital, Grand Magus, Heavy Metal, LP, Metal, Nuclear Blast Records, Review, Triumph And Power

As Sweden becomes the epicentre for modern heavy metal bands it seems that everyone wants to be donning denim and

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The Wounded Kings ‘Consolamentum’ CD/DD 2014

23rd January 20143rd September 2019 Kevin Kentie 2014, Candlelight Records, CD, Consol, Consolamentum, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Kevin Kentie, Metal, Review, The Wounded Kings

A dense cloud of ominous riffs floats across the void with subtle, sad melodies slithering through the thick fog. Droning

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Djinn And Miskatonic ‘Forever In The Realm’ CD/DD 2013

19th January 20143rd September 2019 Michael Collins 2013, CD, Digital, Djinn And Miskatonic, Doom, Forever In The Realm, Heavy, Metal, Michael Collins, Review, Transcending Obscurity Records

As with most sub cultures or musical niches, Sludge and Doom are not without their clichés. The concepts of addiction,

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Rites ‘II’ DD 2013

30th December 20133rd September 2019 Calum Darroch 2013, Calum Darroch, Digital, Doom, Heavy, II, Metal, Review, Rites, Self Released

Frequenters of this site will know that Ireland has been punching above its weight this year. While the Emerald Isle

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Groan ‘Ride The Snake’ CD/DD 2013

19th December 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Doom, Groan, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Party Stoner, Review, Ride The Snake, Superhot Records

What’s the saying? ‘It ain’t braggin if you back it up’. Well ‘Medieval Reefer Music’ pedlars Groan definitely have an

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Argus ‘Beyond The Martyrs’ CD/LP/DD 2013

11th December 20133rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2013, Alex Varley, Argus, Beyond The Martyrs, CD, Cruz Del Sur Music, Digital, Doom, LP, Metal, Review, Traditional Doom

Even in times when Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones dominate audience figures, fantasy drenched epic doom metal

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Moon Tooth ‘Freaks’ Digital EP 2013

10th December 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Alternative, Digital EP, Exemption, Freaks, Heavy Rock, Metal, Moon Tooth, Paul Robertson, Prog Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released

The dissolution of omni-talented NY power-trio Exemption last year, seemingly five minutes after I’d just discovered them, was, as far

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Mutoid Man ‘Helium Head’ CD/LP 2013

3rd December 20133rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2013, Ben Koller, CD, Heavy Rock, Helium Head, LP, Magic Bullet Records, Metal, Mutoid Man, Punk, Review, Ross Horton, Stephen Brodsky

FUCKING HELL! Mutoid Man?! Helium Head?! Let me start by saying fans of ‘heavy’ will already know tonnes about this

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Coltsblood / Crypt Lurker – Split CS 2013

2nd December 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Cassette, Coltsblood, Crypt Lurker, Doom, Heavy, Metal, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Split

Filth, filth, filth. Late seventies NWOBHM ruffians Tank may have recorded a song and album named Filth Hounds Of Hades,

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Rising ‘Abominor’ LP/DD 2013

1st December 20133rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 2013, Abominor, Dave Bowes, Digital, Heavy, Indisciplinarian Records, LP, Metal, Review, Rising

I remember once reading a webcomic (Scandinavia and the World, to be precise) which joked that while the other Nordic

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