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Uzala – S/T – LP 2011

12th December 20113rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2011, At War With False Noise, Dark, Doom, Heavy, LP, Mournful, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Self Titled, Uzala

The popularity of doom metal seems to be on a constant upward curve, going as far as it can without

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Pallbearer – S/T – CDEP 2010

31st December 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CDEP, Doom, Heavy, Mournful, Ollie Stygall, Pallbearer, Review, Self Released, Traditional Doom

When I was about 7 or 8 the original Star Wars was released at the cinema and I got taken

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Mourning Dawn ‘For The Fallen’ CD 2009

21st August 20092nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2009, Blackened Doom, CD, Doom, For The Fallen, Heavy, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Mournful, Mourning Dawn, Review, Totalrust Music

One of the virtues of heavy music being so relatively young a genre is that it can still be bent

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Nortt ‘Galgenfrist’ CD 2008

14th June 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Ambient, Avant-Garde, Avantgarde Music, Black Metal, Dark, Experimental, Galgenfrist, Mark Burns, Mournful, Nortt, Review

When I first got this CD I was abit under-whelmed with it compared to their other releases, but I’m glad

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Paganus – S/T – CD 2008

7th April 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, CD, Doom, Funeral Doom, Heavy, Mark Burns, Mournful, Paganus, Review, Totalrust Music

The first thing I’ll say about this release is it’s certainly a grower, with more going on than first meets

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Ocean ‘Here Where Nothing Grows’ CD 2005

24th December 200531st March 2023 Lee Edwards 2005, CD, Doom, Drone, Heavy, Here Where Nothing Grows, Important Records, Lee Edwards, Mournful, Ocean, Review

If devastatingly Heavy Droned out Doom is your kinda thing, then Portland’s Ocean are certainly a band you should be

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Mournful Congregation ‘The Dawning of Mournful Hymns’
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Mournful Congregation ‘The Dawning of Mournful Hymns’ CD 2002

21st May 200514th September 2019 Mark Burns 2002, CD, Doom, Funeral Doom, Heavy, Mark Burns, Mournful, Mournful Congregation, Review, The Dawning of Mournful Hymns

Enter the congregation of some seriously slow and mournful DOOM, then prepare for a sermon of misery and sorrow. Would

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