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Review: Cwfen ‘Sorrows’

31st July 202531st July 2025 Lee Beamish Cwfen, Doomgaze, Gothic, New Heavy Sounds

Sometimes a band will come along, and without knowing anything about them, you will just have a gut instinct that

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Review: Eye ‘Dark Light’

15th May 202415th May 2024 Nessie Spencer Doomgaze, Dream Pop, Eye, New Heavy Sounds

Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard may have chosen the worst possible name for a doom band, but they certainly delivered some

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Review: Guhts ‘Regeneration’

26th January 202426th January 2024 Lee Beamish Doom, Guhts, New Heavy Sounds, Seeing Red Records, Shoegaze

As the new year rolls in, what better way to start by welcoming with it some new tunes too. Even

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Cold In Berlin 'The Body Is The Wound' EP Artwork
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Review: Cold In Berlin ‘The Body Is The Wound’ EP

11th January 202411th January 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Cold In Berlin, Death Rock, New Heavy Sounds

Cold In Berlin, what is that name indicative of? What images spring to mind? For me, it’s David Bowie’s classic

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They Watch Us From The Moon 'Cosmic Chronicles: Act 1, The Ascension'
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Review: They Watch Us From The Moon ‘Cosmic Chronicles: Act 1, The Ascension’

11th May 202311th May 2023 Reza Mills Heavy Rock, New Heavy Sounds, Prog, They Watch Us From The Moon

Lawrence, Kansas has, despite its location and size, spawned the likes of Paw, The New Amsterdams (featuring Matt Pryor of

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BlackLab 'In A Bizarre Dream'
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Review: BlackLab ‘In A Bizarre Dream’

8th August 202223rd September 2022 Lee Beamish BlackLab, Doom, New Heavy Sounds, Sludge

Every once in a while a band comes along, with such intensity, and with an ‘all guns blazing’ ferociousness about

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Tenebra 'Moongazer'
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Review: Tenebra ‘Moongazer’

28th April 202226th May 2022 Lee Beamish Heavy Rock, New Heavy Sounds, Tenebra

For those of you who have a real hankering for the classic sounds of the 60s and 70s in your

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MWWB 'The Harvest'
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Review: MWWB ‘The Harvest’

22nd March 20224th May 2022 Lee Beamish Doom, MWWB, New Heavy Sounds, Prog

Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard is dead, long live MWWB!! No, this isn’t the heartbreaking news that psychedelic doom band Mammoth

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Video Premiere: Tenebra ‘Primitive Man’ From Their ‘What We Do Is Sacred’ EP That’s Out Now

17th January 20222nd March 2022 Lee Edwards New Heavy Sounds, Proto-Metal, Tenebra

Italy’s heavy rock and proto-metallers Tenebra unleashed their three track EP What We Do Is Sacred back in November last

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EMBR '1021'
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Review: EMBR ‘1021’ EP

3rd September 202111th October 2021 Lee Beamish Doom, EMBR, New Heavy Sounds

What can I say about EMBR that I haven’t said before? After a year of knowing this absolutely incredible four

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EMBR: Interview With Eric, Crystal, Mark & Alan

18th March 202120th April 2021 Lee Beamish 1823, Doom, EMBR, Grunge, Idolatry, New Heavy Sounds

After what has been a very productive last nine months, the release of a debut album, 1823, an EP of

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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

1st October 20251st October 2025 Lee Edwards

Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November
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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September
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