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Mondo Cada – S/T – CDEP 2009

18th July 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Calculon Records, CDEP, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, Mondo Cada, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Review, Rock 'n' Roll

Writing this review is somewhat akin to writing an obituary as Mondo Cada hung up their guitars before this release

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Gorse ‘The Slumber of Artemis’ CDEP 2009

23rd June 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Calculon Records, CDEP, Gorse, Grunge, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Post-Hardcore, Review, The Slumber of Artemis

Calculon Records have an uncanny knack of finding some pretty sweet bands to release. To date the label have released

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Bombus – 7″ 2009

23rd April 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, 7", Bombus, Fuzz, Hardcore, Heavy, Mourningwood Recordings, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review

Bugger it, some bands really don’t make it easy by creating a sound that really does defy description!!! This Swedish

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Oaks ‘bravo!’ CD 2008

12th February 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, bravo!, CD, Grunge, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Oaks, Ollie Stygall, Post-Hardcore, Review, Self Released

Holy Buzz!!! I’m finding myself increasingly amazed nowadays how many frankly amazing bands are out there operating without any kind

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Beehoover ‘Heavy Zooo’ CD 2008

30th January 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, Bass & Drums, Beehoover, CD, Doom, Exile On Mainstream Records, Experimental, Heavy Zooo, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Prog Rock, Review, Two Piece

Ah you just have to love those crazy Germans!!! It’s often been said that the Germans don’t have a sense

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Taint ‘Secrets And Lies’ CD/LP 2008

28th January 20092nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2008, CD, Heavy, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise-Rock, Review, Rise Above Records, Secrets And Lies, Taint

Some albums come out of Left-field and leave you breathless. For me Taint’s debut ‘The Ruin Of Nova Roma’ was

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Electric Red ‘Ion’ CDEP 2008

16th January 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CDEP, Electric Red, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Post-Hardcore, Review, Self Released

The note I got with this release from Belfast based unit claims they’ve only been around for about six months

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Chickenhawk – S/T – CD 2008

18th December 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CD, Chickenhawk, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sound Devastation Records

Shit, some bands really don’t have any respect for reviewers!!! They don’t make it easy for us at all. We

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Harvey Milk ‘Life…The Best Game In Town’ CD/LP 2008

17th October 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CD, Doom, Harvey Milk, Hydra Head Records, Life...The Best Game in Town, LP, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Post-Hardcore, Review, Sludge

Where most bands like to play it safe in today’s climate, occasionally a band will come along that confounds expectations,

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Morkobot ‘Morto’ CD/LP 2008

11th October 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, Avant-Garde, CD, Doom, Experimental, LP, Morkobot, Morto, Noise-Rock, Review, Supernatural Cat

Lin, Lan and Len have been at the mushrooms again. This is a sonically stout and viciously noxious offering from

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Album & EP Reviews R 

Rachmanite – S/T – CDEP 2008

7th August 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CDEP, Doom, Guitar & Drums, Heavy, Instrumental, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Rachmanite, Review, Self Released, Two Piece

I have to admit on paper when I first heard about this band I was pretty wary. A two piece

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