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Review: Various Artists ‘The Very Best Of Jethro Tull Redux’

16th December 202416th December 2024 David J McLaren Doom, Elephant Tree, Hashtronaut, Heavy Rock, Jethro Tull, Lowrider, Magnetic Eye Records, Mr Bison, Oceanlord, Prog, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Sweat, The Golden Grass, Various Artists

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Top Ten Of 2023: David J McLaren

3rd January 20243rd January 2024 David J McLaren Ahab, Godthrymm, Khan, Narrow Head, Oceanlord, Paradise Lost, Peter Gabriel, Prong, Svalbard, Top Ten 2023, Wodorost

Life continues to get busier and busier, which means that inevitably more and more new music passes me by as

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Oceanlord: Interview With Guitarist And Vocalist Peter Willmott

18th July 202318th July 2023 David J McLaren Doom, Magnetic Eye Records, Oceanlord

Oceanlord’s debut album, Kingdom Cold, has made quite the splash since its release on Magnetic Eye Records this May. Their brand

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Review: Oceanlord ‘Kingdom Cold’

28th June 202328th June 2023 David J McLaren Doom, Magnetic Eye Records, Oceanlord

Oceanlord hail from my favourite Australian city, Melbourne. They take the form of the tried and tested trio, and according

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