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Slift @ Desertfest London 2025 - Photo by Tim Bugbee
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Desertfest London 2025 – Sunday

4th June 20254th June 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desertfest, Dopelord, Dunbarrow, Earth, London, Mr Bison, Oldblood, Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol, Slift

After killing the morning wandering aimless around Camden, I headed up to Stoner Ally to catch up with Matthew and

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Oldblood 'Arms To The Sky'
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Review: Oldblood ‘Arms To The Sky’ EP

8th December 202010th January 2021 Harry Holmes Arms To The Sky, Blackened Doom, Blood Blast, Oldblood

Not short of ambition, Oldblood have put out a debut EP (four tracks and half an hour) about the horrors

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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress
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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress

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Emerging once again from the Bristolian mire, the amphibious overlords known as Froglord return to deliver another dose of thick,

Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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