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Review: Bossk ‘.4’

23rd July 202410th September 2024 Nessie Spencer Bossk, Deathwish Inc, Post-Metal, Post-Rock

Storytime: back in 2017, I dragged my then-partner to a Russian Circles show in a hipstery part of London I

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Review: SUMAC ‘The Healer’

12th July 202412th July 2024 Sandy Williamson Drone, Post-Metal, Sludge, Sumac, Thrill Jockey Records

SUMAC are a band that I’ve always heard good things about, but never managed to get around to listening to

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Review: State Of Non Return ‘White Ink’

4th July 20244th July 2024 Goro Riffs Post-Metal, State Of Non Return, Trepanation Recordings

Italian doom sludge band State of Non Return gives a powerful opening statement with their debut White Ink that is

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Review: Julie Christmas ‘Ridiculous And Full Of Blood’

1st July 20241st July 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alternative, Julie Christmas, Noise-Rock, Post-Metal, Red Crk Recordings

I first became aware of the unique talent that is Julie Christmas through her collaboration with Cult Of Luna on

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Review: Chrome Waves ‘Lost Horizon – Live 1/5/2024’

27th June 202427th June 2024 Reza Mills Blackgaze, Chrome Waves, Disorder Recordings, Post-Metal, Shoegaze

Chrome Waves, who have been pretty prolific over the past five or so years, deliver their first ever live album,

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Review: Hippotraktor ‘Stasis’

26th June 202426th June 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Hippotraktor, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal, Prog Metal

Having moved down to this corner of the South West I spent some time putting on gigs with a friend

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Review: Urzah ‘The Scorching Gaze’

22nd May 202422nd May 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Post-Metal, Prog Metal, Urzah

APF Records recently celebrated their seventh year of existence and with albums from the likes of Barbarian, Swamp Coffin and

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Review: Homecoming ‘Those We Knew’

21st May 202421st May 2024 Nessie Spencer Copper Feast Records, Homecoming, Post-Metal, Prog Metal

There is no ideal time to do what I am about to do, especially when it comes to bands that

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Review: Ba’al ‘Soft Eyes’ EP

14th May 202414th May 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ba'al, Blackgaze, Post-Metal, Ripcord Records

I first came across Ba’al, the moody, blackened post-metal crew from Sheffield via the APF Records sampler The First Four

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Premiere: Ainu ‘Khrono’ – Self-Titled Debut Drops 28th June via Subsound Records

10th May 202414th May 2024 Lee Edwards Ainu, Doom, Post-Metal, Psych, Subsound Records

Are you ready to immerse yourself with electrifying sonics that will transport you to realms unknown and rhythms untamed? Then

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Review: Glassing ‘From the Other Side Of The Mirror’

10th May 202410th May 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blackgaze, Glassing, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal

The notion of liminal space is certainly a fitting metaphor for the disenfranchisement that rock music has tapped into as

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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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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

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