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Vnder A Crvmbling Moon 'II: Aging & Formless' Artwork
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Review: Vnder A Crvmbling Moon ‘II: Aging & Formless’

2nd May 20242nd May 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Post-Metal, Ripcord Records, Vnder A Crvmbling Moon

Vnder A Crumbling Moon, the post-metal five-piece from Devon, UK may be a relatively new entity, but their dark, abrasive

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Love Sex Machine 'Trve' Artwork
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Review: Love Sex Machine ‘Trve’

16th April 202416th April 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Love Sex Machine, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal, Sludge

French four-piece Love Sex Machine tap into the vibration of the world with molasses-slow sensations, undulating with raw, primitive power

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Review: Kollapse ‘AR’

12th March 202412th March 2024 Nessie Spencer Fysisk Format, Kollapse, Post-Metal, Sludge

If you have never heard of Kollapse up until now, let me tell you that this is the perfect time

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Review: Guiltless ‘Thorns’ EP

21st February 202421st February 2024 David J McLaren Doom, Guiltless, Neurot Recordings, Post-Metal

The EP is a much maligned and vastly underused medium. Whether it allows a young kid to get the essence

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LLNN / Sugar Horse 'The Horror / Sleep Paralysis Demon' Artwork
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Review: LLNN / Sugar Horse ‘The Horror / Sleep Paralysis Demon’ Split EP

2nd February 202410th September 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Industrial, LLNN, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal, Sludge, Sugar Horse

Ahhhh, split single EPs, something of an anachronism these days maybe, but after separating from my first wife and selling

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Review: Bipolar Architecture ‘Metaphysicize’

31st January 202431st January 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Bipolar Architecture, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal

Pelagic Records are no strangers to rooting out bands that are consumed by the notion of pushing the boundaries of

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Review: Greengoat ‘A.I.’

24th January 202424th January 2024 Reza Mills Argonauta Records, Doom, Greengoat, Post-Metal, Prog Metal

From the good ship Argonauta Records (home to Mud Spencer, Orbiter, Superlynx and many, many others) comes Madrid’s Greengoat. The

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Unverkalt: Lee Beamish Interviews Vocalist Dimitra Kalavrezou From The Alt Post-Rockers

6th December 20236th December 2023 Lee Beamish Alternative, Argonauta Records, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Unverkalt

As 2023 is drawing to a close, as much as it is a time to reflect over the past twelve

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Review: Dead Cosmonauts ‘Parasomnia’

26th November 202327th November 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Dead Cosmonauts, Post-Metal, Trepanation Recordings

Often, I can feel my friends roll their eyes when I start to regale them with the latest non-conventional, post-whatever,

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Review: SÂVER ‘From Ember And Rust’

17th November 202317th November 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Pelagic Records, Post-Metal, SÂVER

Following the demise of respected Norwegian stoner doom outfit Tombstones, founding member Ole Christian Helstad was reborn, alongside Markus Støle

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Review: Unverkalt ‘A Lump Of Death: A Chaos Of Dead Lovers’

30th October 202330th October 2023 Lee Beamish Alternative, Argonauta Records, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Unverkalt

There are times when my naivety to a band is my undoing. This has happened several times, including with the

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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

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

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

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