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Profound Lore Records

Dälek 'Asphalt For Eden'
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Dälek ‘Asphalt For Eden’ CD/LP/DD 2016

18th May 20167th September 2019 Guido Segers 2016, Asphalt For Eden, CD, Dälek, Digital, Experimental, Guido Segers, Hip-Hop, LP, Profound Lore Records, Rap, Review

Congratulations, you might be reading the very first review of a hip-hop album on The Sleeping Shaman. We can’t help

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Gold 'No Image'
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Gold ‘No Image’ CD/LP/DD 2015

19th October 20154th November 2019 Guido Segers 2015, CD, Digital, Experimental, Gold, Guido Segers, Heavy Rock, LP, No Image, Profound Lore Records, Retro, Review, Ván Records

Gold hail from The Netherlands and have deep roots in the national scene, with ex-members of The Devil’s Blood, Madball,

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LORD MANTIS: Graphic ‘Possession Prayer’ Video Unveiled Via Bloody-Disgusting

5th December 2014 Lee Edwards Bloody-Disgusting, Death Mask, Gretchen Heinel, Lord Mantis, New Density, New Video, News, Possession Prayer, Profound Lore Records

Following several months in incubation, LORD MANTIS delivers the video for their newly completed Possession Prayer video, delivering one of

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Witch Mountain ‘Mobile Of Angels’ CD/LP/DD 2014

22nd September 20143rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 2014, CD, Dave Bowes, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Metal, Mobile Of Angels, Profound Lore Records, Review, Svart Records, Witch Mountain

I’ll readily admit that I will always be biased when it comes to Witch Mountain. When I first heard Cauldron

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Old Man Gloom Announce New Album The Ape Of God Set For Release This November; The Lash Now Streaming

12th September 2014 Lee Edwards Aaron Turner, Caleb Scofield, Nate Newton, New Album Details, News, Old Man Gloom, Profound Lore Records, Santos Montano, Sige Records, The Ape Of God

Old Man Gloom, the self-confessed experimental hardcore ‘supergroup who don’t suck’, are back with their sixth full-length, The Ape Of

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WOLVHAMMER: First Wave Of Desanctifying North America 2014 Tour Announced

3rd September 2014 Lee Edwards Clawing Into Black Sun, Disorder Recordings, News, North American Tour 2014, Profound Lore Records, Wolvhammer

Like rubbing battery acid into an open wound, WOLVHAMMER is now chasing the release of their grating new album, Clawing

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Witch Mountain: Dave Bowes Chats To Drummer Nathan Carson As They Prepare To Hit The Road With Nik Turner

25th August 201411th September 2019 Dave Bowes Dave Bowes, Interview, Mobile Of Angels, Nathan Carson, Profound Lore Records, Svart Records, Witch Mountain

Things are somewhat crazy for Witch Mountain these days. Following the success of their stupendous third album Cauldron Of The

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Review
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Pallbearer ‘Foundations Of Burden’ CD/LP/DD 2014

14th August 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, Foundations Of Burden, Heavy, Jeremy Moore, LP, Metal, Pallbearer, Profound Lore Records, Review

Pallbearer’s Sorrow and Extinction emerged as the sleeper (metal) album of 2012, eventually finding itself at the top of many

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WOLVHAMMER: Stereogum Exclusively Streaming Clawing Into Black Sun

2nd July 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Clawing Into Black Sun, New Album Details, News, Profound Lore Records, Stereogum, Wolvhammer

Stereogum is now hosting an exclusive stream of Midwestern metal cult, WOLVHAMMER’s third, monstrous full-length album, Clawing Into Black Sun,

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PALLBEARER Premiere New Track From Upcoming Album ‘Foundations Of Burden’; Euro Tour With Yob Announced

26th June 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Foundations Of Burden, New Album Details, News, Pallbearer, Profound Lore Records, The Ghost I Used To Be, UK & Ire Tour 2014, Yob

Foundations Of Burden is PALLBEARER is the follow-up to 2012’s monumental release, Sorrow & Extinction. On this new album, PALLBEARER

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WITCH MOUNTAIN / TOMBSTONES: UK Live Dates Kick Off Tonight

12th June 2014 Lee Edwards Euro Tour 2014, Future Noise, Manchester, Mobile Of Angels, News, Profound Lore Records, Red Skies And Dead Eyes, Soulseller Records, Svart Records, The Star & Garter, Tombstones, Witch Mountain

The heavyweight pairing of WITCH MOUNTAIN & TOMBSTONES have now hit the UK for 3 live dates before returning back

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