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Hellbender ‘Cosmolux’ LP 2011

17th October 20113rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2011, Cosmolux, Hellbender, Kraut, LP, Prog Rock, Psych, Review, Rock, Saúl Do Caixão, Self Released

Another day, another psychedelic jam band. Today’s offering comes from Nashville Tennessee’s Hellbender! With an opener (“Neon Cross”) that tips

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Morkobot ‘Morbo’ CD/LP 2011

4th October 20112nd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, Avant-Garde, Bass, CD, Djent, Experimental, Heavy, LP, Morbo, Morkobot, Pete Green, Prog Rock, Review, Supernatural Cat

Isn’t that scene where Spinal Tap all emerge on stage with each member pounding a bass guitar while David St.

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Groan / Vinum Sabbatum – Split CD 2011

29th September 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Classic Rock, Doom, Doomanoid Records, Groan, Ollie Stygall, Prog Rock, Review, Split, Split CD, Vinum Sabbatum

For a label barely 2 years into their existence, Doomanoid Records have grown at a rate far beyond their tender

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Exemption ‘Public Cemetery Party’ CD 2010

19th August 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Alternative, CD, Exemption, Paul Robertson, Prog Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released

Exemption have ‘it’, and they have ‘it’ in SPADES. Bassist & vocalist Tom Moran, guitarist & vocalist Nick Lee and

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Sons Of Alpha Centauri / Karma To Burn – Split 7″ 2010

9th August 201123rd February 2024 Paul Robertson 2010, 7", Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Instrumental, Karma To Burn, Kitchen Dweller, Paul Robertson, Prog Rock, Review, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Split, Split 7", Stoner Rock

I’m pretty damn sure that, at this stage of the game, I don’t need to tell you who Karma To

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Sleestak ‘The Fall Of Altrusia’ CD 2011

24th July 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, CD, Doom, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Prog Rock, Review, Self Released, Sleestak, Stoner Doom, The Fall Of Altrusia

What’s that coming over the hill, is it a monster? Well yes actually it is. It’s a Sleestak and it’s

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End Of Level Boss ‘Eklectric’ CD 2011

10th July 20112nd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, CD, Eklectric, End Of Level Boss, Exile On Mainstream Records, Heavy Rock, Pete Green, Prog Rock, Review

In recent years, EOLB have gathered the kind of respect most underground bands would give up a grandma to have

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Tephra ‘Temple’ CD/LP 2011

16th March 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, CD, Doom, Golden Antenna Records, Heavy, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Post-Hardcore, Prog Rock, Review, Sludge, Temple, Tephra

When you think back over the history of heavy rock music, it is incredible how much it has diversified since

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Beehoover ‘Concrete Catalyst’ CD 2010

26th August 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, Bass & Drums, Beehoover, CD, Concrete Catalyst, Doom, Exile On Mainstream Records, Experimental, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise-Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Two Piece

Hailing from Germany, this Teutonic duo of Ingmar Petersen (bass and vocals) and Claus-Peter Hamisch (drums and vocals) deal in

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Fen ‘Trails Out Of Gloom’ CD 2010

11th July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Fen, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Prog Rock, Review, Ripple Music, Trails Out Of Gloom

Hmm, when something is described as prog in this day and age I immediately raise an eyebrow and suspicions are

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The Under ‘Mercurial’ CD 2009

22nd April 20092nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2009, CD, Experimental, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Prog Rock, Review, Self Released, The Under

Progressive Metal… The name itself can strike fear into even the most open minded of rock fans, conjuring images of

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