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Review: Per Wiberg ‘The Serpent’s Here’

14th March 202414th March 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Despotz Records, Heavy Rock, Per Wiberg, Prog

Multi-instrumentalist Per Wiberg has been sprinkling his magical fairy dust over tracks from a plethora of great bands for longer

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Review: Tigers On Opium ‘Psychodrama’

7th March 20247th March 2024 Martin Williams Heavy Psych Sounds, Prog, Stoner Rock, Tigers On Opium

I first stumbled upon Portland, Oregon’s Tigers On Opium sometime over the last few years due to a Bandcamp recommendation

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Review: Monkey3 ‘Welcome To The Machine’

29th February 202429th February 2024 Rob Walsh Instrumental, Monkey3, Napalm Records, Post-Rock, Prog

Having put an impressive twenty years into soaring instrumental weaves and mountains, Switzerland’s Monkey3 have returned with their seventh full-length,

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Review: Mr. Bison ‘Echoes From The Universe’

14th February 202414th February 2024 Tom Hanno Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Mr Bison, Prog, Psych

At one time I considered myself to be Norse Pagan, and though I don’t follow that path anymore, I still

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Review: Citrus Citrus ‘Albedo Massima’

16th January 202416th January 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Citrus Citrus, Prog, Psych, Sulatron Records

In the heart of Italy’s burgeoning underground music scene, Citrus Citrus emerges as a gem, patiently nurtured through years of

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Review: Bismut ‘Ausdauer’

12th December 202312th December 2023 Spring ‘The Strutter’ Chase Bismut, Instrumental, Lay Bare Recordings, Prog, Spinda Records

Bismut from The Netherlands might just introduce themselves by whipping their heads forward, but they can deliver metallic rock slabs

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Review: Travo ‘Astromorph God’

5th December 20235th December 2023 Liam Blanc Fuzz, Prog, Psych, Spinda Records, Travo

I’m not looking for sympathy but writing album reviews can be hard. If it wasn’t for the company car, health

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Howling Giant 'Glass Future' Artwork
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Review: Howling Giant ‘Glass Future’

30th November 202330th November 2023 Josh Schneider Heavy Rock, Howling Giant, Magnetic Eye Records, Prog

The quote ‘When the riff is so sick, you want to give it healthcare’ comes from an image with Bernie

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Review: Sun Dial ‘Messages From The Mothership’

12th October 202312th October 2023 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Kraut, Prog, Psych, Space Rock, Sulatron Records, Sun Dial

Sun Dial‘s latest release, Messages From The Mothership, brings me back to that unforgettable summer day of July 6th, 1991

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Review: Baroness ‘Stone’

26th September 202326th September 2023 Rob Walsh Abraxan Hymns, Baroness, Heavy Rock, Metal, Prog

The word ‘mature’ is often a means to describe where an artist finds themselves after many years on the road

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Review: Mondo Drag ‘Through The Hourglass’

15th September 202315th September 2023 Martin Williams Mondo Drag, Prog, Psych, RidingEasy Records

Bay Area-via-Midwest prog/psych merchants Mondo Drag have been on my radar for a few years, so seeing their latest release on

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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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