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Comply Or Die ‘Northless’ DD 2014

19th July 20143rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2014, Comply Or Die, Digital, Northless, Post-Hardcore, Punk, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Tom McKibbin

Belfast’s Comply Or Die unfortunately announced their decision to split shortly before they released Northless, their sixth release in as

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Satan’s Satyrs ‘Die Screaming’ CD/LP/DD 2014

3rd June 20142nd September 2019 Pete Green 2014, Bad Omen Records, CD, Die Screaming, Digital, Doom, Fuzz, LP, Pete Green, Punk, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Satan’s Satyrs

Amid the hoards of dusty vinyl junkies going positively batshit over the Blood Lusting arrival of Cambridgeshires mystikult rockers Uncle

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Molly Bloom ‘All Pressure’ CD 2014

25th May 20143rd September 2019 Michael Collins 2014, All Pressure, CD, Folk Rock, Metal, Michael Collins, Molly Bloom, Punk, Review, Self Released

Describing something as ‘unique,’ in this foul age of superficial nothingness, should provoke at best, dismissive shirking and accusations of

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Hot Lunch ‘House Of Whispers’ 12″/DD 2014

23rd May 20143rd September 2019 Ross Horton 12", 2014, Digital, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Hot Lunch, House Of Whispers, Proto-Metal, Punk, Review, Ross Horton

Hot Lunch – UK psychedelic lynchpin Julian Cope once said flattering words about them. So flattering, in fact, that his

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Album & EP Reviews I 

Iron Hearse ‘Deal With It’ CD/DD 2014

10th May 20142nd September 2019 Pete Green 2014, CD, Deal With It, Digital, Doom, Iron Hearse, Metal, Pete Green, Punk, Review, Snake Mountain Records

Sometimes, production (or even a lack thereof as many of today’s rout of retro-orientated bands prefer) don’t mean shit. Sometimes

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HORNSS ‘No Blood, No Sympathy’ LP 2014

9th May 20143rd September 2019 Jason Fincher 2014, EasyRider Records, Hornss, Jason Fincher, LP, No Blood No Sympathy, Punk, Review, Rock 'n' Roll

I don’t know if it’s the sunshine after the days of torrential rain here or maybe because it’s Friday, but

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bl’ast! ‘The Expression Of Power’ CD/LP/DD 2014

19th April 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, Bl'ast!, CD, Digital, Hardcore, LP, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Reissue, Review, Southern Lord, The Expression Of Power

Way back in the mid 80’s, American hardcore was having something of a golden period. Black Flag and The Dead

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The Shrine ‘Bless Off’ CD/LP/DD/CS 2014

3rd March 20142nd September 2019 Pete Green 2014, Black Flag, Bless Off, Cassette, CD, Digital, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, LP, Pete Green, Punk, Retro, Review, Tankcrimes, Tee Pee Records, The Shrine

“I’ve got no eternity and I’ve got no past, I’ve got no destiny man, my future’s fading fast, I’m a

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Rabbits ‘SOS (Singles, Other Shit)’ CS/DD 2013

14th January 20143rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2013, Cassette, Digital, Eolian Empire, Hardcore, Noise-Rock, Punk, Rabbits, Review, Ross Horton, SOS (Singles Other Shit)

Rabbits’ new tape ‘SOS (Singles, Other Shit)‘ is a handy overview of one of the premier underground noise acts –

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Album & EP Reviews L 

Lantern ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Rorschach’ CD/LP/DD 2013

7th December 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Cardinal Fuzz Records, CD, Digital, Lantern, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Psych, Punk, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Rock 'N' Roll Rorschach, Sleaze Rock

Music is often an expression of emotional outpouring be it joy, sorry or pain… possibly dating back to the time

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Album & EP Reviews M 

Mutoid Man ‘Helium Head’ CD/LP 2013

3rd December 20133rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2013, Ben Koller, CD, Heavy Rock, Helium Head, LP, Magic Bullet Records, Metal, Mutoid Man, Punk, Review, Ross Horton, Stephen Brodsky

FUCKING HELL! Mutoid Man?! Helium Head?! Let me start by saying fans of ‘heavy’ will already know tonnes about this

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