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Funeral Horse ‘Savage Audio Demon’ CS/DD 2013

13th September 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Artificial Head Records, Cassette, Crust, Digital, Doom, Funeral Horse, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Punk, Savage Audio Demon

Funeral Horse… I don’t know about you but I fucking love that name. Something I loved even more was that

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Twin Guns ‘Sweet Dreams’ LP/DD 2012

12th March 20133rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2012, Digital, Garage Rock, Jamie Grimes, LP, Psychobilly, Punk, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Self Released, Sweet Dreams, Twin Guns

I have, and for as long as I can remember always have had, this unfortunate tendency to associate sound with

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Hot Lunch – S/T – CD/LP 2013

2nd February 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Blues Rock, CD, Garage, Hot Lunch, LP, Ollie Stygall, Psych, Punk, Review, Self Titled, Tee Pee Records, Who Can You Trust Records

I first got served a nice Hot Lunch via their debut 7”, “Killer Smile” on Who Can You Trust Records

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Bad Guys – S/T – LP/DD 2013

30th January 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Bad Guys, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Review, Riot Season, Self Titled

bel•lig•er•ent (b -l j r- nt) – adj. 1. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive. 2. Of, pertaining

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Jaw Horse ‘Cancer Creek’ CD/DD 2012

5th January 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Cancer Creek, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Jaw Horse, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Review, Self Released

I’m a man of pretty varied tastes when it comes to music. Sometimes I like to chill out with something

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Chelsea Wolfe ‘Prayer For The Unborn’ (Latitudes Session) LP/CD 2012

23rd November 20123rd September 2019 George Leeming 2012, Atmospheric, CD, Chelsea Wolfe, Doom, Folk, George Leeming, Latitudes, Latitudes Session, LP, Prayer For The Unborn, Punk, Rudimentary Peni, Southern Records

In a music scene overcrowded with distinctly average singer-songwriters, California native Chelsea Wolfe has emerged over the last couple of

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Lecherous Gaze ‘Bagagazo’ 7″ 2012

6th October 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, 7", Bagagazo, Garage, Lecherous Gaze, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Sleaze Rock, Who Can You Trust Records

Some bands just capture a spirit in their name; The Sex Pistols, Guns N Roses, Metallica, Slayer…etc. The name speaks

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Dying ‘Born’ CD/Digital 2012

3rd September 20123rd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Born, CD, Digital, Doom, Dying, Heavy, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Punk, Review, Self Released, Sludge

After my favourite Fayetteville (de)mentalists Queen Beast fell apart the members have resurfaced in various forms trying their hands at

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Poison Idea ‘The Fatal Erection Years’ CD/LP 2012

26th August 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, CD, Discography, Hardcore, LP, Ollie Stygall, Pick Your King, Poison Idea, Punk, Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes, Review, The Fatal Erection Years

My love of hardcore and punk stretches back almost 30 years and in that time I’ve listened to them all

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Legal Fingers ‘No Time For Tenderness’ CD 2012

30th July 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, CD, Glam Rock, Legal Fingers, Maxed Out Recordz, No Time For Tenderness, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Review, Sleaze Rock

Now, I’m going to blow my credibility totally here and come right out and say that I love a good

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Primate ‘Draw Back A Stump’ CD/LP 2012

17th July 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, Adam Stone, Brutal Truth, Crust, Draw Back A Stump, Grindcore, Hardcore, Mastodon, Primate, Punk, Relapse Records, Review

Shrinebuilder; Outlaw Order; Lazarus Blackstar; Pigs; Stormtroopers of Death; Cream; Emerson Lake and Palmer; Wings. All of these outfits were

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