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Angered Wrecks 'Bennies, Booze And R&R 1981'
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Review: Angered Wrecks ‘Bennies, Booze And R&R 1981’

20th January 20222nd March 2022 Reza Mills Angered Wrecks, Cardinal Fuzz Records, Feeding Tube Records, Garage, Punk

Hailing from Fredericton, the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick we have the frankly terribly named Angered Wrecks

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Marxbros ‘Kortom Punk’
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Review: Marxbros ‘Kortom Punk’

10th January 202215th February 2022 Simon Brotherton Hardcore, Loner Cult, Marxbros, Punk

Uniting three hardcore punk legends from both sides of the pond, this release immediately caught my attention. I’m guilty of

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Atom Driver ‘Is Anything Alright’
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Review: Atom Driver ‘Is Anything Alright’ EP

25th November 202124th December 2021 Martin Williams Atom Driver, Garage Rock, Nefarious Industries, Punk

A great band name can quip my curiosity pretty quickly. If it’s a great name, and the band is portrayed

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BASTARÐUR ‘Satan’s Loss Of Son’
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Review: BASTARÐUR ‘Satan’s Loss Of Son’

9th November 202115th December 2021 Sandy Williamson BASTARÐUR, Crust, Punk, Season Of Mist

Although you’d never guess it from listening to BASTARÐUR‘s debut record Satan’s Loss Of Son, the main powerhouse behind this

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Yanni GeorgIou / Butcher In The Fog - Photo by Shotison Media
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In Search Of Tone: Yanni Georgiou Of Butcher In The Fog

8th November 202115th December 2021 Josh Schneider Butcher In The Fog, Doom, In Search Of Tone, Metal, Punk, Sleight Of Hand Music, Yanni Georgiou

As Yanni Georgiou states later on, roughly 4,000 miles separate the two of us. If it wasn’t for this incredibly

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Black TarPoon 'Probable Caws'
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Review: Black TarPoon ‘Probable Caws’

27th October 20218th December 2021 Reza Mills Black TarPoon, Country, Punk, Roots Union Records

Of all my musical discoveries this year spent writing for The Sleeping Shaman, Black TarPoon were the most fun. The

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Sonny Vincent ‘Snake Pit Therapy’
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Review: Sonny Vincent ‘Snake Pit Therapy’

23rd September 202128th October 2021 Tim Keppie Punk, Rock 'n' Roll, Sonny Vincent, Svart Records

Highly prolific 70s Testors frontman Sonny Vincent releases yet another high octane assault of raw power for our pleasure. Following

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Drug Toilet ‘Believe In Love’ EP
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Review: Drug Toilet ‘Believe In Love’ EP

27th August 202130th September 2021 Reza Mills Crust, Drug Toilet, Hardcore, Independent, Punk

I thought postcards from new zealand were the most mysterious band I had encountered thus far, but that band at

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Black TarPoon 'Moth Song'
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Premiere: Black TarPoon ‘Moth Song’ – New Single Drops Tomorrow 27th August

26th August 202127th September 2021 Lee Edwards Black TarPoon, Country, Independent, Punk

Since we heard, and Reza reviewed The Thad EP from Corpus Christi, Texas, based Black TarPoon we became instant fans

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Wasted Death ‘Ugly As Hell II: Uglier Than Hell’
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Review: Wasted Death ‘Ugly As Hell II: Uglier Than Hell’ EP

6th August 20219th September 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Hardcore, Metal, Punk, Wasted Death

APF Records head honcho Andrew Field must be putting something in the water of his artists, given the sheer insane

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Black TarPoon
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Black TarPoon: Interview With Rhythm Guitarist & Vocalist Jesse James

21st July 20219th September 2021 Reza Mills Black TarPoon, Country, Punk

Corpus Christi’s Black TarPoon have been bringing us their rambunctious brand of country punk since circa 2014. As mentioned by

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