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Grey Widow / Sons Of Tonatiuh – Split CD/CS/DD 2015

25th September 20152nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2015, Black Bow Records, Cassette, CD, Digital, Doom, Grey Widow, Heavy, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Red Valley Records, Review, Sludge, Sons Of Tonatiuh, Split

Released on CD, download and now obligatory cool retro cassette format through UK based Red Valley Records, this six track

Nomad / Wort UK Tour Aug 2015

NOMAD & WORT UK Tour Crawls Into Life Tonight In Manchester

18th August 201517th September 2019 Lee Edwards News, Nomad, Red Valley Records, UK Tour 2015, Wort

Mancunian sludge quartet NOMAD and fellow northern worshippers of the riff WORT kick off their UK tonight at the Ducie

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Nomad / Wort – Split – CD/DD 2015

28th July 20152nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Guido Segers, Heavy, Nomad, Red Valley Records, Review, Sludge, Split, Wort

A split release from Manchester’s own Nomad and Huddersfield’s Wort out on Red Valley Records. Seven songs in praise of

Nomad / Wort UK Tour Aug 2015

NOMAD & WORT Split Out Now; UK Tour Kicks Off Next Month In Manchester

13th July 201517th September 2019 Lee Edwards New Split Details, News, Nomad, Red Valley Records, UK Tour 2015, Wort

Mancunian sludge quartet NOMAD have teamed up with fellow northern worshippers of the riff WORT to produce a split released

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Premiere: Ensemble Tikoro ‘Tortoise’ – New Album Lands 23rd October via Jangjang Records

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