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True Widow ‘Circumambulation’ CD/LP/DD 2013

21st August 20133rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2013, Atmospheric, CD, Circumambulation, Dark, Digital, Jamie Grimes, LP, Relapse Records, Review, Rock, True Widow

Hearing that Relapse had picked up True Widow last year was a strange one. In one way, it made perfect

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LORD DYING Premiere Video For ‘Dreams Of Mercy’

20th August 2013 Lee Edwards Dreams of Mercy, Lord Dying, New Video, News, Relapse Records, Summon The Faithless, Whitey McConnaughy

LORD DYING come from Portland, Oregon, a place over abundant with purveyors of the heavy riff. A region where the

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Lord Dying ‘Summon The Faithless’ CD/LP/DD 2013

20th August 20133rd September 2019 Steve Jones 2013, CD, Digital, Heavy, Lord Dying, LP, Metal, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge, Steve Jones, Summon The Faithless

Now that Mastodon have well and truly left their Relapse days behind them in pursuit of more melodic and progressive

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RED FANG Reveal Details Of Upcoming ‘Whales And Leeches’ Album

19th August 2013 Lee Edwards New Album Details, News, Red Fang, Relapse Records, Video Trailer, Whales And Leeches

The Portland, OR-based group RED FANG have revealed details for their third studio album Whales And Leeches which will be

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Baroness ‘Live At Maida Vale BBC’ 12″/DD 2013

19th August 20133rd September 2019 Steve Jones 12", 2013, Atmospheric, Baroness, Digital, Heavy Rock, Live At Maida Vale, Prog Rock, Relapse Records, Review, Steve Jones

Here’s a little secret for you: Baroness are bloody brilliant. Whether it was that split with Unpersons or their trio

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Pitchfork Now Streaming ‘In Mirrors Of Water’ From Doom Ritualists WOLVSERPENT

14th August 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, In Mirrors of Water, New Video, News, Perigaea Antahkarana, Pitchfork, Relapse Records, Wolvserpent

Incomparable music portal Pitchfork has just premiered a brand-new song from Boise doom duo WOLVSERPENT‘s upcoming Relapse debut, Perigaea Antahkarana,

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Baroness: Interview With Guitarist/Vocalist Peter Adams

30th July 201315th September 2019 Angela Davey Angela Davey, Baroness, Interview, Peter Adams, Relapse Records

Spanning a decade of colourful albums and conquering first the hearts of sludge fans then steadily moving on to progressive

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RED FANG Announce Album Title & Reveal Cover Artwork

26th July 2013 Lee Edwards New Album Details, News, Red Fang, Relapse Records, Whales And Leeches

RED FANG will return this October with its third studio album titled Whales And Leeches on Relapse Records. For the

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LOCRIAN: Premiere New Music Video “Exiting The Halls Of Vapor And Light” Via Self-Titled Magazine

26th July 2013 Lee Edwards Exiting The Halls Of Vapor And Light, Locrian, New Video, News, Relapse Records, Return To Annihilation, Self-Titled Magazine

Esoteric, experimental artisan’s LOCRIAN premiere their new video for “Exiting The Halls of Vapor and Light” via Self-Titled Magazine HERE.

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BLACK TUSK Unveil New Video For ‘Truth Untold’

25th July 2013 Lee Edwards Black Tusk, Euro Tour 2013, New Video, Relapse Records, Tend No Wounds, Truth Untold

BLACK TUSK have unveiled a new video for the song Truth Untold from their new EP Tend No Wounds. The

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OBLITERATION Sign To Relapse Records

24th July 2013 Lee Edwards Indie Recordings, News, Obliteration, Relapse Records

Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the North American signing of Oslo, Norway’s death metal warriors OBLITERATION! Formed in

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