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Zombi 'Zombi & Friends, Volume 1'
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Review: Zombi ‘Zombi & Friends, Volume 1’

13th June 202215th July 2022 Rob Walsh Pinkish Black, Pop, Relapse Records, Rock, The Sword, Trans Am, Zombi

It was the summer of 2007 that I saw Zombi open for Isis at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles.

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Cave In 'Heavy Pendulum'
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Review: Cave In ‘Heavy Pendulum’

31st May 20226th July 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Cave In, Heavy Rock, Post-Rock, Relapse Records

If I’m honest it took me a long time to ‘get’ Cave In. I have been enough of a student

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Cloakroom 'Dissolution Wave'
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Review: Cloakroom ‘Dissolution Wave’

16th February 202228th March 2022 Richard Murray Cloakroom, Post-Rock, Relapse Records, Shoegaze

For years Cloakroom have always sat just under my radar. Friends would recommend them, but I never listened to them

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Author & Punisher 'Krüller'
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Review: Author & Punisher ‘Krüller’

7th February 202228th March 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Author & Punisher, Doom, Electronic, Industrial, Relapse Records, Tristan Shone

It can be quite fascinating to chart an artist’s long-term musical evolution and I have had the privilege of observing

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Monolord 'Your Time To Shine'
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Review: Monolord ‘Your Time To Shine’

25th October 20218th December 2021 Martin Williams Doom, Monolord, Relapse Records

Monolord’s ascension to the forefront of the global stoner/doom consciousness has been as swift as it has been deserved. The

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Full Of Hell
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Full Of Hell: Interview With Spencer & Dylan

4th October 20218th November 2021 Jamie Grimes Full Of Hell, Grindcore, Relapse Records

Even for a band continuously willing to push themselves, Full Of Hell’s new album Garden Of Burning Apparitions is the

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Full Of Hell ‘Garden Of Burning Apparitions’
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Review: Full Of Hell ‘Garden Of Burning Apparitions’

29th September 20218th November 2021 Sandy Williamson Full Of Hell, Grindcore, Hardcore, Relapse Records

In the decade plus since Full Of Hell were birthed screaming into this world, they’ve released a huge amount of

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Wolves In The Throne Room 'Primordial Arcana'
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Review: Wolves In The Throne Room ‘Primordial Arcana’

17th August 202124th September 2021 Will J Black Metal, Century Media, Relapse Records, Wolves In The Throne Room

In the summer of 2014, shortly after the release of the band’s fifth full-length album Celestite, the talk amongst fans

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King Woman ‘Celestial Blues’
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Review: King Woman ‘Celestial Blues’

27th July 20219th September 2021 Will J Doom Rock, King Woman, Relapse Records

Sometimes hype from the media can become overbearing for an artist, even if it’s something they don’t engage with or

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Amenra ‘De Doorn’
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Review: Amenra ‘De Doorn’

22nd June 20216th August 2021 Ian M Amenra, Post-Metal, Relapse Records

Few bands in our genre garner the level of excitement that an Amenra release creates. The combination of their emotive

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Pig Destroyer ‘Pornographers Of Sound Live At St Vitus’
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Review: Pig Destroyer ‘Pornographers Of Sound Live At St Vitus’

7th June 202121st July 2021 Martin Williams Grindcore, Pig Destroyer, Relapse Records

Honestly, when I saw that Alexandria, Virginia grind/thrash/death metal legends Pig Destroyer were dropping their first live album, I was

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