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Pelican @ ArcTanGent 2025 - Photo by Abbi Draper
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ArcTanGent Festival 2025 – Thursday

27th January 202628th January 2026 Tim C Arab Strap, ArcTanGent Festival, Codespeaker, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Kylesa, Lemondaze, Melvins, Pelican, Pothamus, REZN, The Grey, We Lost The Sea

Situated at Fernhill Farm, where cattle and sheep roam the lush grassland of the Mendip Hills, attendees at ArcTanGent Festival

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REZN 'Burden' Artwork
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Review: REZN ‘Burden’

28th June 202428th June 2024 Ben Brackin Doom, Prog, REZN, Sargent House

I listen to quite a bit of extreme metal, whether it is death, black, doom, sludge, or any of the

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Josh Schneider - 2023
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Top Ten Of 2023: Josh Schneider

28th December 20232nd January 2024 Josh Schneider 20 Watt Tombstone, All Hell, Auralayer, Howling Giant, Modern Technology, Restless Spirit, REZN, Spotlights, Stoned Jesus, Top Ten 2023, Vinnum Sabbathi, We Follow The Earth

There are more and more incredible albums released each year and this doesn’t get easier. The first year I had

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REZN & Vinnum Sabbathi 'Silent Future' Artwork
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Review: REZN & Vinnum Sabbathi ‘Silent Future’

2nd August 20232nd August 2023 Josh Schneider Blues Funeral Recordings, Post-Metal, REZN, Vinnum Sabbathi

‘Entering Devils Courthouse Tunnel’ reads the sign as we drive. Born Into Catatonia has been playing its atmospheric drones and

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REZN 'Solace'
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Review: REZN ‘Solace’

14th March 202317th January 2026 Josh Schneider Heavy Rock, Independent, Psych, REZN

What!?! Did I read that correctly? ‘The first half of a two part series!’. REZN never disappoints and I thought

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Russian Circles @ The Grey Eagle, Asheville, 1st November 2022 - Photo by Josh Schneider
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Russian Circles / REZN @ The Grey Eagle, Asheville, 1st November 2022

10th November 202215th January 2023 Josh Schneider Asheville, REZN, Russian Circles, The Grey Eagle

Time is an interesting thing. It’s a definitive unit of measure that doesn’t change. And yet while it remains a

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REZN @ The Odditorium, Asheville 12/12/2021 - Photo by Josh Schneider
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REZN / Lair / Harsh Realm @ The Odditorium, Asheville 12th Dec 2021

23rd December 202128th March 2022 Josh Schneider Harsh Realm, Lair, REZN, The Odditorium

The Odditorium, the name itself suggests a unique yet good time will be had as soon as you enter the

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Rob McWilliams / REZN
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In Search Of Tone: Rob McWilliams Of REZN

12th March 202118th April 2021 Josh Schneider Doom, In Search Of Tone, Psych, REZN, Rob McWilliams

The intro riff to Iceberg was all I needed to become a fan of REZN. As I continued to listen

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

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

1st April 20261st April 2026 Lee Edwards

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