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A Salute To The Noise Maker – Rest In Power Steve Albini (1962 – 2024)

15th May 202416th May 2024 Martin Williams RIP, Steve Albini

When I scroll through the cerebral list of my all-time favorite albums, I see Pixies – Surfer Rosa, Big Black

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Enjoy The Cosmos: Rest In Power & Riffs Tom Davies (1975 – 2023)

8th September 202323rd February 2024 Martin Williams Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Nebula, RIP, Stoner Rock, Tom Davies

Nebula have been one of my favorite bands for twenty-four years now, which, in typing that, is mind-blowing in of

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In A World Where Confusion Reigns: Farewell To Tony McPhee (1944 – 2023)

12th June 202312th June 2023 Rob Walsh RIP, The Groundhogs, Tony McPhee

Some unfortunate news hit on June the 6th of this year. Tony McPhee, British guitarist and founder of The Groundhogs,

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Raise A Whiskey For The Holy Ghost – Rest In Peace Mark Lanegan 1964-2022

25th February 202228th March 2022 Martin Williams Mark Lanegan, Queens of the Stone Age, RIP, Screaming Trees

On Tuesday afternoon, 22nd February 2022, I had just finished a Zoom meeting in my office at my tattoo shop,

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Malcolm Dome
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Malcolm Dome 1955–2021: Farewell To An Inspiration

4th November 202115th December 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Malcolm Dome, RIP

I first discovered heavy music at 10 years old when I was exposed to what remains my favourite band in

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Dan ‘Dano’ Sanchez
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Monolith Of The Mesa: Rest In Peace Dan ‘Dano’ Sanchez

1st October 202117th August 2022 Martin Williams Dano Sanchez, Monolith Of The Mesa, RIP

In what’s becoming an all-to-familiar occurrence the last few years, the stoner/doom community suffered yet another loss, when Monolith On

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Eric Wagner / The Skull - Roadburn 2016 - Photo by Lee Edwards
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Run To The Light: Rest In Peace Eric Wagner

25th August 202127th September 2021 Martin Williams Doom, Eric Wagner, RIP, Tee Pee Records, The Skull, Trouble

The heavy metal world, specifically the stoner/doom corner awoke the morning of August 23rd, 2021, to the grim, gut-wrenching news

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Will Mecum / Karma To Burn - Photo by Lee Edwards
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A Tribute To Will Mecum Of Karma To Burn

13th May 202118th August 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Karma To Burn, RIP, Will Mecum

By now the news has probably filtered through of the dreadful events of last week when it was confirmed that

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Lemmy
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LEMMY!

9th January 20163rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall Article, Hawkwind, Head Cat, Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister, Lemmy, Motörhead, Ollie Stygall, RIP

Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister – 24/12/1945 To 28/12/2015 At the time I’m writing this Lemmy has been gone for a

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BLACK TUSK Bassist Jonathan Athon Passes Away

10th November 2014 Lee Edwards Black Tusk, Jonathan Athon, News, Relapse Records, RIP

Bassist Jonathan Athon of Savannah, Georgia’s BLACK TUSK passed away yesterday morning (Sunday, November 9) from injuries sustained in a

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Philip H. Anselmo Responds To Passing Of Corey Mitchell

29th October 2014 Lee Edwards Corey Mitchell, Housecore Horror Film Festival, News, Philip H. Anselmo, RIP

Housecore Horror Film Festival co-founder/best-selling true crime author, Corey Mitchell, suffered a deadly heart attack early Monday morning at Emo’s,

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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

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Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

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