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Review: Snakemother ‘Snakemother’ [Reissue]

2nd June 20252nd June 2025 Lee Beamish Doom, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Snakemother

Way back in 2023, an album emerged which, unless you were in the know, would have passed you by without

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Review: Paralyzed ‘Rumble&Roar’

28th May 202528th May 2025 El Jefe Blues Rock, Heavy Rock, Paralyzed, Ripple Music

Ever wondered what or why one band can hit the right notes and another band can look great on paper

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Review: Håndgemeng ‘Satanic Panic Attack’

29th April 202529th April 2025 Martin Williams Doom, Håndgemeng, Heavy Metal, Ripple Music

I initially became curious about Oslo, Norway’s self-described ‘doom and roll’ Håndgemeng (a rough and tumble scuffle in Norwegian) via

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Review: Rainbows Are Free ‘Silver And Gold’

11th April 202511th April 2025 Renzo Heavy Rock, Proto-Metal, Rainbows Are Free, Ripple Music

The Unlimited Colours Of The Rainbow… There are countless stoner-doom and heavy-psych bands these days, both classic and emerging, but

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Review: Vitskär Süden ‘Vitskär Süden’ [Reissue]

4th April 20254th April 2025 Renzo Doom, Prog, Psych, Ripple Music, Vitskär Süden

Vitskär Süden’s name makes me think this is another great Nordic band, but it’s actually the name of a band

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Review: Rainbows Are Free ‘Heavy Petal Music’

3rd April 20253rd April 2025 Renzo Heavy Rock, Rainbows Are Free, Ripple Music

Rainbows Are Free, the stoner-psychedelic band from Norman, Oklahoma, released their first official live album, Heavy Petal Music. Recorded at

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Review: Ritual King ‘The Futureworks Sessions’

2nd April 20252nd April 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blues, Heavy Rock, Psych, Ripple Music, Ritual King

It’s strange that in some quarters, people are ‘celebrating’ or ‘remembering’ the 5th anniversary of the Pandemic. Of course, it

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Review: Gin Lady ‘Before The Dawn Of Time’

12th February 202512th February 2025 Matthew Williams Gin Lady, Prog, Psych, Ripple Music

I will state from the off that when I had a quick listen to a track from Gin Lady, I

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Review: Dunes ‘Land Of The Blind’

29th January 202529th January 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Dunes, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Stoner

Holding my hands up here, I knew nothing of hard-rocking Newcastle-based three-piece Dunes until the announcement that they had signed

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Review: Godzillionaire ‘Diminishing Returns’

23rd January 202523rd January 2025 Lee Beamish Godzillionaire, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music

Right off the bat I’m going to say this, if there’s one band who you should be firmly pointing your

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Review: Shotgun Sawyer ‘Shotgun Sawyer’

9th January 20259th January 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blues, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Shotgun Sawyer

Auburn, California might not be the first place that springs to mind when you think of the blues, but three-piece

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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

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

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