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Sacred Bones Records

Thou 'Umbilical' Artwork
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Review: Thou ‘Umbilical’

21st June 202421st June 2024 Will J Sacred Bones Records, Sludge, Thou

In the few weeks between the announcement of this album and its release, there has been such an abundance of

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Review: Khanate ‘Things Viral’ [Reissue]

13th December 202313th December 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doom, Drone, Khanate, Sacred Bones Records

The chances are if you are reading this it means one of two things; Either you are familiar with the

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Review: Boris & Uniform ‘Bright New Disease’

16th June 202316th June 2023 Dave Bowes Boris, Doom, Drone, Hardcore, Metal, Sacred Bones Records, Uniform

The fusing of Japan’s premier noiseniks Boris and the stark, corrosive violence of Uniform makes both perfect sense and no

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Khanate 'To Be Cruel'
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Review: Khanate ‘To Be Cruel’

22nd May 202322nd May 2023 Reza Mills Doom, Drone, Khanate, Sacred Bones Records

After a ‘break’ of fourteen years, New Yorkers Khanate, the experimental doom, outfit are back. The group consists of heavy

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Boris ‘W’
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Review: Boris ‘W’

17th January 202224th February 2022 Sandy Williamson Boris, Drone, Sacred Bones Records

Boris are one of my favourite bands EVER. Their magnificent genre bending, style switching music has enthralled me since the

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Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou 'The Helm Of Sorrow'
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Review: Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou ‘The Helm Of Sorrow’ EP

15th February 202115th March 2021 Daniel Pietersen Emma Ruth Rundle, Sacred Bones Records, The Helm Of Sorrow, Thou

It feels weird, and faintly damning, to start a review with the phrase ‘more of the same’ but when that’s

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Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou 'May Our Chambers Be Full'
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Review: Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou ‘May Our Chambers Be Full’

12th November 202015th December 2020 Daniel Pietersen Emma Ruth Rundle, May Our Chambers Be Full, Sacred Bones Records, Thou

Collaborative albums can be curious beasts. They often either present themselves as chimerae, their various parts combined but distinctive and

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

Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November
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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

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