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The Well ‘Samsara’ LP/CD/DD 2014

25th September 20143rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy Rock, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, RidingEasy Records, Samsara, The Well

Listen, let me tell you something that may surprise you, considering who I write for – as a rule, I

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THE WELL Stream Entire Debut Samsara On Roadburn; Album Out Now Via RidingEasy Records

23rd September 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, News, RidingEasy Records, Roadburn, Samsara, The Well

Inspired by early ’70s psych, heavy rock, blues and proto-metal, THE WELL has created a sound that reflects doom, punk and

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THE WELL To Unleash Debut Album Samsara This September; New Track Mortal Bones Available To Stream

31st July 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Mortal Bones, New Album Details, News, RidingEasy Records, Samsara, The Well

With a progressive sound that stems from a nostalgic desire to blend different musical styles as diverse as Joy Division

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YAKUZA: Bonus Track From Way Of The Dead Reissue Streaming At Revolver

4th July 2014 Lee Edwards Amount To Nothing, Bruce Lamont, Kabuki Mono, News, Reissue, Revolver Magazine, Samsara, Seraphic Light, Transmutations, War Crime Recordings, Way Of The Dead, Yakuza

Chicago experi-metallers, YAKUZA, hurls forth a mind-blowing cover of Seraphic Light from American jazz icon, John Coltrane. The tune serves as

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YAKUZA To Reissue First 4 Full-Lengths Along With One Never-Before-Heard Release Via War Crime

24th June 2014 Lee Edwards Amount To Nothing, Bruce Lamont, Kabuki Mono, Reissue, Samsara, Transmutations, War Crime Recordings, Way Of The Dead, Yakuza

Throughout the entire month of July, Chicago experi-metallers, YAKUZA, will reissue their first four albums along with one never-before-heard release

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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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