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Graven ‘The Filth Will Cleanse’ DD 2012

15th June 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Digital, Graven, Hardcore, Heavy, Metal, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released, Sludge, The Filth Will Cleanse

Once upon a time there was a band. They were named Swarm Of The Lotus and they were very good

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Vodun ‘Eat Up The Sun’ Digital EP 2013

14th June 20132nd September 2019 Pete Green 2013, Digital EP, Eat Up The Sun, Experimental, Funk, Heavy, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Soul, Vodun

“Voudoun has given woman, in the figure of Erzulie, exclusive title to that which distinguishes humans from all other forms:

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Iron & Stone ‘Maelstrom’ DD 2013

11th June 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Iron & Stone, Maelstrom, Metal, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released

If you name your band after a particularly shit-kicking early track by The Obssessed then there is  quite a  high

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The Heavy Company ‘Midwest Electric’ CD/DD 2013

9th June 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Midwest Electric, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Space Rock, The Heavy Company

Rock and roll by its very nature is a primitive beast. It’s music from the heart, the groin and from

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Boneworm – ST – Digital EP 2012

8th June 20133rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2012, Boneworm, Digital, Doom, EP, Heavy, Jamie Grimes, Noise-Rock, Review, Self Released

Urgh. This is a frustrating one. Boneworm are a great example of a band who have all the right parts

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Owl – S/T – LP/DD 2012

3rd June 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Metal, NWOBHM, Owl, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released, Self Titled

In Twin Peaks it was said that ‘The owls are not what they seem‘, well THESE Owls, however, are exactly

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bone Man ‘II’ CD/DD 2013

1st June 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Bone Man, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Grunge, Heavy Rock, II, Ollie Stygall, Psych, Review, Self Released

When I heard the first Bone Man self titled album a couple or so years ago it pretty much kicked

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bright Curse – S/T – Digital EP 2012

26th May 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Bright Curse, Classic Rock, EP, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Self Titled

London based Bright Curse came as a result of singer Row (ex-Soul Manifest) relocating from the North of France to

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I Klatus ‘Kether’ LP/DD 2013

22nd May 20133rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 2013, Dave Bowes, Digital, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, I Klatus, Kether, LP, Review, Self Released, Sludge

If nothing else, I Klatus were always going to be an interesting premise. Hailing from Chicago and made up of

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Mansion ‘We Shall Live’ EP 2013

15th May 20133rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2013, EP, Gospel, Hard Rock, Mansion, Occult Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Self Released, We Shall Live

Mystery is a rare thing in music, given that we live in an age of ultra-exposure and social networking. No

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King Goat ‘Atom’ Digital EP 2013

26th April 20133rd September 2019 James Parker 2013, Atom, Digital, Doom, EP, Heavy, James Parker, King Goat, Metal, Review, Self Released

The first lyrics that seep out of new Brighton doom merchants’ King Goat’s debut EP are ‘A lumbering machine…’ and

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