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Dopefight / GURT – Split 7″/DD 2012

17th May 20123rd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, 7", DD, Digital Download, Doom, Dopefight, Gurt, Gurt / Dopefight Split, Heavy, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Sludge

My fellow tube train passengers are not impressed. It’s 8.30am on a wet, windy Monday morning and we’re temporarily stuck

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Mother Corona ‘Out Of The Dust’ CD 2012

5th May 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, CD, Heavy Rock, Mother Corona, Out Of The Dust, Pete Green, Review, Self Released

Reviewing records with a healthy regularity means that you get to hear a suitable amount of doom/sludge/stoner/metal industry gold, but

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Diesel King ‘The Ancient And The Nameless’ CD/DD EP 2012

30th April 20123rd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, CDEP, DD, Diesel King, Digital EP, Heavy, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Sludge, The Ancient And The Nameless

There’s a train called Diesel in the ‘Thomas the Tank Engine’ series isn’t there? Yes, you know full well that

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The Bendal Interlude ‘Odourama’ CD/Digital EP 2012

18th April 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, CD, Digital EP, Odourama, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Stoner Thrash, The Bendal Interlude

Coming at you harder, faster and with more Scouse aggression than a Steven Gerrard Kung-fu kick to the bowel, the

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No Anchor ‘Rope/Pussyfootin’ 7″/Digital EP 2012

11th April 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, 7", Alternative, Digital EP, No Anchor, Noise-Rock, Punk, Pussyfootin, Review, Rope, Rope/Pussyfootin, Self Released, Sludge, Tom McKibbin

Brisbane’s No Anchor, self proclaimed purveyors of “harshed-out sludge”, whose 2011 album Real Pain Supernova was a surprising amalgamation of

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Otehi ‘Noisy Spirit’ CD/DD 2011

4th April 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, CD, DD, Digital Download, Heavy, Noisy Spirit, Otehi, Pete Green, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Space Rock

There must be something in the espresso. Italy is now awash with some truly amazing heavy music, providing the South

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Old Man Lizard – S/T – CD/Digital EP 2012

16th March 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, Adam Stone, Americana, Blues, CD, Digital EP, Experimental, Grunge, Heavy, Old Man Lizard, Review, Self Released

Reviewing music throws up many real gems from time to time – scintillatingly great recordings by bands who are unknown

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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster ‘Exegesis’ CD 2011

12th March 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Exegesis, Experimental, Paul Robertson, Progressive, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster

Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster are clearly Dick-heads. Now, before you start getting all uppity, let me explain – fans of

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Love Mound ‘The Noose, The Tree And The Desert Sky’ CD 2011

10th March 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Groove, Grunge, Love Mound, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Self Released, The Noose The Tree And The Desert Sky

As much as I love rock music I find myself increasingly despairing of the current state it’s in these days.

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Headless Kross ‘Bear’ Digital CD 2011

7th March 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2011, Adam Stone, Bear, Digital CD, Doom, Headless Kross, Metal, Review, Self Released, Sludge

Bear with a fucking sore arse more like. This 40 minute album (download it from bandcamp) of six songs by

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Firelord ‘The Burning’ Digital EP 2011

25th February 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, Digital EP, Earthride, Firelord, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Self Released, Stoner Doom, The Burning

Hailing from Turin in Italy, the awesomely named Firelord have come to claim their place in the annals of Stoner/Doom

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