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Skin Like Iron / Nails – Split 7″ 2012

4th February 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, 7", Adam Stone, Crust, Grindcore, Hardcore, Nails, Review, Self Released, Skin Like Iron, Skin Like Iron / Nails, Split, Split 7"

When I saw this one up for grabs I went for it quick. ‘Unsilent Death’ by Nails is one of

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Amulet ‘Cut The Crap’ Cassette EP 2012

24th January 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Amulet, Cassette, Cut The Crap, EP, Metal, NWOBHM, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Traditional Doom

“Amulet”, noun, from the Latin amuletum; meaning “an object that protects a person from trouble”. Grainy tape cassette recordings and

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Spire – Digital EP 2010 & ‘Metamorphosis’ Digital EP 2011

15th January 20123rd September 2019 James Parker 2010, 2011, Blackened Doom, Digital EP, Drone, Experimental, James Parker, Metamorphosis, Review, Self Released, Spire

Spire – Digital EP 2010 Australia – land of beer, Sheilas and blokes in dodgy beachwear. Not the sort of

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Weed Priest – S/T – CDEP 2011

11th January 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, CDEP, Demo, Doom, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Sludge, Stoner Doom, Weed Priest

With some bands the clue is just in the name. Whether you have ever inhaled or not it should be

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Uncle Touchy ‘Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Violence’ CD 2011

19th December 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, CD, Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Violence, Hardcore, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released, Uncle Touchy

Uncle Touchy are dirty, dirty boys. Nasty, sleazy, slovenly blokes who reek of paint thinner and fags. They probably have

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Thorun ‘Chorus Of Giants’ CDEP 2011

8th December 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CDEP, Chorus Of Giants, Doom, Instrumental, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Thorun

When Thorun’s “Reprise” EP hit the streets running in early 2011 I was surprised, nay indeed shocked, that an instrumental

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Banda De La Muerte – S/T – CD 2010

7th December 20113rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2010, Banda De La Muerte, CD, Hardcore, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Sludge, Tom McKibbin

Argentina’s Banda De La Muerte are a testament to the strength of the growing and diverse metal scene in the

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Drainland & Trenches – Split LP 2011

6th December 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Crust, Doom, Drainland, Hardcore, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Split LP, Trenches

Fresh from having their …And So Our Troubles Began CD unleashed upon the world at large, Dublin’s Drainland return in

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The Black Lanterns – S/T – CD 2011

23rd November 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, Blues Rock, CD, Hardcore, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Punk Rock, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, The Black Lanterns

Cementing their first year in existence with the release of a self titled, self produced mini CD, The Black Lanterns

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Thorr-Axe ‘Wall Of Spears’ CD 2011

17th November 20112nd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, CD, Doom, Metal, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Thorr-Axe, Wall Of Spears

When I was 16 I was still listening to The Offspring, Blink 182 and all the other teen-pop-rock nonsense you

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Five Will Die ‘Worth And Soul’ CD 2011

15th November 20113rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2011, CD, Doom, Five Will Die, Metal, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Tom McKibbin, Worth and Soul

There are few more commanding ways to start an album than by screaming “BOW DOWN!” in the way that Five

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