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King Giant ‘Southern Darkness’ CD 2010

14th September 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Heavy Rock, King Giant, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Southern Darkness, Southern Rock

King Giant are a new one on me and their claim to play “southern doom” is a bold one so

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Tricorn – S/T – CD 2010

6th September 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Doom, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Tricorn

With the record industry seemingly heading into an uncertain tailspin and labels nowadays offering very little incentive for bands to

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Cult Of Whores And Dogs ‘Brass Knuckle Bondage And Morgue Rules’ CDEP 2010

24th August 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Brass Knuckle Bondage And Morgue Rules, CDEP, Cult Of Whores And Dogs, Industrial, Noise, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released

When the first recorded efforts from Cult Of Whores and Dogs landed last year it was a vicious and uncompromising

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Jacknife Holiday ‘Stinkin ‘n’ Drinkin’ CDEP 2010

27th July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CDEP, Doom, Hardcore, Jacknife Holiday, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Stinkin 'n' Drinkin

The name says it all doesn’t it, Jacknife Holiday, the delight and recreational possibilities of pure mindless violence!!! These guys

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Ommadon ‘Part I’ CD 2010

15th July 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Atmospheric, CD, Doom, Heavy, Ommadon, Part I, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released, Snowblood

Rising from the ashes of the dearly departed Snowblood, Ommadon strip back the post-metal finery of their previous band to

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Kings Destroy ‘Old Yeller/Medusa’ 7″ 2010

7th May 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, 7", Doom, Doom Rock, Heavy, Kings Destroy, Medusa, Old Yeller, Old Yeller/Medusa, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released

Brooklyn NY based behemoths Kings Destroy do themselves a bit of a disservice when they refer to themselves as a

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Serpent Venom – S/T – CDEP 2010

20th April 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CDEP, Doom, Heavy, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Serpent Venom, Stoner Doom, Traditional Doom

And so as I face my final reckoning and stand before the blackened gates of Hades ready to take my

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Great Falls – Demo 2009

6th March 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2009, Demo, Great Falls, Heavy, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise-Rock, Post-Hardcore, Retro Rock, Review, Self Released

Fuelled by the demise of seminal hardcore act Playing Enemy, Demian Johnston and Shane Mehling went on to do a

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Dusteroid ‘Tyrannosonor’ CD 2010

22nd February 201023rd February 2024 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Desert Rock, Dusteroid, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Stoner Rock, Tyrannosonor

If you were to enter “ultimate stoner rock band name” into Google, there’s a high chance Dusteroid would come out.

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Green Sky ‘Remote World’ CDEP 2009

9th February 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, CDEP, Doom, Green Sky, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Remote World, Review, Self Released, Sludge

They must be putting something in the water in Miami, Florida (aside from Alligators, that is) that helps to produce

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Mothertrucker ‘Dark Transmi55ions’ CD 2009

2nd January 20103rd September 2019 Tom Khuda 2009, CD, Dark Transmi55ions, Heavy, Instrumental, Mothertrucker, Post-Rock, Review, Self Released, Tom Khuda

I’ve known of Birmingham’s instrumental quartet, Mothertrucker for some years now, so it was with real interest that I picked

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