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Kustodian ‘Methlehem Steel’ DD 2014

15th February 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2014, Digital, Doom, Experimental, Industrial, Kustodian, Methlehem Steel, Pete Green, Review, Self Released, Sludge

Back in 2012, The Sleeping Shaman discovered a dark spirit lurking below the streets of New York City. That spirit

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bellringer ‘Wait’ 2014 DD

29th January 20153rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, Bellringer, Corey Cottrell, Craig Nichols, Digital, Experimental, Heavy Rock, Mark Deutrom, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released, Wait

Diiiiiiing-DONG! Texas shitkickers Bellringer totally deliver the goods on this here debut EP, saying what they need to say succinctly

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Dö ‘Den’ DD 2015

25th January 20153rd September 2019 Jay Hampshire 2015, Den, Digital, DÖ, Doom, Heavy, Jay Hampshire, Review, Self Released

Dö are a three man doom/stoner project operating out of Helsinki. Relatively short lived, Den is their second EP, following

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Resurrection Men ‘Resurrection Men Must Die!’ DD 2014

9th January 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2014, Alternative, Digital, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Pete Green, Resurrection Men, Resurrection Men Must Die!, Review, Self Released

It’s a curious title that Resurrection Men have sprung upon us for this, their debut release which was splurged out

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Thorr-Axe ‘Gates Of Winter’ CD/DD 2015

8th January 20153rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Gates Of Winter, Metal, Sandy Williamson, Self Released, Sludge, Thorr-Axe

The name Thorr-Axe was what attracted me to this band. I’ll admit it, I read it and thought, ‘there’ll be

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The Veil ‘Impermanence’ CD/DD 2014

30th December 20143rd September 2019 Heimlich A. Laguz 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, Gothic, Heimlich A. Laguz, Impermanence, Prog Rock, Review, Self Released, The Veil

Impermanence is Australian band The Veil’s second full length release, and it represents a tremendous achievement for an outfit that

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Wild Rocket ‘Geomagnetic Hallucinations’ LP/DD 2014

23rd December 20143rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, Digital, Geomagnetic Hallucinations, Heavy Rock, LP, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Space Rock, Wild Rocket

Dropping out of warp drive just long enough to beam out an urgent transmission, Dublin astro’nauts Wild Rocket set the

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Whalerider ‘Thanatos’ CD/DD 2014

21st December 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Prog Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Released, Thanatos, Whalerider

Whalerider is, first off, a BRILLIANT name for a band. How did no one come up with this one before?

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Dune ‘Aurora Majesty’ CD/DD 2014

20th December 20143rd September 2019 Calum Darroch 2014, Aurora Majesty, Calum Darroch, CD, Digital, Doom, Dune, Heavy, Post-Rock, Review, Self Released

If you take one thing away from Dune’s latest EP it’ll probably be this: these guys fucking love sci-fi. Following

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Album & EP Reviews S 

Sun Rider ‘Fuzz Mountain’ LP/DD 2014

30th November 20143rd September 2019 Ashlinn Nash 2014, Ashlinn Nash, Digital, Fuzz, Fuzz Mountain, Heavy Rock, LP, Review, Self Released, Sun Rider

It’s hard to believe that Sun Rider, a band who have been together for fifteen years, have only just released

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V A I L S – Demo 2014 – DD

29th November 20142nd September 2019 Pete Green 2014, Demo, Digital, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Pete Green, Self Released, Sludge, V A I L S

Now, if there are two words which, when put together, immediately begin to tickle my musical pickle, it’s the sizzling,

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