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Mothership – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2013

1st March 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Mothership, Review, Ripple Music, Self Titled

Some people enter into music trying to be the next big thing, have the next zeitgeist idea that will flip

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Supermachine – S/T – CD/DD 2013

19th February 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, CD, Digital, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Titled, Small Stone Records, Supermachine

Ok, let’s address the elephant in the room straight away. Scissorfight. There I said it. I’m sure messers Paul Jarvis

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Hot Lunch – S/T – CD/LP 2013

2nd February 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Blues Rock, CD, Garage, Hot Lunch, LP, Ollie Stygall, Psych, Punk, Review, Self Titled, Tee Pee Records, Who Can You Trust Records

I first got served a nice Hot Lunch via their debut 7”, “Killer Smile” on Who Can You Trust Records

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Bad Guys – S/T – LP/DD 2013

30th January 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Bad Guys, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Review, Riot Season, Self Titled

bel•lig•er•ent (b -l j r- nt) – adj. 1. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive. 2. Of, pertaining

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Skarab – S/T – CD/DD 2012

27th January 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Avant-Garde, CD, Dark, Digital, Heavy, Metal, Paul Robertson, Prog Rock, Review, Self Titled, Skarab, Zeitgeister Music

Does anyone else remember the days when you could always rely on certain record labels to consistently release music that

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Dull Knife – S/T – LP/DD 2012

13th December 20123rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes Atmospheric, Debacle Records, Digital Download, Drone, Dull Knife, Experimental, Jamie Grimes, LP, Noise, Review, Self Titled

As someone who enjoys the genre, I still sometimes feel there’s something vaguely derogatory about the term “Noise”. That may

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Earthen Grave – S/T – CD 2012

10th December 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Atmospheric, CD, Claude & Elmo Music, Doom, Earthen Grave, Heavy Metal, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Titled, Traditional Doom

You’ll be unsurprised to read that a band featuring legendary Trouble bassist Ron Holzner in its ranks plays Doom Metal,

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Void Paradigm – S/T – CD 2012

1st December 20123rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2012, Black Metal, CD, Post-Rock, Review, Self Titled, Todd Robinson, Totalrust Music, Void Paradigm

This release, the second black metal related album to emerge from the prolific Israeli label Totalrust, has been a bit

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The Devil – S/T – CD 2012

14th November 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Atmospheric, Candlelight Records, CD, Heavy, Instrumental, News, Pete Green, Review, Self Titled, Soundtrack, The Devil

Well, this is something a little bit different, isn’t it? The Devil is a classical, symphony-centred heavy metal project and

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Golden Void – S/T – LP/CD/DD 2012

30th October 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Folk Rock, Golden Void, Isaiah Mitchell, LP, Pete Green, Psychedelic, Review, Self Titled, Thrill Jockey Records

Sometimes, and when I say ‘sometimes’, I mean on an odd, rare and beautiful occasion, you put on a record

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Heat – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2012

12th October 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Electric Magic Records, Heat, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Psych, Retro, Review, Self Titled

The tsunami of backwards looking retro rocking bands continues to roll across Europe sweeping up all in its path and

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