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Nux Vomica – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014

4th April 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, CD, Crust, Digital, Heavy, LP, Nux Vomica, Post-Hardcore, Relapse Records, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Titled

When I read the promo stuff that the Shaman sent me with this record, I was definitely intrigued. How do

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Southern State – S/T – DD 2014

1st April 20143rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2014, Alternative, Digital, Grunge, Heavy, Review, Ross Horton, Self Released, Self Titled, Shoegaze, Southern State

You can usually find some intentional humour on a band’s bandcamp page – Southern State, for instance, refer to their

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Hair Of The Dog – S/T – DD 2014

26th March 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, Classic Rock, Digital, Hair Of The Dog, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review, Self Released, Self Titled

So they may or may not be named after the Nazareth song…let’s just assume they are…and they’re from Edinburgh, which

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Mope – S/T – CD/DD 2014

25th March 20142nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, Experimental, Guido Segers, Heavy, Jazz, Mope, Review, Self Titled, Taxi Driver Records

The band Mope is from the right country for the romantic concept they strive for with the jazz infused sound

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Warp Transmission ‘Accidents And Madness’ 7”/DD 2014 & Heavy Smoke – S/T – CS/DD 2014

23rd March 20143rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 7", Accidents And Madness, Cassette, Digital, Heavy Smoke, Kraut, Mikrofoni, Psychedelic, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Self Released, Self Titled, Space Rock, Warp Transmission

Some things are like buses; you wait ages for one, and then two come along at once! Therefore, today we

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Child – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014

22nd March 20143rd September 2019 Drew Fulton 2014, Blues Rock, CD, Child, Digital, Drew Fulton, Heavy Rock, LP, Self Released, Self Titled

Stoner rock has always been about the heavy. Often times, the heavy can forget where it came from and, whether

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The Socks – S/T – CD/DD 2014

19th March 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Ollie Stygall, Retro Rock, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Self Titled, Small Stone Records, The Socks

It can’t have escaped your notice that retro, 70’s flavoured rock is very much de rigueur right now and the

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The Oath – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014

18th March 20143rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Metal, Review, Rise Above Records, Ross Horton, Self Titled, The Oath

The Oath’s debut 7” contained two prime cuts of ominous, buzzing, classic rock with an irrepressible feminine energy – something

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Limb – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014

17th March 20143rd September 2019 Angela Davey 2014, Angela Davey, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Limb, LP, New Heavy Sounds, Review, Self Titled, Sludge

Living in the capital has the ability to crush one’s spirit; whether it be an armpit to the face on

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Bitchcraft – S/T – Digital EP 2013

9th March 20143rd September 2019 Jochem Visser 2013, Bitchcraft, Digital, Doom, EP, Heavy, Jochem Visser, Self Released, Self Titled

Ah… a press release talking about 70’s horror, weed, the occult, beards, and freaks that put music to these themes.

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Biche – S/T – CD/DD 2013

2nd March 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2013, Biche, CD, Digital, Hardcore, Heavy, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Released, Self Titled, Sludge

Biche are a French duo that play filthy, bleak sludge doom. This sentence alone excites me because I find that

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