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Sigiriya

Mark Hunt-Bryden
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Top Ten Of 2020: Mark Hunt-Bryden

14th December 202022nd January 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Storm, Devil With No Name, Haken, Horseneck, Kirk Windstein, Pallbearer, Sigiriya, Sleestak, Today Is The Day, Top Ten 2020, Yawning Man

Ah, 2020… I personally spent the tail end of 2019 looking forward to New Year’s day and proclaimed (somewhat prematurely

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Sigiriya ‘Maiden Mother Crone'
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Review: Sigiriya ‘Maiden Mother Crone’

17th April 202022nd May 2020 Josuph Price Burning World Records, Doom, Maiden Mother Crone, Sigiriya

It can’t be easy to follow in the wake of your own legend. A well loved and respected band breaks

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Ollie Stygall’s 2014 Year Round Up

23rd December 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014 Year Review, Article, Black Moth, Blues Pills, COC, Corrosion Of Conformity, Grifter, Gurt, Mage, Mos Generator, Nashville Pussy, Ollie Stygall, Orange Goblin, Queen, Sigiriya, Tricorn, Wild Eyes, Wild Eyes S.F.

As the sun begins to set on yet another year and our esteemed editor asks us for our views on

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Sigiriya @ The Star & Garter, Manchester 09/05/2014
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Goatess / Serpent Venom / Sigiriya / Pist @ The Star & Garter, Manchester 09/05/2014

16th May 201420th September 2019 Alex Varley Alex Varley, Goatess, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Pist, Serpent Venom, Sigiriya, Star & Garter

The debut outing for Goatess in Manchester got off to a rocky start, running almost two hours late due to

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SERPENT VENOM: Details Of New Album ‘Of Things Seen & Unseen’ Announced; UK Tour With GOATESS Starts Tonight

9th May 2014 Lee Edwards Goatess, Grimpen Mire, New Album Details, News, Of Things Seen & Unseen, Serpent Venom, Sigiriya, Sorrow's Bastard, The Church Within, UK Tour 2014

The 2014 release of the album ‘Of Things Seen & Unseen‘ marks a new beginning for SERPENT VENOM. Conceived in

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Sigiriya ‘Darkness Died Today’ CD/DD 2014

7th May 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, Candlelight Records, CD, Darkness Died Today, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sigiriya

When 4/5 of Welsh stoner legends Acrimony reunited to form Sigiriya expectations were naturally high but the band were keen

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GOATESS: Short UK Tour Kicks Off This Friday; Support From Sigiriya, Serpent Venom & Grimpen Mire

6th May 2014 Lee Edwards Candlelight Records, Darkness Died Today, Doomed For The Doomed Festival, Future Noise, Goatess, Grimpen Mire, Of Things Seen & Unseen, Serpent Venom, Sigiriya, Svart Records, The Church Within, UK Tour 2014

Heavy Stoner Doomers GOATESS, who feature the presence of Swedish cult doom metal legend Chritus Linderson (Lord Vicar, Saint Vitus,

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Candlelight Records Sign Doom Rockers SIGIRIYA

12th February 2014 Lee Edwards Candlelight Records, Darkness Died Today, New Album Details, News, Sigiriya, Tribe Of The Old Oak

Candlelight Records today announces the signing of Welsh doom rockers SIGIRIYA. Beneath the soil of a Welsh valley a heavy

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SIGIRIYA: New Track ‘Tribe Of The Old Oak’ Now Streaming At The Obelisk

17th December 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Darkness Died Today, New Album Details, News, Sigiriya, The Obelisk, Tribe Of The Old Oak

It is with elation to post the news that Heavy Welsh Rockers SIGIRIYA are back and have penned early 2014

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Roadburn Festival 2012 Audio Streams From Yob, Ancestors, Black Cobra, Sigiriya, Bong And More

7th June 2012 Lee Edwards 013 Venue, Alkerdeel, Ancestors, Audio Stream, Barn Owl, Black Cobra, Bong, Het Patronaat, Horisont, News, Roadburn 2012, Roadburn Festival 2012, Sigiriya, Tilburg, Yob

On the first day of Roadburn 2012, there were 26 different shows. On the second, 25. By the time Saturday

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ORCHID Release New Official Video + Euro Tour 2012 With Sigiriya & Lord Vicar

8th March 2012 Lee Edwards Capricorn, Desertfest 2012, Euro Tour 2012, Lord Vicar, New Video, News, Orchid, Roadburn Festival 2012, Sigiriya, The Church Within

San Francisco’s Retro Doomers ORCHID unleash a new official video, which you can view below, for the title track off

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Today, The Shaman is pleased to premiere La Pucelle, the new video from Birmingham heavy rockers Alunah. Taken from their

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