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Modder 'Destroying Ourselves For A Place In The Sun' Artwork
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Review: Modder ‘Destroying Ourselves For A Place In The Sun’

6th October 20256th October 2025 Matthew Williams Consouling Sounds, Doom, Instrumental, Lay Bare Recordings, Modder, Sludge

I was kind of lulled into a false sense of security when I had my first listen to the third

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Review: Master Charger ‘Posthumous Resurrection’

27th May 202527th May 2025 Renzo Argonauta Records, Doom, Master Charger, Sludge, Stoner

The Resurrection Of the Doom Masters. Master Charger, John James (guitar, Vocals), Dave Hayes (bass) and Ste Dudley (drums), is

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Clamfight - Photo by Dante Torrieri
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Premiere: Clamfight – Self-Titled Album Releases This Friday, 16th May

14th May 202514th May 2025 Lee Edwards Clamfight, Doom, Independent, Metal, Sludge

Clamfight‘s self-titled album crashes onto the metal scene like a storm, delivering a powerful blend of heavy sludge and doom

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Review: Clamfight ‘Clamfight’

13th May 202514th May 2025 Matthew Williams Clamfight, Doom, Independent, Metal, Sludge

You are welcomed into the fourth album from New Jersey/Philadelphia band Clamfight, with a gentle and calming introduction, a beat

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Conan 'Violence Dimension' Artwork
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Review: Conan ‘Violence Dimension’

13th May 202513th May 2025 David J McLaren Conan, Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Sludge

What could make a new Conan album an even more attractive proposition? Is it a) the inclusion of an exclusive

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Review: Elan ‘Elan Vs Elan’

12th May 202512th May 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Elan, Hardcore, Sludge

Once again, emanating forth from the riff mines of Salford’s APF Records are yet more disturbingly brutal noises brought to

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Video Premiere: Spider Kitten ‘The Spoiler’ – ‘The Truth Is Caustic To Love’ Releases 27th June

30th April 202530th April 2025 Lee Edwards APF Records, Doom, Noise-Rock, Sludge, Spider Kitten

Emerging from the depths of sonic despair, Spider Kitten return with The Spoiler, a short, bludgeoning burst of doomy, sludge

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Review: Rwake ‘The Return Of Magik’

25th April 202525th April 2025 Sandy Williamson Relapse Records, Rwake, Sludge

Arkansas sludge doom legends Rwake have always been a little different from their more caustic and heavy brothers in the

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Review: Ocultum ‘Buena Muerte’

14th April 202515th April 2025 Sandy Williamson Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Ocultum, Sludge, Stoner

If you know anything about me and extreme music, I’ve been on a real crusade for people to understand just

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Dopethrone @ Rebellion, Manchester, 21st March 2025 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Dopethrone / Wallowing / Barbarian Hermit @ Rebellion, Manchester, 21st March 2025

3rd April 20253rd April 2025 Matthew Williams Barbarian Hermit, Doom, Dopethrone, Manchester, Rebellion, Riffolution Promotions, Sludge, Wallowing

With the roads leading into Manchester city centre being a cruel mistress on an early Friday evening, I headed up

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Review: Bronco ‘Bronco’

1st April 20251st April 2025 Sandy Williamson Bronco, Doom, Magnetic Eye Records, Sludge

The dirging, grinding doomy sludge of North Carolinians Bronco and their debut self-titled record seems to be birthed from the

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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

1st October 20251st October 2025 Lee Edwards

Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November
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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain
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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain

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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September
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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September

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