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Bongzilla - Photo by Lee Edwards
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In Search Of Tone: Mike ‘Muleboy’ Makela Of Bongzilla

14th April 202124th May 2021 Josh Schneider Bongzilla, Heavy Psych Sounds, In Search Of Tone, Mike ‘Muleboy’ Makela, Sludge, Weedsconsin

Mike ‘Muleboy’ Makela is about as cool of a guy as you would expect in a band named Bongzilla. He

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Bongzilla 'Weedsconsin'
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Review: Bongzilla ‘Weedsconsin’

13th April 202124th May 2021 Harry Holmes Bongzilla, Heavy Psych Sounds, Sludge, Weedsconsin

Bongzilla are back, with their first full album since 2005(!) and their first as a three-piece. The crucial elements are

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Soothsayer ‘Echoes Of The Earth’
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Review: Soothsayer ‘Echoes Of The Earth’

12th April 202124th May 2021 Harry Holmes Doom, Echoes Of The Earth, Sludge, Soothsayer, Transcending Obscurity Records

Despite being their first full-length this album by heavy metallic doom outfit Soothsayer has had big backing from Transcending Obscurity,

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Jake Wallace / Elder Druid - Photo by Matt Johnston
G-Q Interviews 

In Search Of Tone: Jake Wallace Of Elder Druid

26th March 202128th April 2021 Josh Schneider Doom, Elder Druid, In Search Of Tone, Jake Wallace, Sludge

It’s important to find good role models to help push you to reach your potential. I’m here to tell you

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Review: Spliffripper ‘Spliffripper’

25th March 202128th April 2021 Reza Mills Desert Records, Sludge, Spliffripper, Stoner Doom

The promo notes for this album from Kalispell, Montana trio Spliffripper scream ‘!!! WE ARE COMING FOR YOUR WEED. YOUR

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Spliffripper
Streams 

Premiere: Spliffripper – Self-Titled Debut Album Releases Friday 26th via Desert Records

24th March 202128th April 2021 Lee Edwards Desert Records, Sludge, Spliffripper, Stoner Doom

It’s time to blow away those lockdown blues with an aural battery of the ‘highest’ order with Montana’s new stoner

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Blind Monarch 'What Is Imposed Must Be Endured'
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Review: Blind Monarch ‘What Is Imposed Must Be Endured’

24th March 202128th April 2021 Harry Holmes Blind Monarch, Dry Cough Records, Funeral Doom, Heavenly Vault, Sludge, What Is Imposed Must Be Endured

The funereal gloom of a downtuned bass and desolate drum beats welcome us to What Is Imposed Must Be Endured.

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Watchman 'Behold a Pale Horse'
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Review: Watchman ‘Behold A Pale Horse’ EP

16th March 202118th April 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Behold A Pale Horse, Independent, Sludge, Stoner Doom, Watchman

Whilst I promised towards the last quarter of 2020 I would not spend all my reviews talking about the pandemic,

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David Majury / Slomatics - Photo by Lee Edwards
A-F Interviews 

In Search Of Tone: David Majury Of Slomatics

5th March 20218th April 2021 Josh Schneider Black Bow Records, David Majury, Doom, In Search Of Tone, Slomatics, Sludge

If you don’t know Slomatics, then let me help out from under the rock I was just freed from. They’re

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Sleazebag & Peine Kapital – Split
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Review: Sleazebag & Peine Kapital – Split EP

5th March 20217th April 2021 Harry Holmes Peine Kapital, Sleazebag, Sludge, Sludgelord Records

A tasty little twenty two minute Sludgelord split special that brings together bands from Germany and France. The broad genre

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Ungraven / Slomatics - Split
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Review: Ungraven / Slomatics – Split

4th March 20217th April 2021 Lee Beamish Black Bow Records, Doom, Industrial, Slomatics, Sludge, Ungraven

Coming in to the spring of twenty twenty-one, life is starting to look far brighter. The hope for a more

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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