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The Osedax 'Meridians'
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Review: The Osedax ‘Meridians’

27th December 201914th January 2020 Chris Wood Doom, Meridians, Self Released, Sludge, The Osedax

When an album clocks in at a hefty 50 minutes for four tracks you know it’s going to require a…

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Review: Year Of The Cobra ‘Ash And Dust’

18th December 201914th January 2020 Jon Weatherill Ash And Dust, Doom, Prophecy Productions, Self Released, Sludge, Year Of The Cobra

A dusty road snakes across a vast expanse of gravel and boulders. A pair of unkempt, windswept figures approach the

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Tuskar 'The Monolith Sessions'
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Review: Tuskar ‘The Monolith Sessions’

17th December 201923rd December 2019 Josuph Price Doom, Riff Rock Records, Sludge, The Monolith Sessions, Tuskar

Tuskar are a sludge two-piece from Milton Keynes, England. They’re one of those bands with one guitarist/vocalist plugged into multiple

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Onhou ‘Endling’
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Review: Onhou ‘Endling’

9th December 201917th December 2019 Dave Bowes Doom, Endling, Lay Bare Recordings, Onhou, Sludge, Tartarus Records

In these dark days, the last things you’d ever want to wish on a stranger is even more misery. There’s

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V ‘Led Into Exile’
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Review: V ‘Led Into Exile’

5th December 201911th December 2019 Sandy Williamson Led Into Exile, Post-Metal, Sludge, Suicide Records, V

Out earlier in the autumn, Sweden’s sludgey doom lords V‘s second record Led Into Exile is a forty minute journey

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Stoned Monkey
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Exclusive Premiere: Stoned Monkey Stream Their Self-Titled Debut Album

4th December 20198th February 2022 Lee Edwards Argonauta Records, Exclusive Stream, Self Titled, Sludge, Stoned Monkey

Hailing from Varese, Italy Stoned Monkey are bonging up with the imminent release their debut Self-Titled album. A band who

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Torpor 'Rhetoric Of The Image'
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Review: Torpor ‘Rhetoric Of The Image’

26th November 201911th December 2019 Keeran Williams Doom, Medusa Crush Recordings, Moment Of Collapse Records, Rhetoric Of The Image, Sludge, Sludgelord Records, Smithsfoodgroup DIY, Torpor, Truthseeker Music

Torpor are from London. They are not from the dark corners of your mind…although I have a feeling this is

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Golden Core ‘Fimbultýr’
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Review: Golden Core ‘Fimbultýr’

20th November 20194th December 2019 Sandy Williamson Doom, Fimbultýr, Fysisk Format, Golden Core, Sludge

This Norwegian duo are the definition of potential, with a 15 year old and a 17 year old powering this

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Throatsnapper 'About The Dead'
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Review: Throatsnapper ‘About The Dead’

16th November 201928th November 2019 Chris Wood About The Dead, Consouling Sounds, Doom, Sludge, Throatsnapper

Throatsnapper’s new record About The Dead released Consouling Sounds came to me labelled dark sludge doom, and while that’s not

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Opium Lord ‘Vore’
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Review: Opium Lord ‘Vore’

15th November 201928th November 2019 Gordon Cameron Doom, Opium Lord, Sludge, Sludgelord Records, Vore

Hailing from Birmingham, Opium Lord have recently released their latest LP Vore on Sludgelord Records and it seems suitably off-kilter

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Rainbow Grave ‘No You’
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Review: Rainbow Grave ‘No You’

4th November 201915th November 2019 Jeremy Moore God Unknown Records, No You, Punk, Rainbow Grave, Sludge

How do you criticize misanthropy if everyone in the world actually deserves to be hated? So begs the question when

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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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