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Graves At Sea ‘The Curse That Is’
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Graves At Sea ‘The Curse That Is’ CD/LP/DD 2016

27th April 201611th September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2016, CD, Digital, Doom, Graves At Sea, Heavy, Jeremy Moore, LP, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge, The Curse That Is

With its eclectic, eco-friendly vibe, Portland, OR’s earth-centered urbania meets hipster-hippie chic has made it ripe for satirical comedo-drama (check

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Primitive Man / Northless – Split
Album & EP Reviews P 

Primitive Man / Northless – Split LP/DD 2016

9th April 201611th September 2019 Daniel Pietersen 2016, Daniel Pietersen, Digital, Doom, Halo Of Flies, Heavy, LP, Northless, Primitive Man, Review, Sludge, Split

If there’s a band out there with a name more appropriate to their music than Primitive Man then I don’t

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Seven Sisters Of Sleep ‘Ezekial’s Hags’
Album & EP Reviews S 

Seven Sisters Of Sleep ‘Ezekial’s Hags’ CD/LP/DD 2016

30th March 201611th September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2016, CD, Digital, Doom, Ezekial’s Hags, Hardcore, Jeremy Moore, LP, Relapse Records, Review, Seven Sisters Of Sleep, Sludge

Get ready for an old school schooling in how new school extreme metal should be done the old school way.

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Black Cobra ‘Imperium Simulacra’
Album & EP Reviews B 

Black Cobra ‘Imperium Simulacra’ CD/LP/DD 2016

20th March 201613th September 2019 Pete Green 2016, Black Cobra, CD, Digital, Imperium Simulacra, LP, Metal, Pete Green, Review, Season Of Mist, Sludge, Thrash Metal

Just as tick precedes tock, as clip leads clop and as bish paves the way for bosh, so too does

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The Bendal Interlude 'Reign Of The Unblinking Eye'
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The Bendal Interlude ‘Reign Of The Unblinking Eye’ LP/DD 2016

15th March 201613th September 2019 Pete Green 2016, Black Bow Records, Digital, LP, Metal, Pete Green, Reign Of The Unblinking Eye, Review, Sludge, The Bendal Interlude

Liverpool’s The Bendal Interlude have been merrily sludging away for several years now. Fuelled by Stu Taylor’s bottomless porridge pot

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Black Tusk 'Pillars Of Ash'
Album & EP Reviews B 

Black Tusk ‘Pillars Of Ash’ CD/LP/DD 2016

13th March 201613th September 2019 Guido Segers 2016, Black Tusk, CD, Digital, Guido Segers, LP, Metal, Pillars Of Ash, Punk, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge

Savannah, Georgia has brought forth some of the nastiest and dirtiest sludge bands in recent years. The burly men from

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Agoraphobic Nosebleed ‘Arc’
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Agoraphobic Nosebleed ‘Arc’ CD/LP/DD 2016

10th March 201613th September 2019 Jon Weatherill 2016, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Arc, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Jon Weatherill, LP, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge

Whatever you made of a certain Mr Phil Anselmo’s recent on-stage outburst, we should be proud of the fact that

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Slabdragger 'Rise Of The Dawncrusher'
Album & EP Reviews S 

Slabdragger ‘Rise Of The Dawncrusher’ CD/LP/DD 2016

28th February 20161st November 2019 Angela Davey 2016, Angela Davey, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Holy Roar Records, LP, Review, Rise Of The Dawncrusher, Slabdragger, Sludge

It’s been five long years since the release of London trio Slabdragger’s debut Regress. Aside from a split with Meadows,

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Mower ‘Meathead’
Album & EP Reviews M 

Mower ‘Meathead’ DD 2016

7th February 20161st November 2019 Will Beattie 2016, Digital, Heavy, Meathead, Mower, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Will Beattie

I learned three things from Mower‘s press release: they are from Wigan, their EP was released on January 30th, and

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HAG 'Fear Of Man
Album & EP Reviews H 

HAG ‘Fear Of Man’ DD 2016

23rd January 20161st November 2019 Jeremy Moore 2016, Digital, DNAWOT Records, Fear Of Man, HAG, Jeremy Moore, Metal, Noise-Rock, Review, Sludge

As far as any of us can remember, there’s been a two-tier hierarchy in progressive sludge metal: Tier 1 –

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Un 'The Tomb Of All Things'
Album & EP Reviews U 

Un ‘The Tomb Of All Things’ CD/DD 2015

23rd January 20161st November 2019 Jon Weatherill 2015, Black Bow Records, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Jon Weatherill, Review, Sludge, The Tomb Of All Things, Un

There’s something rotten in the state of doom. In a scene mired with copycat bands, it now takes some serious

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