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Ancient Altar ‘Dead Earth’ LP/CS 2015

18th August 20153rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2015, Ancient Altar, Black Voodoo Records, CS, Dead Earth, Doom, Heavy, LP, Midnite Collective, Review, Sandy Williamson, Sludge

Dead Earth sees Los Angeles doom titans Ancient Altar return after last year’s eponymous debut, armed with more crushing riffs

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Nomad / Wort – Split – CD/DD 2015

28th July 20152nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Guido Segers, Heavy, Nomad, Red Valley Records, Review, Sludge, Split, Wort

A split release from Manchester’s own Nomad and Huddersfield’s Wort out on Red Valley Records. Seven songs in praise of

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Coffins ‘Craving To Eternal Slumber’ CD/LP/DD 2015

28th July 20153rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2015, CD, Coffins, Craving To Eternal Slumber, Death Metal, Digital, Doom, Hammerheart Records, LP, Review, Sandy Williamson, Sludge

Coffins are Japan’s premier dealers of death metal in its most primal, sludge ridded form. Their discography reads as almost

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Chrch ‘Unanswered Hymns’ LP/CS/DD 2015

26th July 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2015, Battleground Records, Cassette, Chrch, Church, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Pete Green, Review, Sludge, Transylvanian Recordings, Unanswered Hymns

I’m gunna level with you: the modern day sludge/heavy psych/drone/doom/whatever market these days is more crowded than a standard rush-hour

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Charybdis – Demo – CD/DD 2015

15th July 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2015, CD, Charybdis, Demo, Digital, Doom, Headless Guru Records, Metal, Pete Green, Review, Sludge

Some musicians are content to play out their entire careers with one band, or even just as a solo project.

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Gurt ‘DIYMCA’ CD/DD 2015

7th July 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD, Digital, DIYMCA, Doom, Gurt, Heavy, Review, Sludge, When Planets Collide

At once, there’s a bluntly obvious nod to Pantera. DIYMCA, by Gurt has all those well known elements that make

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Shroud Eater ‘Face The Master’ CS/DD 2015

16th June 20153rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2015, Cassette, Digital, Face The Master, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Primitive Violence, Review, Shroud Eater, Sludge

After six years of existence the continual non-veneration of Shroud Eater is a source of some confusion and consternation for

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Monolord ‘Vænir’ CD/LP/DD 2015

4th June 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Monolord, Pete Green, Review, RidingEasy Records, Sludge, Vænir

Gothenburg, Sweden’s Monolord slammed downtown into Doomtown last year with their 2014 debut Empress Rising. The trio, comprising ex-Marulk and

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Diesel King ‘Concrete Burial’ CD/DD 2015

3rd June 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD, Concrete Burial, Diesel King, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Review, Sludge, When Planets Collide

Brainhammer intends to bludgeon, I imagine. Right out of the gate, blasts this first song from the new release by

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Weedeater ‘Goliathon’ CD/LP/DD 2015

2nd June 20153rd September 2019 Michael Collins 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Goliathon, Heavy, LP, Michael Collins, Review, Season Of Mist, Sludge, Weedeater

In a genre of rudimentary self-abuse, filled with strange tales of destruction and mis-adventure, there are heavyweights that surpass the

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Brume ‘Donkey’ CD/DD 2015

26th May 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2015, Brume, CD, Digital, Donkey, Heavy. Doom, Pete Green, Review, Sludge, When Planets Collide

I don’t trust that donkey one bit. She’s got a donkey’s head (‘natch), human boobies, scale-y lizard skin, an exhausted

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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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