Dead Existence ‘Born Into The Planet’s Scars’ CD 2011
As crusty as a tramp’s cold dead arse, but twice as foul – nay, thrice, this nasty little ep is
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Sludge
Rue ‘Thorns’ CD/DD 2011
When Rue’s second full-length ‘Thorns’ opens to the gently layered, acoustic guitar musing of the title track, the unwary listener
Read More >>Thorr-Axe ‘Wall Of Spears’ CD 2011
When I was 16 I was still listening to The Offspring, Blink 182 and all the other teen-pop-rock nonsense you
Read More >>Five Will Die ‘Worth And Soul’ CD 2011
There are few more commanding ways to start an album than by screaming “BOW DOWN!” in the way that Five
Read More >>Black Cobra ‘Invernal’ CD/DD 2011
“Shit me! How the fuck is he doing that?!” was pretty much my real-time verbal response upon surrendering my unsuspecting
Read More >>The Proselyte ‘Sunshine’ LP 2011
The creative explosion in musical styles over recent years has had a fairly decent impact on the scene, particularly the
Read More >>Obake – ST – CD 2011
An Obake, for the ignorant among you, is a form of shape-shifter or ghost in Japanese folklore – Indeed, the
Read More >>Agnosis ‘Hecate’ DL EP Reissue 2011
Agnosis were a fiercely renowned sludge, doom band from upstate New York, formed in 2002 by Austin Lunn, Andrew Jude
Read More >>Noothgrush ‘Live For Nothing’ CD/LP 2011
San Jose’s lovable sludge slackers Noothgrush are a difficult band to follow – in their seventeen year career they’ve released
Read More >>Aseethe ‘Reverent Burden’ LP 2011
Aseethe are huge. Colossally, sky-scrapingly huge. Monstrously huge. HUGE. Doom so monolithic that it could have been hewn from pre-historic
Read More >>Caretaker / Undersmile – Split CDEP 2011
Split releases can be odd little things. Sometimes they highlight musically sympathetic like minded souls and at other times they
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