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Lords Of Bukkake ‘Desorden Y Rencor’ CD 2010

19th August 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CD, Crust, Desorden Y Rencor, Doom, Heavy, Lords Of Bukkake, Paul Robertson, Review, Sludge, Totalrust Music

Wilfully nasty sludge from genuine Spaniards, as opposed to strange Japanese men who sing in spanish, here on the unpleasantly-named

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Jacknife Holiday ‘Stinkin ‘n’ Drinkin’ CDEP 2010

27th July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CDEP, Doom, Hardcore, Jacknife Holiday, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Stinkin 'n' Drinkin

The name says it all doesn’t it, Jacknife Holiday, the delight and recreational possibilities of pure mindless violence!!! These guys

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Widows ‘Raise The Monolith’ CDEP 2010

9th July 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Bad News Records, CDEP, Doom, Paul Robertson, Raise The Monolith, Review, Sludge, Southern Rock, Widows

Widows are DEFINITELY here to rock our faces off. The Nottingham-based hooligans play it like they mean it across all

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The Deadists ‘Time Without Light’ CDEP 2010

6th July 20103rd September 2019 Neil Halpin 2010, CDEP, Dead Tree Music, Doom, Neil Halpin, Review, Sludge, The Deadists, Time Without Light

THIS IS THE SOUND! The Hordes of the Infernal crush the very bones of all humanity, to the sound of

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Album & EP Reviews M 

Melvins ‘The Bride Screamed Murder’ CD 2010

28th June 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Big Business, CD, Doom, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sludge, The Bride Screamed Murder

In 1994 some kind soul played me “Houdini”. In the time it took for that album to spin I had

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bumsnogger ‘2002-2006’ CD 2010

1st June 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, Bumsnogger, CD, Compilation, Discography, Doom, Hardcore, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Sludge, Witch Hunter Records

A greatest hits from a band that were a wilfully uncommercial event? A gathering of their material from their debut

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Album & EP Reviews D 

Dead In The Woods / Diet Pills – Split 12″ 2010

24th May 20103rd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, Black Box Recordings, Dead In The Woods, Dead In The Woods/Diet Pills, Diet Pills, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise-Rock, Review, Sludge, Split, Split 12"

They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Whilst the chest is the more geographically correct

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Dog Kicked In Half – Demo 2010

18th May 20103rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2010, Adam Stone, Demo, Dog Kicked In Half, Doom, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Review, Sludge

Originality alert – there is more than a hint of sloppy and mischievous genius at work here. Manchester’s DKIH spew

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Drainland ‘And So Our Troubles Began’ 12″ 2010

9th May 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 12", 2010, And So Our Troubles Began, Crust, Doom, Drainland, Hardcore, Headwrecker, Paul Robertson, Review, Sludge

If there’s one thing that Dublin-based chaosmongers Drainland know, it’s how to use the killing technology. In their case, they

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Album & EP Reviews R 

Ramesses ‘Take The Curse’ CD 2010

11th April 20103rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2010, Adam Stone, CD, Dark, Doom, Heavy, Ramesses, Review, Ritual Productions, Sludge, Take The Curse

Quake with mortal dread, you puny mortal fuck. Ramesses crush the jugular with this, their second full-length studio album: a

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Black Shape Of Nexus / Kodiak – Split 12″ 2010

9th April 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, B.SON, Black Shape Of Nexus, Black Shape Of Nexus/Kodiak, Doom, Drone, Funeral Doom, Kodiak, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Sludge, Split, Split 12"

How do you approach 38 minutes of mind bending Doom? Quite simply shut yourself away, roll a fat one and

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