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Review: EMBR ‘EMBR’

26th December 202326th December 2023 Lee Beamish Black Doomba Records, Doom, EMBR, Sludge

It’s been a long while since I heard from EMBR last. After the success of Idolatry, the grunge covers EP,

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In Search Of Tone: Mike Burns Of Radian

18th December 202319th December 2023 Josh Schneider Doom, Elburno Records, In Search Of Tone, Radian, Sludge

It’s time to shed some light on one of the hardest-working bands I know. Radian from Akron, Ohio create some

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Review: Demons Of Noon ‘Death Machine’

13th December 202313th December 2023 Martin Williams Demons Of Noon, Doom, Evil Feast Records, Sludge

Auckland, New Zealand’s Demons Of Noon’s press release describes the band’s sound as a ‘smoldering, doom cult colossus’ and after

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Review: Lähdön Aika ‘Hourevuode’ EP

28th November 202328th November 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doom, Independent, Lähdön Aika, Sludge

Towards the back end of 2021, the boss Shaman Lee, asked if I could do a quick review on ‘a

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Review: Modder ‘The Great Liberation Through Hearing’

24th November 202324th November 2023 Lee Beamish Consouling Sounds, Doom, Lay Bare Recordings, Modder, Psych, Sludge

One thing that always strikes me whenever I try and think of bands from Belgium is that I have only

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Review: Warcrab ‘The Howling Silence’

22nd November 202322nd November 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Death Metal, Doom, Sludge, Transcending Obscurity Records, Warcrab

Warcrab have been doing their scuttling sludge-influenced death metal dance for over a decade now, their name an amazing invocation

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Modder - Photo by Maximiliaan Dierickx
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Premiere: Modder ‘Doom Denker’ – From New Album ‘The Great Liberation Through Hearing’

19th October 202319th October 2023 Lee Edwards Consouling Sounds, Doom, Lay Bare Recordings, Modder, Psych, Sludge

Belgium’s sludge, doom and heavy psych deviants Modder have been making a bit of a name for themselves in and

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Review: Body Void ‘Atrocity Machine’

17th October 202317th October 2023 Matthew Williams Body Void, Doom, Prosthetic Records, Sludge

If you are looking for something cheerful and upbeat to listen to then please stop reading this now, as the

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Review: Modern Technology ‘Conditions Of Worth’

16th October 202316th October 2023 Josh Schneider Human Worth, Modern Technology, Noise-Rock, Sludge

Heavy metal has always had a negative view among the general public. Start adding words like doom or funeral in

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Review: Tides Of Sulfur ‘Apathy Chasm’

27th September 202327th September 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Black Metal, Death Metal, Sludge, Tides Of Sulfur

The opening bars of Anxiety Veteran do very little to prepare you for the brutal, unrelenting assault that is about

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Review: Torpor ‘Abscission’

15th September 202315th September 2023 Josh Schneider Doom, Human Worth, Post-Metal, Sludge, Torpor

Upon hearing Torpor releasing their new album Abscission on one of my favorite labels Human Worth, I found Torpor‘s recommendation

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

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