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Sludge

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Volition – S/T – Demo 2007

1st February 20076th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2007, Blackened Doom, CD, Demo, Doom, Heavy, Lee Edwards, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Totalrust Music, Volition

This is the debut release from Volition who hail from the cold dark depths of the North West of England

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Amenra ‘Mass III’
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Amenra ‘Mass III’ CD 2007

1st February 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2007, Amen Ra, Amenra, Atmospheric, CD, Doom, Hypertension Records, Lewis Hunter, Mass III, Post-Rock, Review, Sludge

Amenra have the feel of a band, whom given the chance, could get the whole ‘Atmospheric Sludge’ metal thing down

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Minsk ‘The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment’
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Minsk ‘The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment’ CD 2007

1st February 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2007, Doom, Experimental, Lewis Hunter, Minsk, Post-Rock, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge, The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment

It seems Minsk has found the direction that suits them perfectly. This is a much more matured release compared to

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Rwake ‘If You Walk Before You Crawl, You Crawl Before You Die’ CD 2004

28th January 20076th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2004, At A Loss Recordings, CD, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, If You Walk Before You Crawl You Crawl Before You Die, Lewis Hunter, Review, Rwake, Sludge

It seems that Rwake is only getting better with time. This is their third full-length LP, and what an experience

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Unearthly Trance 'Trident'
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Unearthly Trance ‘Trident’ CD/LP 2006

5th August 200614th September 2019 Mark Burns 2006, Blackened Doom, CD, Doom, LP, Mark Burns, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge, Trident, Unearthly Trance

Up from the cold dark depths comes New York hatemongers Unearthly Trance with their latest misanthropic opus ‘Trident’. Each track

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Album & EP Reviews V 

V/A ‘Heaviosity’ CD 2005

6th January 20066th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, CD, Compilation, Crust, Doom, Gallipoli Records, Instrumental, Iron Hearse, Lee Edwards, Metal, Mothertrucker, Obiat, Outburst, Post-Rock, Review, Sludge, Suns Of Thunder, V/A, Various Artists

Heaviosity is a cracking release from newly formed UK label Gallipoli Records. Although not completely original in concept (who remembers

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EyeHateGod 'Preaching The End-Time Message'
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EyeHateGod ‘Preaching The End-Time Message’ CD 2005

4th January 200614th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, CD, Crust, Doom, Emetic Records, EyeHateGod, Hardcore, Heavy, Lee Edwards, Nasty, Preaching The End-Time Message, Review, Sludge

‘Preaching The End-Time Message’ is a Sludge fuelled compilation from those Southern wasters Eyehategod, which features alternative takes, rare &

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Buried Inside 'Chronoclast'
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Buried Inside ‘Chronoclast’ CD 2005

27th December 200514th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, Buried Inside, CD, Chronoclast, Doom, Lee Edwards, Post-Rock, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge

I was fortunate enough to witness Canada’s Buried Inside’s blistering live performance when they toured the UK a few weeks

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Review
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Vat Of Fat / …as the tide consumes ‘The Grimm Truth’ Split 12″ 2005

27th December 20056th September 2019 Lee Edwards ...as the tide consumes, 12", 2005, Doom, Drone, Lee Edwards, Review, Sludge, Split, Split 12", The Grimm Truth, Vat Of Fat

‘The Grimm Truth’ is the debut release from relatively unknown label Bay Area Thrash Records, it features 2 of the

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Review
Album & EP Reviews B 

Blood Island Raiders / Among The Missing – Split 12″ 2005

24th December 20056th September 2019 Mark Burns 12", 2005, Among The Missing, Blood Island Raiders, Blood Island Raiders/Among The Missing, Doom, Heavy, Heavy Rock, Mark Burns, NWOBHM, Review, Sludge, Split, Split 12", Withered Hand Records

First release by promising new label Withered Hand Recs. The guy who runs the label is also in Among the

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Review
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Lazarus Blackstar ‘Revelations’ CD 2005

10th December 20056th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, Blackened Doom, Crust, Doom, Heavy, Khang, Lazarus Blackstar, Lee Edwards, Nasty, Revelations, Review, Sludge, Undergroove Records

Lazarus Blackstar have made a dramatic impact on the underground doom circuit over the last few months & when you

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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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