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Review: Ten East & SoftSun ‘Turned To Stone Chapter 10’

13th April 202613th April 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Ripple Music, SoftSun, Ten East, Turned To Stone

Ripple Music’s split vinyl series Turned To Stone has become a benchmark for high-quality, heavy and thematic releases. Each chapter

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Top Ten Of 2025: Mark Hunt-Bryden

22nd December 202526th December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Author & Punisher, Howling Giant, Kal-El, Lorquin's Admiral, Maha Sohona, SoftSun, The Devil’s Trade, The Hyena Kill, Top Ten 2025, TORSO, Woodhawk

2025… Well, that came and went in a blur. Personally, this year was filled with many moments of joy and

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Review: SoftSun ‘Eternal Sunrise’

7th November 202522nd December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doomgaze, Heavy Psych Sounds, Shoegaze, SoftSun

SoftSun are wasting little time in trying to stamp their mark on the scene. For a band that only came

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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

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SoftSun unveil their new single Sacred Heart, blending shoegaze atmosphere with doomgaze weight in a sound that is both immersive

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Top Ten Of 2024: Mark Hunt-Bryden

16th December 202418th December 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Cortez, earthtone9, Harvestman, i Häxa, Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers, Oh Hiroshima, Sergeant Thunderhoof, SoftSun, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Swamp Coffin, Top Ten 2024

2024 has been quite the year… I got the chance to attend three very different music festivals; finally popping my

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Review: SoftSun ‘Daylight In The Dark’

5th November 20245th November 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doomgaze, Gary Arce, Pia Isa, Ripple Music, SoftSun

Regular readers of my writing on the site will know of my love for Yawning Man guitarist, the mesmerising and

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Premiere: SEK ‘Amore Mio’ – Debut Album ‘Wallensteins Garage’ Lands 30th October

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Berlin-based heavy psych and prog rock trio SEK – featuring members of Elder, Gavial, and Gaffa Ghandi – are gearing

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Premiere: Spider Kitten ‘God Don’t Sleep’ – New Album Lands This Friday, 2nd October

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Premiere: SALVATION ‘Depression’ – New Album ‘The Haunted’ Lands On 16th October

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