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Black thrash has a long rich history, arguably starting with British legends Venom as the ‘proto’ band of the genre

Review: The Wraith ‘Gloom Ballet’

12th December 201920th December 2019 Reza Mills Deathrock, Gloom Ballet, Post-Punk, Southern Lord, The Wraith

The Wraith are the latest addition to Southern Lord’s ever-expanding roster and it’s abundantly clear that label owners Stephen O’Malley

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Review: Sunn O))) ‘Pyroclasts’

25th November 201911th December 2019 Daniel Pietersen Doom, Drone, Pyroclasts, Southern Lord, Sunn O)))

My ears always prick up when I hear of a new Sunn O))) recording emerging into the light. Sadly, they

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Review: Wolfbrigade ‘The Enemy: Reality’

22nd November 201911th December 2019 Reza Mills Crust, Death Crust, Southern Lord, The Enemy: Reality, Wolfbrigade

The roots of Wolfbrigade can be traced back to the early 80’s and a band called Anti-Cimex who were Sweden’s

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Review: Circle ‘Terminal’ 2017

16th September 20193rd October 2019 Daniel Pietersen 2017, Circle, Experimental, Review, Southern Lord, Terminal

The Finnish collective that makes up Circle are one of those bands that have gathered a small dictionary of words

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Sunn O))) ‘Kannon’ CD/LP/DD 2015

14th December 20151st November 2019 Daniel Pietersen 2015, CD, Daniel Pietersen, Digital, Drone, Experimental, Heavy, Kannon, LP, Review, Southern Lord, Sunn O)))

Sunn O))) have made a career out of taking their ‘signature’ sound, huge walls of reverberating guitars that punch holes

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BIG|BRAVE ‘Au De La’ CD/LP/DD 2015

9th October 20152nd September 2019 Will Beattie 2015, Au De La, BIG|BRAVE, CD, Digital, Drone, Experimental, LP, Review, Soundscapes, Southern Lord, Will Beattie

If a band can sound both abrasive and introspective in equal measure, then that is the sound of Montreal’s BIG|BRAVE.

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Black Breath ‘Slaves Beyond Death’ CD/LP/DD 2015

7th October 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2015, Black Breath, CD, Death Metal, Digital, Hardcore, LP, Pete Green, Review, Slaves Beyond Death, Southern Lord, Thrash Metal

Hmmmm. You know that feeling you get when you can see entirely where a band are journeying to and you

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Goatsnake ‘Black Age Blues’ CD/LP/DD 2015

8th July 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2015, Black Age Blues, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Doom, Goatsnake, Heavy, LP, Pete Green, Review, Southern Lord

The gentle patter of rain on a tin roof, a harmonica chiming in the night, the imposing calm of a

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Pelican ‘The Cliff’ 12″/DD 2015

20th April 20153rd September 2019 Jay Hampshire 12", 2015, Digital, Experimental, Jay Hampshire, Justin K Broadrick, Palms, Pelican, Post-Rock, Review, Southern Lord, The Cliff

Illinois post-rock veterans Pelican may not have reached the same level of popularity as a number of their peers (but

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Warhorse ‘As Heaven Turns To Ash…/I Am Dying’ LP/DD Reissue 2015

6th April 20153rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2015, As Heaven Turns To Ash..., Digital, Doom, Heavy, I Am Dying, LP, Reissue, Review, Sandy Williamson, Southern Lord, Warhorse

As Heaven Turns to Ash… is one of those records that you read about, a record that casts a long