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Review: Mano De Mono 'Chameleon Tongue'
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Review: Mano De Mono ‘Chameleon Tongue’

17th May 202217th June 2022 Goro Riffs Electric Valley Records, Mano De Mono, Sludge, Southern Rock

A tree comes down in the forest, and it’s definitely heard. Something massive this way comes, and sure enough, it’s

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The Electric Mud ‘Black Wool’
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Review: The Electric Mud ‘Black Wool’ EP

24th September 202128th October 2021 Maxx Independent, Southern Rock, The Electric Mud

The Electric Mud are back for an independently issued quick visit with their four track, twenty four minute EP titled

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Desert Storm ‘Horizontal Life’ CD/DD 2013

9th April 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2013, Blindsight Records, CD, Desert Storm, Digital, Heavy Rock, Horizontal Life, Review, Southern Rock, Tom McKibbin

Oxford’s stoner groove merchants Desert Storm have had a pretty good few years. In the time since their second album

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Clamfight ‘I Versus The Glacier’ CD 2013

6th February 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, CD, Clamfight, Doom, I Versus The Glacier, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Review, Southern Rock, The Maple Forum, The Obelisk

With a list of influences that contains some of the most treasured artists in my record collection (Led Zeppelin, Black

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Southern Badass ‘Born In Mud’ CD/DD 2012

20th December 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Born In Mud, CD, Digital, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Ozium Records, Review, Sludge, Southern Badass, Southern Rock

Some bands manage to capture an essence, a feel that permeates through the music and ‘Born In Mud’ comes some

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Widows ‘Death Valley Duchess’ CD 2012

3rd August 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Bad News Records, CD, Death Valley Duchess, Doom, Paul Robertson, Review, Sludge, Southern Rock, Widows

When Def Leppard came up with the name Bludgeon Riffola for their record label maybe, just maybe, Joe Elliot and

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Stone Axe ‘II’ 2 x CD Deluxe Edition 2012

2nd March 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, CD, Classic Rock, Deluxe Edition, Heavy Rock, II, Reissue, Review, Ripple Music, Saúl Do Caixão, Southern Rock, Stone Axe, Stone Axe II, Tony Reed

I have a specific memory of the first time I saw Stone Axe – it was the Saturday before Roadburn

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Sun Gods In Exile ‘Thanks For The Silver’ CD/DD 2012

1st March 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, CD, DD, Digital Download, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records, Southern Rock, Sun Gods In Exile, Thanks For The Silver

Well good God y’all!!! When the Sun Gods’ debut, “Black Light, White Lines” landed in 2009 it was a fine,

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Dixie Witch ‘Let It Roll’ CD/DD 2011

30th October 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Classic Rock, DD, Digital Download, Dixie Witch, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, Let It Roll, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records, Southern Rock

Twelve years and four albums into their career and five years since the last album, “Smoke And Mirrors” it’s very

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Borracho ‘Splitting Sky’ CD/LP 2011

2nd August 201123rd February 2024 Ollie Stygall 2011, Borracho, CD, Heavy Rock, LP, No Balls Records, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Southern Rock, Splitting Sky, Stoner Rock

Do you ever look at someone with the distinct feeling that you know them from somewhere but just can’t really

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Backwoods Payback ‘Momantha’ CD 2011

22nd July 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, Backwoods Payback, CD, Heavy Rock, Momantha, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records, Southern Rock

Backwoods Payback! The name conjures images of some kind of Deliverance style, hillbilly redneck revenge killing…all plaid shirts, mountains of

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