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Stone Axe ‘II’ CD 2010

1st August 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, II, Music Abuse Records, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Southern Rock, Stone Axe, Stone Axe II, Tony Reed

Imagine the scenario; at one stage all the greatest bands of the late 60’s and 70’s were struggling to catch

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Sasquatch ‘III’ CD 2010

30th July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, III, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sasquatch, Small Stone Records, Southern Rock

Now, if the mythical Bigfoot, or Sasquatch with whom this band shares its name were to listen to music you

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The Brought Low ‘Third Record’ CD 2010

28th July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records, Southern Rock, The Brought Low, Third Record

I am a fool, a complete bloody fool!!! That The Brought Low have been on the scene and have previously

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Widows ‘Raise The Monolith’ CDEP 2010

9th July 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Bad News Records, CDEP, Doom, Paul Robertson, Raise The Monolith, Review, Sludge, Southern Rock, Widows

Widows are DEFINITELY here to rock our faces off. The Nottingham-based hooligans play it like they mean it across all

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Sun Gods In Exile ‘Black Light, White Lines’ CD 2009

15th May 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall Black Light, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records, Southern Rock, Sun Gods In Exile, White Lines

Well God dam…put some Budweiser on ice, gun the throttle on the Mustang, wind down the windows and let’s kick

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Grifter ‘The Simplicity Of The Riff Is Key’ CDEP 2010

12th May 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, Blues Rock, Catacomb Records, CDEP, Classic Rock, Grifter, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Southern Rock, The Simplicity Of The Riff Is Key

Ever since Grifter burst onto the scene back in 2004/2005 with a beer in hand, a roach in the ashtray

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Yellowtooth – S/T – CDEP 2008

10th June 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CDEP, Doom, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Southern Rock, Yellowtooth

Yellowtooth come growling and gurning out of Michigan City, Indiana, ripping out down-tuned metal-doom with a real spicy Southern flavour

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Deadbird ‘Twilight Ritual’ CD 2008

26th December 20083rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, At A Loss Recordings, CD, Deadbird, Doom, Hardcore, Review, Sludge, Southern Rock, Twilight Ritual

The power-up of the slow warming amp valves and an immediate wail of feedback, then, the sudden drop as the

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Grifter ‘The High Unholy Mighty Rollin’ CDEP 2008

29th July 20083rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, Blues Rock, CDEP, Classic Rock, Fury 76 Records, Grifter, Heavy Rock, Review, Southern Rock, The High Unholy Mighty Rollin

Like that day old taste of sour mash, that tinnitus from blasting AC/DC and Clutch out of your car stereo

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Fatty Chan ‘Tunguska’ CDEP 2008

15th March 20086th September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CDEP, Fatty Chan, Heavy Rock, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Review, Southern Rock, Tunguska

I’m guessing the name Fatty Chan won’t mean too much to anyone at the moment as, although the band have

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Grifter ‘Elephantine’ Demo 2005

9th January 20066th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Demo, Elephantine, Grifter, Heavy Rock, Lee Edwards, Review, Self Released, Southern Rock

I’d been eagerly awaiting this debut demo for sometime now from new kid of British Stoner Rock Grifter and it

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