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Spider Goat Canyon / Hotel Wrecking City Traders – Split CD/DD 2012

17th January 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Bro Fidelity Records, Digital, Heavy Rock, Hotel Wrecking City Traders, Instrumental, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Psychedelic, Review, Space Rock, Spider Goat Canyon, Split CD

Hotel Wrecking City Traders came to my attention through a split 12″ with fellow label mates Waterways and Sons Of

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SardoniS/Eternal Elysium ‘Ascending Circulation’ – Split CDEP 2012

27th December 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Ascending Circulation, Doom, Eternal Elysium, Hammerheart Records, Instrumental, Pete Green, Review, SardoniS, Sludge, Split CD

The Japanese get all the coolest things in life first: sushi, bullet trains, ninjas, walkmans, ‘Made in Japan’, and now

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Groan / Vinum Sabbatum – Split CD 2011

29th September 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Classic Rock, Doom, Doomanoid Records, Groan, Ollie Stygall, Prog Rock, Review, Split, Split CD, Vinum Sabbatum

For a label barely 2 years into their existence, Doomanoid Records have grown at a rate far beyond their tender

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Caretaker / Undersmile – Split CDEP 2011

21st August 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, Blindsight Records, Caretaker, CD, Doom, Math Rock, Ollie Stygall, Post-Hardcore, Review, Sludge, Split, Split CD, Undersmile

Split releases can be odd little things. Sometimes they highlight musically sympathetic like minded souls and at other times they

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The Moon Mistress / Snakerider ‘Obsessed By Cursed Wastelands’ Split CD 2011

6th August 20113rd September 2019 Cyrill 2011, Cyrill, Doom, Obsessed By Cursed Wastelands, Pestis Insaniae Records, Psychedelic, Review, Sludge, Snakerider, Split, Split CD, The Moon Mistress

For those yet unfamiliar with this record the only advice I can offer is that you should immediately improve the

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Conan vs Slomatics – Split CD/12″ 2011

12th April 20114th November 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 12", 2011, Aurora Borealis, CD, Conan, Conan vs Slomatics, Doom, Head Of Crom Records, Heavy, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review, Slomatics, Sludge, Split, Split 12", Split CD

Two giants lock horns on this new split release by Head of Crom Records. Conan and Slomatics are a formidable

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Aquilonian & Sollubi – Split CD 2010

20th June 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Aquilonian, Aquilonian & Sollubi, Bongzilla, CD, Choking Hazard Records, Doom, Drone, Heavy, Paul Robertson, Review, Sollubi, Split, Split CD

Containing as it does the first recorded material from ex-Bongzilla duo Aquilonian, I guess you could call this release ‘eagerly

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Iroha & Fragment ‘Bittersweet’ CD/LP 2010

17th June 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson Ambient, Andy Swan, Collaboration, Denovali Records, Diarmuid Dalton, Drone, Experimental, Fragment, Industrial, Iroha, Paul Robertson, Review, Shoegaze, Split, Split CD

An interesting CD, here, with a heavy Justin Broadrick connection. Iroha feature Andy Swan, ex-of Broadrick’s Final project AND current

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War Coma / Jesus Bruiser – Split CD 2010

11th June 20103rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2010, Adam Stone, Crust, D-Beat, Grindcore, Hardcore, Jesus Bruiser, Pumpkin Records, Punk, Review, Split, Split CD, War Coma

Punk is an attitude. I don’t win any journalistic awards for pointing out that hackneyed nugget of insight. It’s been

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Jucifer/Show Of Bedlam – Split CD 2009

8th April 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, Choking Hazard Records, Doom, Heavy, Jucifer, Paul Robertson, Review, Show Of Bedlam, Sludge, Split, Split CD, Stoner Doom, Two Piece

Two bands fronted by righteous, rawkin’ chicks sharing one wee silver disc here – two-headed sludge rawk behemoth Jucifer bring

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Kodiak / Nadja – Split CD 2009

3rd February 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, Aidan Baker, Atmospheric, CD, Denovali Records, Drone, Experimental, Kodiak, Nadja, Paul Robertson, Review, Split, Split CD

Ominous drones abound on this split release from Kodiak and the ridiculously prolific Nadja, with one track by each act.

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