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Stevie Floyd / Aerial Ruin – Split LP/DD 2013

27th August 20133rd September 2019 Ross McKendrick 2013, Aerial Ruin, Dark, Digital, Erik Moggridge, Experimental, Folk, LP, Review, Ross McKendrick, Self Released, Split, Stevie Floyd

More than just a mere split LP, this release is more of a collaboration between Stevie Floyd and Aerial Ruin,

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SLABDRAGGER & MEADOWS Split 12″ Now Available To Stream & Download Via Head Of Crom

3rd May 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Digital Download, Head Of Crom Records, Meadows, News, Slabdragger, Split

Last year’s phenomenal split 12″ between Croydon’s super-duper-stoner-fuck-ups SLABDRAGGER and rural Suffolk’s sludge-core-dandies MEADOWS is now available as a digital

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Conan / Bongripper – Split 12”/DD 2013

2nd May 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 12", 2013, Bongripper, Conan, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Holy Roar Records, Review, Sludge, Split, Tom McKibbin

If you are reading this then we are fortunate that the recent Bongripper / Conan UK tour hasn’t levelled our

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Cough / Windhand ‘Reflection Of The Negative’ Split CD/LP/DD 2013

25th April 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2013, CD, Cough, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Reflection Of The Negative, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge, Split, Tom McKibbin, Windhand

Richmond, Virginia may be a city better known for its blues, country, and bluegrass music and the Richmond Folk Festival

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JK Flesh / Prurient ‘Worship Is The Cleansing Of The Imagination’ Split LP 2012

14th December 20123rd September 2019 Chris Moore 2012, Chris Moore, Dominick Fernow, Dub, Experimental, Industrial, JK Flesh, Justin K Broadrick, LP, Noise, Prurient, Review, Split, Worship Is The Cleansing Of The Imagination

‘Worship Is The Cleansing Of The Imagination’ is a collaborative release (and more than likely Hydra Head’s last ever it

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Skin Like Iron / Nails – Split 7″ 2012

4th February 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, 7", Adam Stone, Crust, Grindcore, Hardcore, Nails, Review, Self Released, Skin Like Iron, Skin Like Iron / Nails, Split, Split 7"

When I saw this one up for grabs I went for it quick. ‘Unsilent Death’ by Nails is one of

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Volition / Juhyo – Split 3″ CD/Cassette 2011

31st January 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2011, 3" CD, Cassette, Death Doom, Doom, Drone, Heavy, Juhyo, Noise, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Small Doses, Split, Volition

If you were to look up “underrated extreme music from the UK” you can bet your life that, amongst the

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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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Magma Rise / The Asound – Split 7″ 2011

12th September 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, Doom, Hardcore, Magma Rise, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Punk, Review, Split, Split 7", The Asound, Tsuguri Records

Split EP’s are a fantastic idea to my mind. A frustratingly short sample of music from the band you like

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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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Sons Of Alpha Centauri / Karma To Burn – Split 7″ 2010

9th August 201123rd February 2024 Paul Robertson 2010, 7", Desert Rock, Heavy Rock, Instrumental, Karma To Burn, Kitchen Dweller, Paul Robertson, Prog Rock, Review, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Split, Split 7", Stoner Rock

I’m pretty damn sure that, at this stage of the game, I don’t need to tell you who Karma To

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