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Surrounded By Shadows

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SORXE: Debut Album Out Now & Streaming At American Aftermath; US Tour With Godhunter Announced

4th September 2014 Lee Edwards American Aftermath, Audio Stream, Godhunter, LuciFest, Midnite Communion II, News, Sorxe, Southwest Terror Fest, Surrounded By Shadows, US Tour 2014

The ominously titled Surrounded By Shadows, the debut full-length release from Phoenix, Arizona-based psychedelic doom quartet, SORXE, is out now.

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Sorxe ‘Surrounded By Shadows’ CD/DD 2014

31st August 20143rd September 2019 Glen Westall 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, Glen Westall, Heavy, Post-Metal, Review, Self Released, Sorxe, Surrounded By Shadows

Some bands, for better or worse, fall into easily outlined genre definitions. They take the conventions of an established genre

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SORXE: The Obelisk Premieres Mammoth LP-Closing Movement From Phoenix Doom/Sludge Quartet

22nd August 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Cvlt Nation, New Album Details, News, Sorxe, Southwest Terror Fest, Surrounded By Shadows, The Mountain Man, The Obelisk

Gateway to the doom/sludge/stoner/rock underground, The Obelisk, opens a portal to the mammoth closing number from SORXE’s debut LP, Surrounded

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SORXE: Cvlt Nation Leaks Track From Debut Album By Diverse Doom/Sludge Quartet

4th August 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Cvlt Nation, New Album Details, News, Sorxe, Southwest Terror Fest, Steamroller, Surrounded By Shadows

Preceding its release at the beginning of September, the opening track to Phoenix, Arizona-based sludge/doom metal outfit, SORXE’s debut album,

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SORXE: Phoenix Doom/Sludge Metal Act Sets Debut Album ‘Surrounded By Shadows’ For Summer Release

25th July 2014 Lee Edwards New Album Details, News, Sorxe, Southwest Terror Fest, Surrounded By Shadows

Phoenix, Arizona-based sludge/doom metal quartet, SORXE, has recently recorded and finalized the audio for their upcoming debut full-length release, Surrounded

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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress
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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress

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Emerging once again from the Bristolian mire, the amphibious overlords known as Froglord return to deliver another dose of thick,

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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