Review: Twin Serpent ‘True Norwegian Blackgrass’
Twin Serpent from Trondheim, Norway comprises Timo Silvola (vocals/banjo/acoustic guitar), Hanna Fauske (vocals/bass), Tony Gonzalez (electric guitar/choir) and Viktor Kristensen
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Svart Records
Review: Dome Runner ‘World Panopticon’
I last checked in with Finish industrial metal juggernaut Dome Runner back in 2021 to review their debut album Conflict
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Review: Backengrillen ‘Backengrillen’
Sweden’s most famous hardcore punk band, Refused, consistently demonstrated an unquenchable thirst for destruction and distraction, a spirit that seemed
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The Gates Of Slumber: An Interview With Guitarist/Vocalist Karl Simon
Fans of The Gates Of Slumber would have been salivating at the prospect of a new album, and after thirteen
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Review: The Gates Of Slumber ‘The Gates Of Slumber’
I’ve got this overpowering memory of the one and only time I witnessed the extreme doom power of Indiana’s finest
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Review: Pekka Laine ‘Pekka Laine & The Enchanted In Slumberland’
As a fan of surf inflected artists such as Man Or Astro-Man?, Agent Orange and East Bay Ray (Dead Kennedys),
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Review: Kati Rán ‘SÁLA’
In the nine years since the release of her debut album LYS, multi-instrumentalist Kati Rán has been busy embracing the
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Review: Henrik Palm ‘Nerd Icon’
You may be familiar with Henrik Palm from the time he spent with Ghost, the much-hyped band and not one
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Review: The Lunar Effect ‘Sounds Of Green And Blue’
It’s not easy being a Shaman scribe. As well as the challenging entrance exams, robust scribe CPD requirements and having
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Through The Lens: JAAW / [slab] @ The White Hotel, Salford, 20th September 2023
One of these days I’ll finally catch up on the backlog of photos I need to sort through after a
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Review: Virta ‘Horros’
Some bands are a revelation. You can’t quite put your finger on just what it is exactly, but they manage
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