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Spiritus Mortis 'The Great Seal'
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Review: Spiritus Mortis ‘The Great Seal’

6th September 20229th December 2022 Sandy Williamson Doom, Metal, Spiritus Mortis, Svart Records

Classic Finnish doom legends Spiritus Mortis have been churning out mighty hymns to heavy metal since 1988, but The Great

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Review: Serpentent 'Ancient Tomes, Volume I: Mother Of Light'
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Review: Serpentent ‘Ancient Tomes, Volume I: Mother Of Light’

23rd May 20221st July 2022 Lee Beamish Folk, Serpentent, Svart Records

Ancient Tomes, Volume I: Mother Of Light, the debut album by Serpentent, has just been released through Svart Records, and

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Famyne 'II: The Ground Below'
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Review: Famyne ‘II: The Ground Below’

19th May 20221st July 2022 Rob Walsh Doom, Famyne, Grunge, Svart Records

Ahhh Canterbury. The region is perhaps best known for its scenic beauty, literature and ancient cathedrals. Musically, it is perhaps

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Kaleidobolt 'This One Simple Trick'
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Review: Kaleidobolt ‘This One Simple Trick’

12th May 202217th June 2022 Martin Williams Garage, Kaleidobolt, Prog, Psych, Svart Records

It’s been cool to watch the expansion of stoner, doom, and heavy rock & roll over the course of the

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I Am The Night 'While The Gods Are Sleeping'
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Review: I Am The Night ‘While The Gods Are Sleeping’

11th May 202215th June 2022 Sandy Williamson Black Metal, I Am The Night, Svart Records

I Am the Night may be a brand new entity but their music is conjured into being by four long

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Messa 'Close'
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Review: Messa ‘Close’

14th March 20224th May 2022 David J McLaren Doom Rock, Messa, Svart Records

At the time of the release of their debut album Belfry, it was easy to describe Messa as an Italian

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Deathbell 'A Nocturnal Crossing'
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Review: Deathbell ‘A Nocturnal Crossing’

22nd February 202228th March 2022 Lee Beamish Deathbell, Doom Rock, Svart Records

One genre which has come to light for me in recent years is that of occult doom. A sub-genre I

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40 Watt Sun ‘Perfect Light’
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Review: 40 Watt Sun ‘Perfect Light’

19th January 20222nd March 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden 40 Watt Sun, Acoustic, Cappio Records, Doom, Svart Records

Sometimes the process of writing about music is as complex and difficult to pin down as the idea of writing

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Doodswens ‘Lichtvrees’
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Review: Doodswens ‘Lichtvrees’

10th December 202111th January 2022 Jamie Grimes Black Metal, Doodswens, Svart Records

There’s a point early in Zwarte Staar, the powerful third track on this debut album by Doodswens where, in spite

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Dust Mountain ‘Hymns For Wilderness’
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Review: Dust Mountain ‘Hymns For Wilderness’

19th October 202126th November 2021 Harry Holmes Acid Rock, Dust Mountain, Folk, Svart Records

April this year seems long ages ago, and much of Roadburn Festival’s spectacular effort to bring the world a piece

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Green Lung ‘Black Harvest’
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Review: Green Lung ‘Black Harvest’

18th October 202126th November 2021 Martin Williams Doom, Green Lung, Heavy Rock, Svart Records

London’s Green Lung made quite the impact, initially with their debut EP Free The Witch, but went global with their

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