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Göden 'Beyond Darkness'
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Review: Göden ‘Beyond Darkness’

7th May 20205th June 2020 Reza Mills Beyond Darkness, Doom, Göden, Svart Records

Göden is the brand-new project from Stephen Flam, leader of death-doom legends Winter (named after an Amebix track) who existed

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Hexvessel ‘Kindred’
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Review: Hexvessel ‘Kindred’

18th March 202021st January 2021 Reza Mills Folk, Hexvessel, Kindred, Psychedelic, Svart Records

I’m not the world’s biggest folk music fan, I always found it a genre that was a little weightless and

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Harmaa Getto ‘Ovenvartija’
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Review: Harmaa Getto ‘Ovenvartija’

13th January 202031st January 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Harmaa Getto, Ovenvartija, Svart Records, Trip-Hop

Sometimes a record can come along and just leaves you wondering what you have listened to. I like to think

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The Deathtrip ‘Demon Solar Totem'
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Review: The Deathtrip ‘Demon Solar Totem’

6th November 201918th November 2019 Dave Bowes Black Metal, Demon Solar Totem, Profound Lore Records, Svart Records, The Deathtrip

The phrase ‘It’s a small World’ always feels redundant when discussing black metal. It’s a genre practically built on musician-sharing,

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Goatess ‘Blood And Wine’
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Review: Goatess ‘Blood And Wine’

20th September 20198th October 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blood And Wine, Goatess, Review, Stoner Doom, Svart Records

Goatess have been around embryonic since 2009 before solidifying as the current moniker in 2012, but have enjoyed being tipped

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Goatess ‘Purgatory Under New Management’
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Goatess ‘Purgatory Under New Management’ CD/LP/DD 2016

22nd April 201611th September 2019 Will Beattie 2016, CD, Digital, Doom, Goatess, Heavy Rock, LP, Psych, Purgatory Under New Management, Review, Svart Records, Will Beattie

In spite of its self-evidently gloomy name, ‘doom’ is a vibrant genre. Contrary to the expectations of some, the scene

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Oranssi Pazuzu 'Värähtelijä'
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Oranssi Pazuzu ‘Värähtelijä’ CD/LP/DD 2016

9th February 20161st November 2019 Angela Davey 20 Buck Spin, 2016, Angela Davey, CD, Digital, Experimental, Heavy, LP, Oranssi Pazuzu, Psychedelic, Review, Svart Records, Värähtelijä

If credence is given to accounts of the mystic experience, we are forced to recognise that certain mystics have succeeded

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Peace Killers - S/T
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Peace Killers – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2016

2nd February 20161st November 2019 Ollie Stygall 2016, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Peace Killers, Review, Self Titled, Svart Records

When a band’s bio claims that a band have a combined 40 years in the Sacramento punk and hardcore scene

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High Priest Of Saturn 'Son Of Earth And Sky'
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High Priest Of Saturn ‘Son Of Earth And Sky’ CD/LP/DD 2016

1st February 20161st November 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, CD, Digital, Doom, High Priest Of Saturn, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Psych, Review, Son Of Earth And Sky, Svart Records

Norway is known more for it’s glaciers, coastal fjords and black metal than it is for a laid back psychedelic

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High Priest Of Saturn
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HIGH PRIEST OF SATURN Stream New Track ‘Aeolian Dunes’; Svart Records To Release Sophomore Album Next Month

20th January 201615th September 2019 Lee Edwards Aeolian Dunes, Audio Stream, High Priest Of Saturn, New Album Details, News, Son Of Earth And Sky, Svart Records

In 2013, an unexpected creature fell from the sky and landed in Trondheim, Norway where it took possession of three

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Mansion 'Altar Sermon'
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Mansion ‘Altar Sermon’ 12″/DD 2015

17th December 20151st November 2019 John Reppion 12", 2015, Altar Sermon, Classic Rock, Digital, Doom Rock, John Reppion, Mansion, Occult Rock, Review, Svart Records

I’ve been a fan of Finland’s creepy Kartonistic Christian cult pop doomers Mansion since 2013’s debut We Shall Live EP.

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