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Svart Records

Night Viper – S/T
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Night Viper – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2015

21st November 20154th November 2019 Pete Green 2015, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Metal, Night Viper, Pete Green, Review, Self Titled, Svart Records, Thrash Metal

In my book, if you’re going to call your band something as naughty as Night Viper, then you’d better show

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Jess And The Ancient Ones 'Second Psychedelic Coming: The Aquarius Tapes'
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Jess And The Ancient Ones ‘Second Psychedelic Coming: The Aquarius Tapes’ CD/LP/DD 2015

19th November 20154th November 2019 Will Beattie 2015, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Jess And The Ancient Ones, LP, Occult Rock, Psych, Review, Second Psychedelic Coming: The Aquarius Tapes, Svart Records, Will Beattie

The ‘occult rock’ tag has been thrown around a fair few times over the last five years; in 2015 the

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Sabbath Assembly – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2015

7th September 20152nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2015, Ambient, CD, Digital, Experimental, Guido Segers, LP, Occult Rock, Review, Sabbath Assembly, Self Titled, Svart Records, The Church Of The Final Judgment

Never walk into something religious unprepared. Not only is it so that you don’t offend someone, but you also might

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Skepticism ‘Ordeal’ CD/LP/DVD 2015

14th August 20152nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2015, Atmospheric, CD, DVD, Funeral Doom, Guido Segers, Heavy, LP, Ordeal, Review, Skepticism, Svart Records

Regarded as one of the pioneers of the infamous funeral doom genre, Skepticism has a long history of making heavy

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Pombagira ‘Flesh Throne Press’ CD/LP/DD 2015

26th July 20153rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Flesh Throne Press, Heavy, Jeremy Moore, LP, Pombagira, Psychedelic, Review, Svart Records

When artists persevere despite a culture of dissent, the very act of charting a new course can be considered an

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Garden Of Worm ‘Idle Stones’ CD/LP/DD 2015

4th April 20153rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Experimental, Garden Of Worm, Heavy Rock, Idle Stones, LP, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Svart Records

Doom metal, by its very nature and definition, moves slowly – that’s a given – but when you have a

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Acid King ‘Middle Of Nowhere, Center Of Everywhere’ CD/LP/DD 2015

4th April 20153rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2015, Acid King, Jeremy Moore, Middle Of Nowhere Center Of Everywhere, Review, Svart Records

1999’s Busse Woods (Man’s Ruin) proved a pivotal release and milestone for Acid King founding members Lori S. (guitars/vocals) and

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GARDEN OF WORM Set To Release ‘Idle Stones’ March 6th Via Svart Records

19th February 2015 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Doom, Garden Of Worm, New Album Details, News, Psychedelic, Svart Records, The Obelisk

Finnish doom metallers GARDEN OF WORM premiered the new track “Summer’s Isle, Including Caravan” earlier in the week (stream HERE)

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ACID KING Return With ‘Middle Of Nowhere, Center Of Everywhere’ To Be Released On Svart Records

9th February 2015 Lee Edwards Acid King, Doom, Middle Of Nowhere Center Of Everywhere, New Album Details, News, Svart Records

Roll out the red carpet – ACID KING are breaking their ten year studio silence with a new, deliriously heavy

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Callisto ‘Secret Youth’ CD/LP/DD 2015

8th February 20153rd September 2019 Jason Hough 2015, Atmospheric, Callisto, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Jason Hough, LP, Post-Rock, Review, Secret Youth, Svart Records

If you could ever tag a band as explorers, then the Finnish metal collective of Callisto are traversing arctic tundras

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POMBAGIRA Set Release Date For New Svart Records Album ‘Flesh Throne Press’; First Track Revealed

25th January 2015 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Flesh Throne Press, Grimoire Of The Baron Citadel, New Album Details, Peter Hamilton-Giles, Pombagira, Svart Records

Svart Records sets March 27th as the international release date for POMBAGIRA‘s highly anticipated new album, Flesh Throne Press. The

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