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Review: Ragana & Drowse ‘Ash Souvenir’

19th January 202619th January 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Black Metal, Doomgaze, Drowse, Ragana, The Flenser

It might seem peculiar, but some of the times when encountering a new band, my initial attraction is almost entirely

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Review: Pyramids ‘Pythagoras’

8th August 20258th August 2025 Rob Walsh Blackgaze, Dream Pop, Electronic, Pyramids, The Flenser

Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician and philosopher that many modern scholars are still stumped on several millennia later, unsure of

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Review: Kathryn Mohr ‘Waiting Room’

4th March 20254th March 2025 Lee Beamish Kathryn Mohr, The Flenser

When I’m not engaging in copious amounts of shouty screamy music or finding myself on the receiving end of large

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Review: Chat Pile ‘Cool World’

16th October 202416th October 2024 Lee Beamish Chat Pile, Noise-Rock, The Flenser

Hailing from Oklahoma in the US, Chat Pile seem to be on a mission. A voyage into the darkness within

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Review: Uboa ‘Impossible Light’

13th August 202413th August 2024 Reza Mills Ambient, Experimental, Noise, The Flenser, Uboa

I have a soft spot for San Francisco based label The Flenser; Midwife, Mamaleek, Agriculture, Ragana and the recent Your

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Review: Ragana ‘Desolation’s Flower’

12th December 202312th December 2023 Richard Murray Black Metal, Ragana, The Flenser

I saw Ragana several months ago. The music festival was Oblivion Access. The season was summer. The city was Austin,

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Drowse 'Wane Into It'
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Review: Drowse ‘Wane into It’

14th November 202221st December 2022 Lee Beamish Drowse, Shoegaze, The Flenser

As 2022 is drawing to a close, we tend to get quite reflective over the past year, and for me,

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Mamaleek 'Diner Coffee'
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Review: Mamaleek ‘Diner Coffee’

13th October 202217th December 2022 Richard Murray Jazz, Mamaleek, Metal, The Flenser

Mamaleek are two unknown brothers who weld black metal, trip hop, and jazz metal together. By masking the restrictions of

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Chat Pile 'God's Country'
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Review: Chat Pile ‘God’s Country’

5th August 202223rd September 2022 Jamie Grimes Chat Pile, Noise-Rock, The Flenser

If you’ve been following the brief but fascinating rise of Chat Pile, you’ll know there’s no one else quite like

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Botanist 'Photosynthesis'
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Review: Botanist ‘Photosynthesis’

20th November 202021st December 2020 Jamie Grimes Black Metal, Botanist, Experimental, Photosynthesis, The Flenser

Did you know that an independently released compilation of native Irish metal bands surfaced in the mid 80s called ‘Green

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COFFINWORM Announce Vinyl Release of ‘Great Bringer Of Night’ Via The Flenser

21st March 2012 Lee Edwards Coffinworm, Great Bringer Of Night, New LP Details, News, The Flenser

The Flenser are pleased to announce this latest addition to the fold, Indianapolis blackened sludge barbarians COFFINWORM. The San Francisco-based

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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

1st June 20261st June 2026 Lee Edwards

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

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

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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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