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Top Ten 2022

Sandy Williamson - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Sandy Williamson

29th December 20226th February 2023 Sandy Williamson Boris, Darkthrone, Et Moriemur, Kurokuma, Malignant Aura, Monasterium, Problem With Dragons, The Otolith, Top Ten 2022, Tzompantli

Christ, this year has been a blur for me, what with real life work, blogging, and the exponential growth in

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Rob Walsh - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Rob Walsh

28th December 20226th February 2023 Rob Walsh Big Scenic Nowhere, Cave In, Clutch, Elder, Faith In Jane, Famyne, Longheads, Nine Moons, Tau & The Drones Of Praise, The Swell Fellas, Top Ten 2022

For me personally, 2022 was a year where I could finally enjoy live music again. In addition to the constraints

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David J McLaren - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: David J McLaren

27th December 20226th February 2023 David J McLaren Cave In, Chrome Ghost, Hath, Hot Water Music, Messa, Pyrithe, Sator, The Afghan Whigs, Top Ten 2022, Ufomammut, Yob

What a great year for music – it’s been so difficult to keep up with all the brilliant releases –

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Nessie Spencer - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Nessie Spencer

26th December 20226th February 2023 Nessie Spencer Conjurer, Dead Cross, Decasia, Final Light, Helms Alee, King Buffalo, Lathe, Messa, Soul Glo, Top Ten 2022, Wormrot

I’m not going to lie, 2022 can suck my left one. My mental health has seriously declined, which had a

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Josh Schneider - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Josh Schneider

23rd December 20226th February 2023 Josh Schneider 10000 Years, Brujas del Sol, Earthrise, King Bastard, King Buffalo, Michael Rudolph Cummings, Russian Circles, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Smoke, Top Ten 2022, Valley Of The Sun

Here we are again at the end of a very fast-moving year. As mentioned in a previous review, time has

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George Green - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: George Green

21st December 20226th February 2023 George Green Black Sun Void, Charlie Butler, Colossloth, Eyrth, Gnod, John Pope, Lucy Adlington, Primitive Knot, Stonecirclesampler, The Utopia Strong, Top Ten 2022, War//Plague

2022! Woah, you came in boots first, studs up, like an out of shape Sunday League footballer determined to do

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Matt Alexander - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Matt Alexander

20th December 20226th February 2023 Matt Alexander Autophagy, Chaotian, Cruz, Heaving Earth, Inanna, Live Burial, Shrouded Infinity, Top Ten 2022, Vacuous, Worm

As the world burns, music remains an indelible source of hope and happiness for me so… hello to you the

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Martin Williams - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Martin Williams

19th December 20226th February 2023 Martin Williams Cave In, Clutch, Earthless, Ecstatic Vision, Matt Pike, Nebula, Off!, Steak, Telekinetic Yeti, Top Ten 2022, Wo Fat

Evidently, I’ve been trapped in some sort of space/time warp since March of 2020. Somehow, someway, I’ve passed right by

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Lee Beamish - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Lee Beamish

16th December 20226th February 2023 Lee Beamish Deadhead, Drowse, Feed Me To The Waves, Jo Quail, Pit Pony, Reverend Mother, Serpentent, The Bobby Lees, The Gathering, Top Ten 2022, VLMV

Well, hey there, how you been, it’s been quite the year, right? So, musically, there was some proper dross out

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Reza Mills - 2022 - Iran Flag 1964-1980
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Top Ten Of 2022: Reza Mills

15th December 20226th February 2023 Reza Mills Black Math Horseman, Grieving Sea, Lustmord, Mac Gollehon, Munly & The Lupercalians, Tension Span, The Bobby Lees, The Catatonics, The Lord, The Shenandoah Electric Company, Top Ten 2022

Well, it’s been one hell of a year, I won’t endeavour to touch on the Geo-Political comings and goings, we

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Dave Bowes - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Dave Bowes

14th December 20226th February 2023 Dave Bowes BlackLab, Blut Aus Nord, Boris, Celeste, Chat Pile, Cult Of Luna, GGGOLDDD, The Lovecraft Sextet, Top Ten 2022, Zeal & Ardor

I’ll admit that I didn’t have high hopes going into 2022. It was coming off the back of a year

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Premiere: Ensemble Tikoro ‘Tortoise’ – New Album Lands 23rd October via Jangjang Records
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Enter the hypnotic, boundary-pushing world of Ensemble Tikoro as The Shaman premieres their formidable new full-length work, Tortoise, ahead of

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Premiere: SALVATION ‘Depression’ – New Album ‘The Haunted’ Lands On 16th October
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