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shEver ‘Rituals’ CD 2012

28th July 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Atmospheric, CD, Doom, Heavy, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Rituals, shEver, Totalrust Music

Having been in existence since the early Noughties, Switzerland’s shEver have produced several self released albums and put in a

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Botanist ‘III – Doom In Bloom/Allies’ 2xCD 2012

24th July 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Atmospheric, Avant-Garde, Black Metal, Blackened Doom, Botanist, Experimental, III - Doom In Bloom/Allies, Paul Robertson, Post-Rock, Review, Totalrust Music

I’m always drawn to the rampant individualists in music, those brave souls who go out on a limb and plough

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shEver & Botanist: OUT NOW Via TotalRust Music

15th May 2012 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Botanist, Botanist III, Doom In Blood & Allies, New Album Details, News, Now Available, shEver, Totalrust Music

TOTALRUST MUSIC are pleased to announce the new albums of shEver (female Doom/Death from Switzerland) and Botanist (mysterious San Francisco

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Tort – S/T – CD 2012

27th February 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, CD, Doom, Metal, Pete Green, Review, Self Titled, Sludge, Thrash Metal, Tort, Totalrust Music

Thrash metal. Doom metal. One an unrelenting and unforgivingly savage Minotaur trapped in the dungeon of its own manic psychosis;

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Lurk – S/T – CD 2012

10th February 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, CD, Doom, Lurk, Metal, Pete Green, Review, Self Titled, Sludge, Totalrust Music

With a front cover and inner sleeve featuring grisly images of the jaw lines of what look like mechanised, alien

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TotalRust Sign The Doom Band shEver

14th January 2012 Lee Edwards New Album Details, News, Rituals, shEver, Totalrust Music

TotalRust is honoured to welcome the Doom band, shEver! These four witches from Switzerland play Sludge Doom Death that is

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Latest News From TotalRust Music

8th November 2011 Lee Edwards Botanist, Geist, Lurk, News, Tort, Totalrust Music

TotalRust will release LURK’s debut release We are proud to announce that Lurk’s first full-length will be released through TotalRust.

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Abysmal Darkening ‘No Light Behind…’ CD 2011

21st July 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Abysmal Darkening, Atmospheric, Blackened Doom, CD, Doom, No Light Behind, Paul Robertson, Review, Totalrust Music

Loathe as I am to use the description, I really cannot think of a better example of ‘Blackened Doom’ than

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Highgate ‘Black Frost Fallout’ CD 2011

18th July 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Black Frost Fallout, Blackened Doom, CD, Doom, Funeral Doom, Highgate, Paul Robertson, Review, Sludge, Totalrust Music

Kentucky blackened sludge behemoths Highgate give us this ‘tying up the loose ends’ compilation of demo, live and unreleased tracks

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Pyramido ‘Salt’ CD 2011

2nd June 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2011, CD, Crust, Doom, Hardcore, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Pyramido, Review, Salt, Sludge, Totalrust Music

Pyramido have emerged from Sweden as one of most exciting bands to be playing music that merges hardcore with doom.

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Lords Of Bukkake ‘Desorden Y Rencor’ CD 2010

19th August 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CD, Crust, Desorden Y Rencor, Doom, Heavy, Lords Of Bukkake, Paul Robertson, Review, Sludge, Totalrust Music

Wilfully nasty sludge from genuine Spaniards, as opposed to strange Japanese men who sing in spanish, here on the unpleasantly-named

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