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Evangelist 'Ad Mortem Festinamus'
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Review: Evangelist ‘Ad Mortem Festinamus’

6th January 20218th February 2021 Randolph Whateley Ad Mortem Festinamus, Evangelist, Nine Records, Traditional Doom

Polish doom metallers, Evangelist formed back in 2008 and their decade long journey began with a debut full-length In Partibus

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Beastmaker 'You Must Sin'
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Beastmaker ‘You Must Sin’ 7″ 2016

28th February 20161st November 2019 Pete Green 2016, 7", Beastmaker, Doom, Heavy, Pete Green, Review, Rise Above Records, Traditional Doom, You Must Sin

Everyone loves a cheeky seven incher or two, right? We know our favourite vinyl-junkie friends at Rise Above certainly do,

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Iron Void ‘Doomsday’ CD/DD 2015

18th September 20153rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Doomanoid Records, Doomsday, Iron Void, Metal, Review, Sandy Williamson, Traditional Doom

Doom is an extraordinary, multifaceted genre of metal. Here, musicians and heavy music alchemists have stretched and strained the genre’s

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Album & EP Reviews I 

Iron Void – S/T – CD/DD 2014

27th October 20142nd September 2019 Pete Green 2014, Barbarian Wrath Records, CD, Digital, Doom, Iron Void, Metal, Pete Green, Review, Self Titled, Traditional Doom

With a name featuring the words “iron” and “void” (and bugger all else), a record label who’s mantra reads “Proudly

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The Skull ‘For Those Which Are Asleep’ CD/LP/DD 2014

20th October 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, For Those Which Are Asleep, Jeremy Moore, LP, Metal, Review, Tee Pee Records, The Skull, Traditional Doom

The Skull broke on the scene a few months back with a two track appetizer (Sometime Yesterday Mourning/Last Judgment EP

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Argus ‘Beyond The Martyrs’ CD/LP/DD 2013

11th December 20133rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2013, Alex Varley, Argus, Beyond The Martyrs, CD, Cruz Del Sur Music, Digital, Doom, LP, Metal, Review, Traditional Doom

Even in times when Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones dominate audience figures, fantasy drenched epic doom metal

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Second Graves ‘Antithesis’ 10″ 2013

3rd November 20133rd September 2019 Gordon Cameron 10", 2013, Antithesis, Gordon Cameron, Heavy, NWOBHM, Pariah Child Records, Review, Second Grave, Traditional Doom

Right from the opening twin lead intro to ‘Mourning Light‘ I’m not sure I’m the right person for a fair

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Album & EP Reviews I 

Iron Man ‘South Of The Earth’ CD/LP/DD 2013

21st October 20133rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2013, Alex Varley, CD, Digital, Heavy, Iron Man, LP, Metal, Metal Blade Records, Review, Rise Above Records, South Of The Earth, Traditional Doom

To the uninitiated Iron Man may appear to be a new band with the arrival of their widely publicised ‘South

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Demon Lung ‘The Hundredth Name’ CD/DD 2013

17th August 20132nd September 2019 Pete Green 2013, Candlelight Records, Demon Lung, Digital, Heavy, Metal, Pete Green, Review, Roadburn 2013, The Hundredth Name, Traditional Doom

For once, I’m not going to beat around the bush: this is an awkward one to call. Even as I

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Album & EP Reviews E 

Earthen Grave – S/T – CD 2012

10th December 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Atmospheric, CD, Claude & Elmo Music, Doom, Earthen Grave, Heavy Metal, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Titled, Traditional Doom

You’ll be unsurprised to read that a band featuring legendary Trouble bassist Ron Holzner in its ranks plays Doom Metal,

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Revelation ‘Inner Harbor’ LP/DD 2012

6th December 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, Bland Hand Records, Digital, Doom, Inner Harbor, LP, Progressive, Revelation, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Traditional Doom

With all the doom metal also-rans that are lining up to bore the casual listener these days, you’d think that

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