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Selim Lemouchi & His Enemies ‘Earth Air Spirit Fire Water’ CD/LP 2013

11th December 20133rd September 2019 Kevin Kentie 2013, Atmospheric, CD, Earth Air Spirit Fire Water, Kevin Kentie, LP, Prog Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Selim Lemouchi & His Enemies, Ván Records

After the sudden demise of The Devil`s Blood, Selim Lemouchi had the urge to record new material, to take a

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SELIM LEMOUCHI & HIS ENEMIES Present New Video For The Track ‘Next Stop, Universe B’

6th November 2013 Lee Edwards Earth Air Spirit Fire Water, Gig, New Album Details, New Video, News, Next Stop Universe B, Selim Lemouchi, Selim Lemouchi & His Enemies, Ván Records

SELIM LEMOUCHI & HIS ENEMIES has unveiled the brand new video for the track ‘Next Stop, Universe B’, which is

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GOLD To Play First Ever UK Shows This Month Including A Performance At Hard Rock Hell

1st November 2013 Lee Edwards Gold, Hard Rock Hell, Interbellum, News, UK Tour 2013, Ván Records

Dutch rock band, GOLD, have announced their first ever UK shows to take place this November. The short run of

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DREAD SOVEREIGN Sign To Ván Records & Announce Album Plans

4th September 2013 Lee Edwards Dread Sovereign, New Album Details, New Video, Pray To The Devil In Man, Roadburn Records, Thirteen Clergy To The Flames, Ván Records

DREAD SOVEREIGN are pleased to announce their signing to Ván Records, and have unveiled plans to head to the studio

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GOLD Confirmed As Tour Support To Audrey Horne & Karma To Burn

8th August 2013 Lee Edwards Audrey Horne, Euro Tour 2013, Gold, Interbellum, Karma To Burn, News, Ván Records

GOLD have been confirmed as support to Audrey Horne and Karma To Burn when the bands tour Europe together this

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GOLD Announce First UK Show At Hard Rock Hell Festival

26th June 2013 Lee Edwards Gig, Gold, Hard Rock Hell, Interbellum, News, Ván Records

GOLD have been confirmed to play their debut UK show at the Hard Rock Hell Festival later this year. The

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GOLD: Dutch Contemporary Rock Revelation Deliver Video For Debut LP’s Key Track

9th January 2013 Lee Edwards Antebellum, Gold, Interbellum, New Video, News, Ván Records

Following a triumphant unfurling via German cult label Ván Records in December, The Netherlands’ heavy rock act GOLD today proudly

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GOLD: Debut Album From Dutch Rock Outfit Streaming At PureGrainAudio

6th December 2012 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Gold, Interbellum, News, PureGrainAudio, Spiegel, Ván Records

Popular rock/metal website PureGrainAudio is hosting a stream of the Dutch rock act GOLD’s entire debut LP Interbellum, in preparation

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Year Of The Goat ‘Angels’ Necropolis’ CD/LP 2012

25th November 20123rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2012, 60's Garage, Angel’s Necropolis, CD, Classic Rock, LP, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Psych, Review, Ván Records, Year Of The Goat

Sweden’s Year Of The Goat have created for themselves an aura of wonder regarding their incredibly well scribed songs as

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Gold ‘Interbellum’ CD/LP 2012

21st November 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, CD, Gold, Hard Rock, Interbellum, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Pop Rock, Review, Ván Records

Despite being different from the usual Shaman fare, the latest acquisition for Germany’s Ván Records, female fronted, Netherlands based, pop

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YEAR OF THE GOAT: Debut LP From Swedish Occult Rock Outfit Nears Release

9th November 2012 Lee Edwards Angel’s Necropolis, I’ll Die For You, New Album Details, New Video, News, Ván Records, Year Of The Goat

Östergötland/Norrköping, Sweden-based occult rock quintet YEAR OF THE GOAT are in the final stages of preparation for the release of

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