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29th December 202529th December 2025 Martin Williams Budos Band, Dax Riggs, HÖG, Negative Blast, Nuclear Dudes, Testament, This Summit Fever, Top Ten 2025, Wino, Year Of The Cobra, Zig Zags

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As I mentioned in my recent review, I’ve made no secret of my love of thrash/garage/punk ragers Zig Zags. The

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Review: Zig Zags ‘Strange Masters’

2nd July 202418th September 2024 Martin Williams Punk, RidingEasy Records, Thrash Metal, Zig Zags

Despite being intimately familiar with RidingEasy Records catalog, not only through reviewing a few of their releases, along with multiple

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29th September 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, 7", Acid Rock, Garage Rock, Monster Wizard, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Scavenger, Who Can You Trust Records, Zig Zags

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