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March 2005

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Grifter Interview

30th March 2005

Grifter

Grifter are another band I’ve only recently been aware of, hailing from the southern depths of erm…. Plymouth, they’ve been around since 2003 churning out (in their own words) a potent mix of thunderous grooves, extreme volume and a very…
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Outburst ’100 Tonnes Of Stone’ CDEP 2005

17th March 2005

Outburst

’100 Tonnes of Stone’ is the latest self financed release from Leicester’s Outburst who dish out some pretty dirty, riff driven Stoner Rock. This 6 track demo kicks off proceedings with a groovy little instrumental ‘S-9000′ which is full of…
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Jesu – S/T – CD 2004

14th March 2005

Jesu - S/T - CD 2004

I really didn’t know how I was going to start this review as the first time I gave Jesu’s debut full length release a spin I was left totally speechless with the feeling that I’d just listened to something very…
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Outburst Interview

14th March 2005

Outburst

Outburst are a Stoner Rock outfit hailing from the Midlands, I’ll be perfectly honest I knew very little about this bands existence until recently when I stumbled upon a link to their site. From the brief listens I had to…
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Hunter S Thompson (1938 – 2005)

5th March 2005

Hunter S Thompson

For good or ill, Hunter S Thompson took his own life on the 20th February 2005 at 5.30pm in his Aspen home. Although he had been in pain from a hip replacement, broken leg and back surgery, his son Juan…
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Revenge ‘Victory Intolerance Mastery’ CD/LP 2004

5th March 2005

Revenge

From the chaotic, distorted opening 30 seconds of this album, you just know your in for a nasty, nihilistic treat and with the arrival of the blast beats, coupled with dirty grinding riffs help set this little beauty in motion….
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El-Thule ‘No Guts, No Glory’ CD 2004

2nd March 2005

El-Thule

They say looks can be deceiving and that’s certainly the case for El-Thule’s ‘No Guts, No Glory’ opus. When this little beauty dropped through my letterbox, the moment I laid eyes on the inlay, it had me convinced it was…
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