Star & Garter, Manchester 20/03/08 I only became aware on the way down in the car that Rise To Thunder where tonight’s opening act and was instantly excited about seeing them. I’m glad to say they did not disappoint, blasting…
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Based in Stoke-on-Trent, UK, Rise To Thunder deliver tripped out and heavy instrumental grooves with a real free flowing jam feel. They’ve been around since 2002 and although have rarely played outside their native Stoke, that is now set to…
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A lovely little Acrimony collection on offer here from Japan’s Leafhound Recs. Kicking off with ‘The Acid Elephant EP’, originally released way back when in 1995 by Godhead, these four tracks still sound as cool now as they did then….
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After being really impressed with their ‘Derek Sessions’ recording i was well up for checking this out when I became aware it was out. And I’m glad to say i was not disappointed by this Dutch four pieces first release…
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I’m guessing the name Fatty Chan won’t mean too much to anyone at the moment as, although the band have been in existence for the last couple of years on the Exeter metal scene they have maintained a fairly low…
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UK’s A Horse Called War have been plaguing us with their Sludge induced antics since November 2005, taking inspirations from the likes of Iron Monkey, Charger and Mistress, you immediately get a sense of the dirge this 5 piece deliver….
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Where do I start? Trippy Wicked, or to give them their full name Trippy Wicked and the Cosmic Children of the Knight are a bit of a conundrum. This two piece from St Albans class themselves as “a mix of…
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Glasgow’s Black Sun started out life 10 years ago using loops and samples which slowly transposed into the monolithic beast of crushing Doom we hear today. With 4 albums and an EP under their belts which also saw them working…
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