I was always taught that using a cliché showed a lack of original thought and an example of an over used opinion. With that in mind I sat down to put finger to keyboard about ‘The Cursed Law Of Thelema’,…
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I’ve been following Jack Dickinson’s musical progress for years now so when a CD arrived on my doorstep of his latest incarnation Stone Turner that blew me away I figured it was time for a chat with one of the…
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Queen Elephantine could be described more as a collective than a band and are certainly not one to shy away from experimenting, not only with their sound, but also with their constantly rotating line-up which see’s members, past and present,…
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Jam band! Two words that really should strike fear into the hearts of most self respecting music fan. It brings to mind painful images of a bunch of middle aged acid casualties noodling away in some ego massaging Grateful Dead…
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I only recently discovered the formidable force of Grimpen Mire when they unleashed their 2nd recording ‘Death On A Moor’ as a free download and was instantly blown away by their unrelenting take on Crust riddled Doom, so if your…
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There are some talented fuckers out there!!! Jack Dickinson has been kicking around the scene for some time and never seems to get the breaks. After playing in a couple of ill fated bands in Cornwall he relocated to London…
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Holy Buzz!!! I’m finding myself increasingly amazed nowadays how many frankly amazing bands are out there operating without any kind of label backing who should be huge if there was any justice in the world. When the pages of Kerrang,…
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Q. What defines a great moment in film? A. When you can’t look away – when your eyes are fixed on the screen and everything else in your life is temporarily forgotten. The moment absorbs you, you are lost in…
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Shaman fact 1: Grimpen Mire was the fictional death bog featured in Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel ‘Hound Of The Baskervilles’. Shaman fact 2: Grimpen Mire are blackened ear candy for any worshipper of real heavy metal – I’ve not…
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Belfast quartet Electric Red’s demo landed with a hand written note to say they’d only been going for 6 months and recorded the CD in their rehearsal room. Fearing the worst I stuck it on and was immediately blown away…
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