They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Whilst the chest is the more geographically correct in the biological sense, for me a nice piece of vinyl and I’m instantly in love. In this case a…
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Originality alert – there is more than a hint of sloppy and mischievous genius at work here. Manchester’s DKIH spew out three weighty tracks of festering arse-end filth on this, their demo offering. After giving it a few listens, I…
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Well God dam…put some Budweiser on ice, gun the throttle on the Mustang, wind down the windows and let’s kick up some dust on Route 666!!! If Sun Gods in Exile haven’t come up with the ultimate soundtrack to an…
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OK hands up who remembers Hellhound records? To refresh your memories they existed from the late 80′s to the mid 90′s and, after initially releasing a slew of hardcore albums, became the premier doom label of the era releasing classics…
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Music very much accompanies a mood. There are times when Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” will touch a nerve and then other times when Slayer’s “Angel of Death” will induce a testosterone driven red mist of fury. How many times…
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Ever since Grifter burst onto the scene back in 2004/2005 with a beer in hand, a roach in the ashtray and a handful of tunes designed to make girls boogie and dudes bang their heads, they have, at times unfairly,…
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In order to fully accommodate the full scope of their vision, the core duo of Locrian – Andre Foisy and Terence Hannum – have enlisted an ensemble of players from the various outer reaches of musical extremity and four, count…
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Tentacles. I love ‘em. Big fan of betentacled things here, so I knew I was onto a winner when I saw the packaging for this CD was festooned with the wiggly things. Add to that the fact that I had…
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If there’s one thing that Dublin-based chaosmongers Drainland know, it’s how to use the killing technology. In their case, they use it to smash your fucking face in. Channelling the likes of Cattlepress, Gasp, Playing Enemy and His Hero Is…
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Brooklyn NY based behemoths Kings Destroy do themselves a bit of a disservice when they refer to themselves as a hybrid of stoner-rock and doom – this, my friends, is DOOM all the way! No trace of a recycled Kyuss…
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