Pombagira are a two piece outfit from London and Sacramento with tone that will defy all logic, drums that will send natives scattering in forests across the globe and vocals that will convince the listener that God himself is in…
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Okay, so, you know that bit in ‘Your Blessened’ by the Melvins? You know what part I mean. The bit where everything sort of recedes, and Lori (or Matt, depending on which version you’re listening to) starts doing a really…
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You may all be familiar with the name Koresh. David Koresh (born Vernon Wayne Howell) was a maniacal religious zealot who rose to prominence in the Branch Davidian sect at Waco in Texas. He proclaimed himself the son of God…
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Coming hard on the heels of the reissue of the Crass debut, “Feeding Of The Five Thousand”, the Crassical collection of remasters throws up the classic second album, “Stations of the Crass”. If you want a quick history lesson as…
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There are plenty of bands who never achieve greatness – they excel on record but cannot reproduce it live or they deliver a killer gig but fall flat on record, which would explain why those who can truly do both…
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Trippy Wicked and the Cosmic Children of the Knight…or Trippy Wicked as I prefer to call them to save rubbing all the letters off my keyboard…are one of Britain’s foremost and finest purveyors of monolithic Sabbathian riffage and monster grooves…except…
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Sleestak, Library of Skulls – a clear reference to the mythical creatures from the seventies show Land Of The Lost and possibly a particularly virulent State side strain of weed, the lush tones of ‘Skylon Express’ conjures a mind altering,…
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At A Loss is a VERY appropriate label for this record to be released on, as it sums up exactly how I feel in attempting to describe it to you. See, my thinking on what purpose a review should serve…
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So we wait for years for any C.O.C related activity (barring Pepper Keenan’s continuing infatuation with Down) and like the proverbial buses along come 2 releases at the same time. By now most people will be aware of the return…
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Many years ago when I was an impressionable teenager with a top lip full of bum fluff, desperately trying to grow my hair long and frequently indulging in the pleasures of self abuse, I was getting my musical arse kicked…
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