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Month: March 2011

Review
Album & EP Reviews T 

Thorun ‘Reprise’ CDEP 2011

17th March 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CDEP, Heavy Rock, Instrumental, Ollie Stygall, Reprise, Review, Stoner Doom, Thorun

From the wilds of Wales come charging the mighty Thorun!!! This band seems to have appeared seemingly from nowhere to

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Review
Album & EP Reviews T 

Tephra ‘Temple’ CD/LP 2011

16th March 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, CD, Doom, Golden Antenna Records, Heavy, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Post-Hardcore, Prog Rock, Review, Sludge, Temple, Tephra

When you think back over the history of heavy rock music, it is incredible how much it has diversified since

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Belong ‘Common Era’ CD/LP 2011

15th March 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Belong, CD, Common Era, Experimental, Kranky Records, LP, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Review

I’m a great admirer of Belong’s first record, 2006’s beautifully woozy, out-of-focus ‘October Language’, so, having missed out on the

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Album & EP Reviews W 

Weedeater ‘Jason…The Dragon’ CD/LP 2011

14th March 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2011, CD, Dixie, Doom, Jason...The Dragon, LP, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review, Sludge, Southern Lord, Weedeater

It was with great anticipation that Weedeater’s new album Jason…The Dragon arrived for review. After God Luck and Good Speed,

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Review
Album & EP Reviews T 

The Might Could – S/T – CD 2011

13th March 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, Alabama Thunderpussy, CD, Erik Larson, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Small Stone Records, Southern Rock, The Might Could

So, you’re in a pretty successful, kick ass band, you’ve released a bunch of awesome albums, toured the world then

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Review
Album & EP Reviews N 

Naisian ‘Mammalian’ CD 2010

12th March 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2010, CD, Mammalian, Naisian, Noise-Rock, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Post-Rock, Retro, Review, Self Released

It is unusual to have found such a well honed musically competent band as Naisian. Hailing from Sheffield this band

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Album & EP Reviews F 

Firebird ‘Double Diamond’ CD/LP 2011

11th March 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, Bill Steer, Blues Rock, CD, Double Diamond, Firebird, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rise Above Records, Rock

This latest offering from Firebird has been in the can for the best part of a year and has already

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Album & EP Reviews I 

Iroha – ST – CD/LP 2011

10th March 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, Ambient, Andy Swan, CD, Denovali Records, Diarmuid Dalton, Drone, Experimental, Industrial, Iroha, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Shoegaze

I admit I am a sucker for packaging and when this dropped through my letter box to review it was

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Album & EP Reviews R 

Roadsaw – ST – CD 2011

9th March 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Roadsaw, Small Stone Records, Southern Rock

If there is such a thing as a bar in the smokey world of stoner rock then Roadsaw have grabbed

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Review
Album & EP Reviews U 

Ultraphallus ‘Sowberry Hagan’ CD 2011

7th March 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, CD, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Review, Riot Season, Sowberry Hagan, Ultraphallus

Ultraphallus. Apparently named in homage to Michael Jackson’s father, Joe, these twisted Belgians are swimming in some seriously murky waters.

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Album & EP Reviews D 

Domo – S/T – CD 2010

4th March 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2010, CD, Classic Rock, Domo, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Psych Rock, Retro Rock, Review, Self Released

Alicante’s Domo released this album in August of last year and yet The Shaman only recently had the opportunity to

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