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Review: envy ‘The Fallen Crimson’

22nd January 202022nd January 2020 Dave Bowes envy, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock, The Fallen Crimson

For a while there, things did not look great for envy. A true workhorse of a band, the Tokyo-based troupe

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Review: Exhumed ‘Horror’

25th October 201914th November 2019 Sandy Williamson Exhumed, Grindcore, Horror, Relapse Records

What more do you need to say about gory death metal icons and legends Exhumed? Well nothing really, as their

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Review: Ecstatic Vision ‘For The Masses’

4th October 201922nd October 2019 Rob Savela Ecstatic Vision, For The Masses, Heavy Psych Sounds, Psych, Review, Space Rock

Ecstatic Vision = That which is a lived expression of pain and passion from the heights of culture to the

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Emptiness ‘Not For Music’ 2017

13th June 20173rd September 2019 Will Beattie 2017, Black Metal, Emptiness, Experimental, Industrial, Not For Music, Review, Season Of Mist, Will Beattie

For some strange reason, everyone keeps calling Emptiness a black/death metal band. I might be quite late to the party

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Earthless / Harsh Toke – Split – CD/LP/DD 2016

23rd May 20167th September 2019 Pete Green 2016, Acid Crusher, Acid Rock, CD, Digital, Earthless, Harsh Toke, Jam, LP, Mount Swan, Pete Green, Psych, Review, Split, Tee Pee Records

I’ll admit it: I’m an addict. It’s got to the point now with new Earthless releases that I literally get

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Elephant Tree – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2016

17th March 201613th September 2019 Seán O’Connor 2016, CD, Digital, Doom, Elephant Tree, Heavy, LP, Magnetic Eye Records, Psych, Review, Seán O’Connor, Self Titled

Ladies and gentlemen, here we have the debut album from the London-based band; Elephant Tree. Believe me, when I say

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Elevators To The Grateful Sky ‘Cape Yawn’ LP/DD 2016

21st February 20161st November 2019 Jeremy Moore 2016, Cape Yawn, Digital, Doom, Elevators To The Grateful Sky, HeviSike Records, Jeremy Moore, LP, Prog Rock, Review, Stoner

Sometimes you have to recalibrate your listening curve and abandon all expectations when a record like Elevators To The Grateful

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Evil Blizzard ‘Everyone Come To Church’ CD/LP/DD 2015

6th October 20152nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2015, CD, Digital, Everyone Come To Church, Evil Blizzard, Heavy Rock, Krautrock, Louder Than War Records, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Psych, Review

When a band gets lauded by a staple of the mainstream meeja such as the Guardian or BBC Radio 2

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Evil Acidhead ‘In The Name Of All That Is Unholy’ CD/LP Reissue 2015

6th July 20153rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2015, Agitated Records, CD, Drone, Evil Acidhead, Experimental, In The Name Of All That Is Unholy, Jeremy Moore, John McBain, LP, Psych, Reissue, Review

When you think of the name John McBain, the terms ‘nihilism’ and ‘anarchy’ aren’t the first words to come to

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Enablers ‘The Rightful Pivot’ CD/LP/DD 2015

2nd June 20153rd September 2019 Chris Moore 2015, CD, Chris Moore, Digital, Enablers, Exile On Mainstream Records, Experimental, LP, Review, Spoken Word, The Rightful Pivot

When you’re a band like Enablers, a band that nobody else really sounds like, it doesn’t matter that you’re not

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Eternal Tapestry ‘Guru Overload’ LP/DD 2014

9th December 20143rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2014, Digital, Eternal Tapestry, Experimental, Guru Overload, Krautrock, LP, Oaken Palace Records, Psych, Review, Todd Robinson

Prolific psychedelic act Eternal Tapestry have been weaving their magic since 2007, finding homes with labels such as Thrill Jockey,

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