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Review: Burned Up Bled Dry ‘Next Stop… Dead Stop…’

21st May 202621st May 2026 Tom Hanno Burned Up Bled Dry, Grindcore, Hardcore, Power Violence, Prank Records

On one hand, the bursts of high intensity, unbridled fury that await those brave enough to engage with the new

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Review: Legbiter / Norna ‘Legbiter / Norna’

20th May 202620th May 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Legbiter, Norna, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal

Pelagic Records continue their mission to bring the finest in underground music through their diverse, curated roster. Having stretched their

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Review: Black Lung ‘Forever Beyond’

19th May 202619th May 2026 David J McLaren Black Lung, Heavy Rock, Magnetic Eye Records

So, here’s a quick summary of everything you may or may not have read in the past about Baltimore’s Black

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Review: Gong ‘Bright Spirit’

14th May 202614th May 2026 Renzo Gong, Kscope, Prog, Psych

To talk about Gong is to talk about a big part of prog rock history, especially the Canterbury scene, where

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Review: Radian ‘Subterfuge’

12th May 202612th May 2026 Rob Walsh Elburno Records, Radian, Sludge

What if Ancient Egypt never fell? Would we live in a world of massive modern pyramids ruling our skylines? Would

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Review: New German Cinema ‘Pain Will Polish Me’

11th May 202611th May 2026 Lee Beamish Electronic, Felte, New German Cinema, Shoegaze

Sometimes, something that starts as little more than a late-night conversation with a like-minded soul will evolve into the most

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Review: HIRAKI & Meejah ‘Interwoven’

8th May 20268th May 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden HIRAKI, Meejah, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal

In one of the more ambitious releases of the year from Berlin-based Pelagic Records comes a split EP from a

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Review: Ni Moya ‘Dream, Oh Dream, Show Me The Way’

7th May 20267th May 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Kraut, Ni Moya, Psych, Sound Effect Records

In the energetic, often hazy soundscapes of Thessaloniki’s psych stoner rock scene, Naxatras singer/bassist John Vagenas stands as a fascinating

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Review: SUNN O))) ‘SUNN O)))’

6th May 20266th May 2026 Sandy Williamson Drone, Sub Pop Records, Sunn O)))

It was a pleasant surprise to see drone doom icons SUNN O))) return to their grim, hypnotic roots on Eternity’s

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Review: Ordh ‘Blind In Abyssal Realms’

1st May 20261st May 2026 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Ordh, Pulverised Records

Brattleboro, Vermont, is best known for its Creamery Covered Bridge, which frankly sounds delicious and the Madame Sherri Forest, which

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Review: Man Band ‘Strong Man’

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Beamish Faith Healer Records, Man Band, Noise-Rock, Punk

Well, well, well, here we are, another new month and another insanely new and exciting musical creation which has Chainy

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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress

1st June 20262nd June 2026 Lee Edwards

Emerging once again from the Bristolian mire, the amphibious overlords known as Froglord return to deliver another dose of thick,

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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