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Jostein / Red Mountains - Guitar & Amp
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In Search Of Tone: Jostein & Magnus Of Red Mountains

30th June 20216th August 2021 Josh Schneider All Good Clean Records, Hard Rock, In Search Of Tone, Post-Rock, Red Mountains

Have you ever fallen into a rabbit hole of music? The song you’re listening to takes you down a path

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Barnabus ‘Beginning To Unwind’
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Review: Barnabus ‘Beginning To Unwind’

9th March 20209th April 2020 Reza Mills Barnabus, Beginning To Unwind, Folk, Hard Rock, Rise Above Relics

Barnabus’ Beginning To Unwind is finally seeing a release nearly 50 years after it was first recorded, and we have

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The Earls Of Mars – S/T – CD/DD 2013

17th December 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Candlelight Records, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Hard Rock, Ollie Stygall, Prog Rock, Self Titled, The Earls Of Mars

Experimental musical collaborations can often go horribly wrong. All too often musicians with an inflated sense of self worth and

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Mansion ‘We Shall Live’ EP 2013

15th May 20133rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2013, EP, Gospel, Hard Rock, Mansion, Occult Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Self Released, We Shall Live

Mystery is a rare thing in music, given that we live in an age of ultra-exposure and social networking. No

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Gold ‘Interbellum’ CD/LP 2012

21st November 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, CD, Gold, Hard Rock, Interbellum, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Pop Rock, Review, Ván Records

Despite being different from the usual Shaman fare, the latest acquisition for Germany’s Ván Records, female fronted, Netherlands based, pop

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Lord Fowl ‘Moon Queen’ CD/Digital 2012

9th August 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Hard Rock, Lord Fowl, Moon Queen, Ollie Stygall, Retro Rock, Review, Small Stone Records

Oh, so you have a band, that’s great. Wow, look how many notes you can play and how many times

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Mellow Bravo – S/T – CD/DD 2012

31st March 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues, CD, Country, Digital Download, Hard Rock, Mellow Bravo, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Self Titled, Small Stone Records

Goddamn!!! Us music journos don’t like being confused!!! We don’t like it when bands make us think about what we’re

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Rising ‘To Solemn Ash’ CD/LP/DD 2011

24th October 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, CD, DD, Digital Download, Exile On Mainstream Records, Hard Rock, Heavy Rock, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, NWOBHM, Review, Rising, To Solemn Ash

Having landed on Germany’s home of cool alternative rock, Denmark’s The Rising offer the first slab of straight up Metal

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Mage – Demo CD 2011

30th May 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Demo, Groove, Hard Rock, Heavy, Mage, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released

Anyone remember Outburst? Hailing from Leicester they spent many years grafting away and building up a grass roots following with

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Triggerman ‘Brand New Day’ CD 2011

29th May 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, Album, Brand New Day, CD, Groove, Hard Rock, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Review, Triggerman

Have you ever seen the film Deliverance? The tale of backwoods torment and rape of a group of tourists by

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