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Review: Timeworn ‘Leave The Soul For Now’

26th December 201914th January 2020 Scott Anderson Leave The Soul For Now, Loyal Blood Records, Post-Rock, Timeworn

A stark contrast develops outside my window during the annual descent into prolonged darkness which is the winter solstice. Blistering

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Review: Sons Of Alpha Centauri ‘Continuum’ & ‘Buried Dreams’

19th December 201914th January 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Buried Dreams, Continuum, H42 Records, Industrial, James Plotkin, Justin K Broadrick, Post-Rock, Sons Of Alpha Centauri

Describing a band as a ‘best kept secret’ is a touch patronising. However when I get taxed to recommend music

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Review: Cult Of Luna ‘A Dawn To Fear’

8th October 201923rd October 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden A Dawn To Fear, Cult Of Luna, Metal Blade Records, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Review

In 2016 Swedish avant-garde metal titans Cult Of Luna collaborated with US underground noise siren Julie Christmas to produce one

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Review: Russian Circles ‘Blood Year’

3rd October 201922nd October 2019 Keeran Williams Blood Year, Instrumental, Post-Rock, Review, Russian Circles, Sargent House

If you’re reading this, then it’s quite likely you already know who Russian Circles are…maybe even listened to their earlier

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Sumac ‘What One Becomes’ CD/LP/DD 2016

4th April 201611th September 2019 Jay Hampshire 2016, CD, Digital, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, Jay Hampshire, LP, Post-Rock, Review, Sumac, Thrill Jockey Records, What One Becomes

Promotional snippets for Sumac’s latest full-length What One Becomes summarise the records’ tone and content more succinctly than should be

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Spider Kitten ‘Ark Of Octofelis’ CD/LP/DD/CS 2016

28th March 201611th September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, Ark Of Octofelis, Cassette, CD, Digital, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Post-Rock, Review, Spider Kitten, Undergroove Records

Another month and seemingly another release from prolific Newport collective Spider Kitten. Having made critical waves following the release of

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Mars Red Sky ‘Apex III (A Praise For The Burning Soul)’ CD/LP/DD 2016

8th March 20161st November 2019 Jeremy Moore Apex III (A Praise For The Burning Soul), Experimental, Listenable Records, Mars Red Sky, Post-Rock, Psych, Review

French trio Mars Red Sky (Julian Pras-vocals/guitar, Jimmy Kinast-bass/vocals, Matieu Gazeau-drums) has emerged as one of the more unique heavy

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Torpor / Sonance – Split 12”/DD 2016

7th March 20161st November 2019 Angela Davey 12", 2016, Angela Davey, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Post-Rock, Review, Sonance, Split, Torpor, Truthseeker Music

Torpor and Sonance have shared a stage so many times that a split between the two was inevitable and, given

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Cult Of Luna / The Old Wind ‘Råångest’ 12”/DD 2016

28th February 20161st November 2019 Tal Fineman 12", 2016, Amebix, Cult Of Luna, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Last Will And Testament, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock, Råångest, Tal Fineman, The Old Wind

Råångest opens with Cult Of Luna’s cover of seminal 1980s proto-thrash metal band Amebix’s Last Will And Testament. Cult Of

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Crippled Black Phoenix ‘New Dark Age Tour EP’ CD/LP/DD 2015

24th January 20161st November 2019 Jay Hampshire 2015, CD, Classic Rock, Crippled Black Phoenix, Digital, Jay Hampshire, Justin Greaves, LP, New Dark Age Tour EP, Post-Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Seasons Of Mist

Justin Greaves will be a familiar name for many, as sticksman for both sludge legends Iron Monkey and Doom icons

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The Fifth Alliance ‘Death Poems’ CD/LP/CS/DD 2015

22nd November 20154th November 2019 Guido Segers 2015, Black Metal, Breathe Plastic Records, Cassette, CD, ConSouling Sounds, Death Poems, Digital, Dingleberry Records, Diorama Records, Doom, Grains Of Sand Records, Guido Segers, LP, Monomentum Collective, Post-Rock, Review, Smithsfoodgroup DIY, The Fifth Alliance, Vleesklak Records, Wooaaargh Records

It has taken The Fifth Alliance about 2 1/2 years to deliver a follow up to their highly acclaimed record

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