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Author: Alex Varley

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Tombstones ‘Year Of The Burial’ CD/LP 2012

8th March 20133rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2012, Alex Varley, CD, Doom, Heavy, LP, Review, Soulseller Records, Stoner Doom, Tombstones, Year Of The Burial

Spreading the spirit of Sabbath is now a global thing with countries as far as Norway producing hypnotic vibes that

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Grand Magus / Primitai / Black Magician @ NQ Live, Manchester 26/02/2013
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Grand Magus / Primitai / Black Magician @ NQ Live, Manchester 26/02/2013

5th March 201314th September 2019 Alex Varley Alex Varley, Black Magician, Grand Magus, Live Review, Manchester, NQ Live, Primitai

If there’s one band that are overdue a headline tour in the UK it’s Grand Magus. Having supported everyone from

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Conny Ochs ‘Black Happy’ CD/LP/DD 2013

20th February 20133rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2013, Acoustic, Alex Varley, Black Happy, Blues, CD, Conny Ochs, Dark, Exile On Mainstream Records, Folk, LP, Review

German acoustic singer/songwriter Conny Ochs is not the typical style of music you’d find on The Sleeping Shaman but then

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Venomous Maximus ‘Beg Upon The Light’ CD/DD 2012

19th December 20123rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2012, Alex Varley, Beg Upon The Light, CD, Digital, Metal, NWOBHM, Occult Rock, Occulture Records, Review, Venomous Maximus

It’s been a long while since a trend could be thrown around with such weight as the term ‘occult rock.’

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Okkultokrati
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Okkultokrati: An Interview With Drummer Night Spurs

18th December 201215th September 2019 Alex Varley Alex Varley, Interview, Night Spurs, Okkultokrati

Okkultokrati have being making quite a name for themselves across Europe with one of the most ferocious takes on punk

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Album & EP Reviews O 

Okkultokrati ‘Snakereigns’ CD/LP 2012

24th November 20123rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2012, Alex Varley, Black Metal, CD, Fysisk Format, LP, Metal, Okkultokrati, Review, Snakereigns, Thrash Metal

The melding of hardcore-punk and black metal is becoming all too common as of late but no band makes it

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Pentagram @ Academy 3, Manchester 02/11/2012
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Pentagram / Gentleman’s Pistols / Black Magician @ Academy 3, Manchester 02/11/2012

14th November 201214th September 2019 Alex Varley Academy 3, Alex Varley, Black Magician, Gentlemans Pistols, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Pentagram

If one tour was not to be missed this year it was this monster outing by doom legends Pentagram. Not

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Album & EP Reviews O 

Orchid ‘Heretic’ CDEP/10″/DD 2012

28th September 20123rd September 2019 Alex Varley 10", 2012, Alex Varley, CDEP, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Heretic, Nuclear Blast Records, Orchid, Review, Stoner Doom

If you’re looking for a band that encapsulates that warm, bluesy feel of 70s hard rock whilst avoiding being an

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Album & EP Reviews W 

Witchsorrow ‘God Curse Us’ CD/LP 2012

9th September 20123rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2012, Alex Varley, CD, Doom, God Curse Us, Heavy, LP, Metal, Review, Rise Above Records, Witchsorrow

Rise Above always know how to make supreme choices when it comes to picking the best underground grooves to push

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Album & EP Reviews W 

Witchcraft ‘Legend’ CD/LP 2012

28th August 20123rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2012, Alex Varley, CD, Classic Rock, Doom, Heavy Rock, Legend, LP, Nuclear Blast Records, Prog Rock, Review, Witchcraft

Witchcraft are a band that stand in solitude in the modern music climate. Their melodic, honest take on classic psychedelic

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Okkultokrati @ The Star & Garter, Manchester 10/07/2012
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Black Tusk / Okkultokrati / Arke / Jacknife Holiday @ The Star & Garter, Manchester 10/07/2012

16th July 201214th September 2019 Alex Varley Alex Varley, Arke, Black Tusk, Jacknife Holiday, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Okkultokrati, Star & Garter

Black Tusk were last seen at The Star and Garter in April and so it’s fair to say that the

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