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Author: Brian Burroughs

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Connoisseur ‘Stoner Justice’ CD/LP/DD 2015

15th August 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD, Connoisseur, Digital, LP, Metal, Power Violence, Review, Stoner Justice, Tankcrimes

Justice? J-U-S-T-I-C-E?!?!  Bahhhh… don’t believe in it; did once… well, never mind, that was quite a while ago… BUT… anyway… ”justice”

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Stranger Country – S/T – DD 2015

17th July 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Ambient, Brian Burroughs, Digital, Post-Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Stranger County

I like the way Stranger Country’s new release starts out; nice, gentle and mellow. Upon first playing this album, I

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Kings Destroy – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2015

12th July 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD. LP, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Kings Destroy, Metal, Review, Self Titled, War Crime Recordings

Kings Destroy by Kings Destroy sounds a lot like a junior varsity Monster Magnet. I like Monster Magnet. Therefore, it

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Venus Sleeps ‘Dead Sun Worship’ CD/DD 2015

9th July 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD, DD, Dead Sun Worship, Doom, Heavy, Review, Self Released, Venus Sleeps

Out of a high pitched, slightly anguished sounding squeal (of the guitar?), one by one the instruments all join in

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Gurt ‘DIYMCA’ CD/DD 2015

7th July 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD, Digital, DIYMCA, Doom, Gurt, Heavy, Review, Sludge, When Planets Collide

At once, there’s a bluntly obvious nod to Pantera. DIYMCA, by Gurt has all those well known elements that make

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Groan ‘Highrospliffics’ DD 2015

14th June 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, Classic Rock, Digital, Groan, Highrospliffics, Metal, Review, Self Released

Groan’s new stoned out release Highrospliffics harkens to a kind punkish, anthem-calling, but metal, pre-genre label mess. I say it’s

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Galley Beggar ‘Silence & Tears’ CD/LP/DD 2015

7th June 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Folk, Folk Rock, Galley Beggar, LP, Review, Rise Above Records, Silence & Tears

LOVE LOVE LOVE this fucking thing!  Galley Beggar’s new release, Silence & Tears is good, real good. Now, for you

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Diesel King ‘Concrete Burial’ CD/DD 2015

3rd June 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD, Concrete Burial, Diesel King, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Review, Sludge, When Planets Collide

Brainhammer intends to bludgeon, I imagine. Right out of the gate, blasts this first song from the new release by

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Mothership ‘Mothership II’ CD/LP/DD 2014

16th December 20143rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2014, Blues, Brian Burroughs, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Mothership, Mothership II, Review, Ripple Music

First off, man, I gotta say, I dig this mother, I really really dig this mother mother.  This Mothership II

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Dysphorian Breed ‘The Longing For The Tides Of Metamorphosis’ DD 2014

12th September 20143rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2014, Brian Burroughs, David Fredriksson, Death Doom, Dysphorian Breed, Funeral Doom, Heavy, Review, Self Released, The Longing For The Tides Of Metamorphosis

Has someone sinned? Is there a judgment from on high coming down? The sounds of choruses and orchestral bells seem

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1000 Mods ‘Vultures’ LP/DD 2014

16th July 20143rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 1000mods, 2014, Brian Burroughs, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Psych, Review, The Lab Records, Vultures

Vultures is the second full length release by psychedelic stoner metallers from Greece; 1000 Mods. It’s a flashback. For fans

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