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Author: Dave Bowes

Dave Bowes - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Dave Bowes

14th December 20226th February 2023 Dave Bowes BlackLab, Blut Aus Nord, Boris, Celeste, Chat Pile, Cult Of Luna, GGGOLDDD, The Lovecraft Sextet, Top Ten 2022, Zeal & Ardor

I’ll admit that I didn’t have high hopes going into 2022. It was coming off the back of a year

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JS, Euterpe & Czar / Estrangement
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Estrangement: Dave Bowes Interviews JS & Ligamincer From The Funeral Doomers

2nd December 20226th January 2023 Dave Bowes Aesthetic Death, Estrangement, Funeral Doom

It’s guaranteed that every year there will be plenty of releases that catch the ear, hit that riff-centric sweet spot

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Cave Dweller 'Invocations'
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Review: Cave Dweller ‘Invocations’

28th November 202228th December 2022 Dave Bowes Aesthetic Death, Ambient, Cave Dweller, Folk

The idea of the acoustic/folk side gig is hardly a new one to the extent that if you don’t have

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Estrangement 'Disfigurementality'
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Review: Estrangement ‘Disfigurementality’

22nd November 202226th December 2022 Dave Bowes Aesthetic Death, Estrangement, Funeral Doom

‘Funereal-Flamenca-Nuclear-Jazz-Fusion-End-of-World Music’ doesn’t really feel like a genre and more a Mr. Bungle madlibs sessions gone horribly wrong (or right,

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TenHornedBeast 'The Lamp Of No Light'
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Review: TenHornedBeast ‘The Lamp Of No Light’

28th April 202227th May 2022 Dave Bowes Cold Spring Records, Drone, Soundscapes, TenHornedBeast

The Doom Stone. Just how metal a name is that? A relic from the 12th century, it currently resides in

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Lili Refrain 'Mana'
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Review: Lili Refrain ‘Mana’

8th April 202226th May 2022 Dave Bowes Experimental, Lili Refrain, Subsound Records

It’s been almost a decade since Lili Refrain last put out a full-length, the criminally underrated Kawax. A tangled, ritualistic

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Non Serviam/Gallkrist – Split EP
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Review: Non Serviam/Gallkrist – Split EP

16th February 202228th March 2022 Dave Bowes Bad Moon Rising, Dungeon Synth, Electronic, Gallkrist, Non Serviam, Trepanation Recordings

Considering the fact that 2021 was another year that seemed to stand still for many, it’s interesting to note that

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Lindy-Fay Hella & Dei Farne ‘Hildring’
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Review: Lindy-Fay Hella & Dei Farne ‘Hildring’

30th November 202111th January 2022 Dave Bowes By Norse Music, Dei Farne, Electronic, Folk, Lindy-Fay Hella, Pop Rock

If Lindy-Fay Hella hasn’t been the face of the Norse musical revival that has been bubbling away for the past

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Farer ‘Monad’
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Review: Farer ‘Monad’

22nd September 202128th October 2021 Dave Bowes Blackened Doom, Farer, Tartarus Records

It’s always nice to hear from that band you used to love, especially when they’ve been lost in the wilderness

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Boris 'NO'
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Review: Boris ‘NO’, ‘Phenomenons Drive’ & Z.O.A Collaboration ‘Refrain’

3rd July 202021st August 2020 Dave Bowes Boris, Dog Knight Productions, Doom, Drone, Independent, No, Phenomenons Drive, Refrain, Z.O.A.

It’s not the first time in Boris’ long and impressive history that fans have been treated to a bumper serving

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Acid Mothers Temple Feat: Geoff Leigh ‘Chosen Star Child’s Confession’
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Review: Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Feat: Geoff Leigh ‘Chosen Star Child’s Confession’

19th May 202017th June 2020 Dave Bowes Acid Mothers Temple, Chosen Star Child’s Confession, Experimental, Geoff Leigh, Psych, Riot Season

For a band, who by their very nature, have never had a concrete line-up, instead operating as an amorphous collective

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