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Author: David J McLaren

Wall 'Wall' EP
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Review: Wall ‘Wall’ EP

13th January 202113th January 2021 David J McLaren APF Records, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Wall

There is a wonderful sense of excitement attached to listening to an obscure record that you’ve dug up from the

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David J McLaren
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Top Ten Of 2020: David J McLaren

28th December 202028th December 2020 David J McLaren Deftones, Elder, Emma Ruth Rundle, ILS, Kirk Windstein, Pallbearer, Sepultura, Sound Of Origin, Thin Lizzy, Thou, Top Ten 2020, Yatra

2020. Unprecedented times. Made us realise what’s really important.  Our modern lives really do exist on a knife-edge. Bill Gates now controls

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Paradise Lost ‘Draconian Times’
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Review: Paradise Lost ‘Draconian Times’ 25th Anniversary Edition

10th December 202012th January 2021 David J McLaren Draconian Times, Gothic, Metal, Music For Nations, Paradise Lost

I had intended to start this review with a throwaway phrase, something like ‘is there anyone in Sleeping Shamanland that

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Bethmoora 'Thresholds'
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Review: Bethmoora ‘Thresholds’

1st December 202010th January 2021 David J McLaren Bethmoora, Black Voodoo Records, Doom, minoRobscuR, Sludge, Sludgelord Records, Thresholds

Bethmoora hail from the land of Peter Schmeichel and Carlsberg. No, not Manchester…Denmark. Thresholds is Bethmoora’s debut full length release,

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Yatra ‘All Is Lost’
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Review: Yatra ‘All Is Lost’

13th October 202014th November 2020 David J McLaren All Is Lost, Doom, Grimoire Records, Sludge, Yatra

Some of the best albums ever are firmly rooted in the time and place they were made. Whether that be

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Various Artists ‘Dirt [Redux]’
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Review: Various Artists ‘Dirt [Redux]’

22nd September 202026th October 2020 David J McLaren Alice In Chains, Dirt [Redux], Doom, Grunge, Hardcore, Magnetic Eye Records, Stoner

Just a couple of weeks ago I had one of those ‘how the hell am I that old?!’ moments when

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Dead Quiet ‘Truth And Ruin’
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Review: Dead Quiet ‘Truth And Ruin’

21st September 202026th October 2020 David J McLaren Artoffact Records, Dead Quiet, Heavy Rock, Prog, Truth And Ruin

Dead Quiet released their third album, Truth And Ruin, on 11th September via Artoffact Records. In some ways this is

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Polymoon ‘Caterpillars Of Creation’
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Review: Polymoon ‘Caterpillars Of Creation’

28th August 202028th September 2020 David J McLaren Caterpillars Of Creation, Polymoon, Post-Rock, Psych, Svart Records

There was a glorious period of time during the late 90s and early 2000s when the EU was working, crossing

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Sound Of Origin ‘The All Seeing Eye’
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Review: Sound Of Origin ‘The All Seeing Eye’

20th August 202024th September 2020 David J McLaren APF Records, Doom, Sound Of Origin, Stoner, The All Seeing Eye

There is always a whiff of expectation when you see certain names attached to new records. The fact that Chris

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League Of Corruption ‘Something In The Water’
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Review: League Of Corruption ‘Something In The Water’

14th July 202028th August 2020 David J McLaren Black Doomba Records, Heavy Rock, League Of Corruption, Metal, Something In The Water

League Of Corruption proudly fly the flag for southern rock and metal on this their debut album…all whilst living in

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