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Slift @ Desertfest London 2022 - Photo by Simon Kallas
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Desertfest London 2022 – Friday Review & Photos

25th May 202225th May 2022 Ian M 1000 Mods, Coltsblood, Desertfest, Gnod, Lowrider, Petbrick, Slift, Switchblade, Witchcraft

Fresh from a triumphant weekend as Roadburn house band, French mega psych purveyors Slift kicked off The Electric Ballroom on

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Naxatras 'IV'
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Review: Naxatras ‘IV’

2nd March 20226th April 2022 Ian M Independent, Naxatras, Psych, Space Rock

I’ve kept a close eye on Thessaloniki based psych rock band Naxatras since their debut LP dropped in 2015. An

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Still ‘{ }’
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Review: Still ‘{ }’

28th September 202129th October 2021 Ian M Post-Hardcore, Still, Trepanation Recordings

After two EPs Still, a claustrophobic post-hardcore and blackened sludge outfit return with their first full-length, the confusingly titled {

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Year Of No Light ‘Consolamentum’
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Review: Year Of No Light ‘Consolamentum’

15th July 20219th September 2021 Ian M Pelagic Records, Post-Metal, Year Of No Light

Bordeaux’s post-metal giants Year Of No Light have returned with their fourth full length, Consolamentum. A sprawling and unruly album,

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Amenra ‘De Doorn’
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Review: Amenra ‘De Doorn’

22nd June 20216th August 2021 Ian M Amenra, Post-Metal, Relapse Records

Few bands in our genre garner the level of excitement that an Amenra release creates. The combination of their emotive

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Gangrened 'Deadly Algorithm'
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Review: Gangrened ‘Deadly Algorithm’

12th May 202113th September 2021 Ian M Burial Records, Deadly Algorithm, Domestic System, Doom, Gangrened, Kohina Records, Noizeland Records, Odio Sonoro, Quebranta Records, Sludge, Trepanation Recordings, Violence In The Veins

Gangrened produce a varied and excellent debut album, confounding expectations with an open-minded take on the sludge genre. I found

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Sarin 'You Can't Go Back'
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Review: Sarin ‘You Can’t Go Back’

5th April 20216th May 2021 Ian M Post-Metal, Prosthetic Records, Sarin, You Can't Go Back

You Can’t Go Back is the third album release from Toronto’s Sarin. Primarily focussed on the more immediate end of

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Top Ten Of 2020: Ian M

25th December 202027th January 2021 Ian M Aerial Ruin, Bell Witch, Causa Sui, Elder, Insect Ark, King Buffalo, Leeched, Mountain Caller, Orsak:Oslo, Sumac, Top Ten 2020, Vile Creature

It’s obviously tricky to do a snappy write up of 2020 without sounding morose, so I’ll stick with some positives.

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Mountain Caller 'Chronicle I: The Truthseeker'
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Review: Mountain Caller ‘Chronicle I: The Truthseeker’

8th December 202010th January 2021 Ian M Chronicle I: The Truthseeker, Mountain Caller, New Heavy Sounds, Prog, Psych

After seeing Mountain Caller live a couple of times and been both engaged and somewhat puzzled by their sound and

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Seismic 'Seismic' EP
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Review: Seismic ‘Seismic’ EP

13th November 202015th December 2020 Ian M Doom, Independent, Instrumental, Seismic

Seismic from Philadelphia release their debut EP, a three track slab of classy doom and heavy rock that matches up

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Sons Of Otis 'Isolation'
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Review: Sons Of Otis ‘Isolation’

13th October 202014th November 2020 Ian M Doom, Isolation, Psychedelic, Sons Of Otis, Totem Cat Records

Sons Of Otis return with another slab of heavy psychedelic doom with their eleventh release Isolation. It’s not clear whether

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