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Author: Johannes van der Meer

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Merlin ‘Christ Killer’ CD/DD 2014

25th August 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2014, CD, Christ Killer, Digital, Johannes van der Meer, Merlin, Review, Self Released

I would like to begin this review with a warning. It might be hard to understand what I’m getting at

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Offerstigen ‘Solens Inälvor’ Digital EP 2014

6th July 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2014, Digital EP, Drone, Funeral Doom, Heavy, Johannes van der Meer, Offerstigen, Review, Self Released, Solens Inälvor

So this band is obscure beyond obscurity. The only facts I can figure out about them is that they’re Swedish,

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Anti Ritual – S/T – LP/DD 2014

18th June 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2014, Anti Ritual, Crust, Digital, Hardcore, Heavy, Indisciplinarian Records, Johannes van der Meer, LP, Metal, Review, Self Titled, Vendetta Records

From Copenhagen, Denmark a brutal force beyond description is being projected onto the world and Anti Ritual are to blame

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A Tree Of Signs ‘Saturn’ Digital EP 2013

8th June 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2013, A Tree Of Signs, Digital EP, Doom Metal, Heavy Rock, Johannes van der Meer, Review, Saturn, Self Released, Stoner

A Tree Of Signs were on the brink of extinction when vocalist and keyboardist V-Kaos decided to leave the project

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Dirge ‘Hyperion’ CD/LP/DD 2014

5th March 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2014, CD, Debemur Morti Productions, Digital, Dirge, Doom Metal, Heavy, Hyperion, Johannes van der Meer, LP, Post-Metal, Review

First of all I would like to say that this particular sort of music is a pretty new genre in

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71TONMAN – S/T – DD 2013

9th February 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2013, 71TONMAN, Digital, Doom Metal, Heavy, Johannes van der Meer, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Sludge

So I’m glad to see, and most of all hear, that Poland is producing some really good and heavy doom

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Buis – S/T – Digital EP 2014

3rd February 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2014, Buis, Digital EP, Doom Metal, Heavy, Johannes van der Meer, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Stoner

Hailing from The Netherlands, this 4-piece plays stoner doom, or if you want to be a bit psychedelic and spiritual

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Ea ‘A Etilla’ CD/DD 2014

26th January 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2014, A Etilla, CD, Digital, Doom Metal, Ea, Funeral Doom, Heavy, Johannes van der Meer, Solitude Productions

Funeral doom is a very small subgenre when it comes to metal and not many good and dedicated bands last.

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Major Kong ‘Doom Machine’ DD 2014

12th January 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2014, Digital, Doom Machine, Doom Metal, Heavy, Instrumental, Johannes van der Meer, Major Kong, Review, Self Released, Stoner

I was very happy to find out that these Poles are still at it delivering dirty and raw sounding stoner.

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Celeste ‘Animale(s)’ CD/LP/DD 2013

22nd December 20133rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2013, Animale(s), Black Metal, CD, Celeste, Denovali Records, Digital, Johannes van der Meer, LP, Review, Sludge

To play black metal in today’s environment with so many subgenres, not even the dark one himself can keep up

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Lizzard Wizzard – S/T – DD 2013

20th December 20133rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2013, Digital, Doom Metal, Heavy, Johannes van der Meer, Lizzard Wizzard, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Sludge

I like this. I liked this the second it came on and the first tunes hit my ears. For most

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