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Author: John Reppion

H.P. Lovecraft, Fabio Frizzi & Andrew Leman ‘I Notturni Di Yuggot’
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Review: H.P. Lovecraft, Fabio Frizzi & Andrew Leman ‘I Notturni Di Yuggot’

14th November 20196th May 2020 John Reppion Acoustic, Andrew Leman, Cadabra Records, Fabio Frizzi, H.P. Lovecraft, I Notturni Di Yuggot, Spoken Word

Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Where would heavy music be without him? Where would games, TV, and films be, for that matter?

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Torche 'Admission'
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Review: Torche ‘Admission’

17th September 20191st October 2019 John Reppion Admission, Heavy, Relapse Records, Review, Torche

Torche. You know who Torche are. Are they a post-hardcore band? Is this some kind of Sludge pop? “When people

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Monolord 'No Comfort'
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Review: Monolord ‘No Comfort’

16th September 201931st January 2021 John Reppion Doom, Heavy, Monolord, No Comfort, Relapse Records, Review

Monolord. Gothenberg, Sweden’s Sabbath-riff worshipping, groove Doom trio have been around since 2013, and their fourth full-length release is about

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Space Witch ‘Arcanum’ 2017
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Space Witch ‘Arcanum’ 2017

17th May 20173rd September 2019 John Reppion 2017, Arcanum, Doom, Heavy, HeviSike Records, John Reppion, Psychedelic, Review, Space Witch

Just under three years ago Stoke on Trent’s Space Witch released their Self-Titled debut LP consisting of two thirty-plus minute

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Unearthly Trance ‘Stalking The Ghost’ 2017
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Unearthly Trance ‘Stalking The Ghost’ 2017

15th May 201716th September 2019 John Reppion 2017, Blackened Doom, Doom, Heavy, John Reppion, Relapse Records, Review, Stalking The Ghost, Unearthly Trance

I first heard Unearthly Trance on their 2009 split 10” with Swedish doomers Suma, but the New York trio have

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Steve Moore ‘The Mind’s Eye’ (OST) 2016
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Steve Moore ‘The Mind’s Eye’ (OST) 2016

11th May 20173rd September 2019 John Reppion 2016, Electronic, John Reppion, OST, Relapse Records, Review, Soundscapes, Soundtrack, Steve Moore, The Mind’s Eye

NYC based musician Steve Moore is best known to many for his work with Anthony E. Paterra as Zombi. Taking

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Melvins ‘Basses Loaded’ 2016
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Melvins ‘Basses Loaded’ 2016

9th May 20173rd September 2019 John Reppion (the) Melvins, 2016, Basses Loaded, Heavy Rock, Ipecac Recordings, John Reppion, Melvins, Noise-Rock

(The) Melvins are, and have been for a long, long time now, Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover. Everyone else just

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Necro Deathmort 'The Capsule' 2016
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Necro Deathmort ‘The Capsule’ 2016

17th April 201716th September 2019 John Reppion 2016, Dark, Electronic, Industrial, John Reppion, Necro Deathmort, Review, Rocket Recordings, The Capsule

Necro Deathmort said it themselves; they don’t give a single fuck. “We’ve stopped caring that each new release might alienate

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Monoliths – S/T
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Monoliths – S/T – 2016

17th April 20177th September 2019 John Reppion 2016, Crown And Throne, Digital, Doom, Dry Cough Records, Heavy, John Reppion, LP, Monoliths, Review, Self Titled, Sludge

Monoliths are a sludgy doom trio comprised of David Tobin of Ommadon on guitar, Henry Davies of Moloch on drums,

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Boris With Merzbow ‘Gensho’
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Boris With Merzbow ‘Gensho’ CD/LP/DD 2016

25th April 201611th September 2019 John Reppion 2016, Boris, Boris With Merzbow, CD, Collaboration, Digital, Drone, Experimental, Gensho, John Reppion, LP, Masami Akita, Merzbow, Noise, Relapse Records, Review

Gensho is a collaboration album, or rather it is two separate albums which the auditor is advised “are intended to

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H.P. Lovecraft ‘Hallowe’en In A Suburb And Others’
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H.P. Lovecraft ‘Hallowe’en In A Suburb And Others’ 7″ 2016

24th April 201611th September 2019 John Reppion 2016, 7", Andrew Leman, Cadabra Records, H.P. Lovecraft, Hallowe'en In A Suburb And Others, John Reppion, LP, Review, Spoken Word, Teratoma Sound Lab

Once again spoken arts label Caddabra Records bring us a new Lovecraftian release, this time a 7 inch EP entitled

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