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Review: Hidden Mothers ‘Erosion/Avulsion’

20th November 202420th November 2024 Lee Beamish Church Road Records, Hidden Mothers, Post-Hardcore, Post-Metal

Back in May of 2024, I had the pleasure of my annual pilgrimage to the Portals Festival, in the heart

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Cherubs @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 31st October 2024 – Photo by Lee Beamish
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Cherubs & Rid Of Me @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 31st October 2024

15th November 202415th November 2024 Lee Beamish Cherubs, Mother Brain, Ramsgate Music Hall, Rid Of Me

For most, Halloween is a celebration of all things spooky. For some, it’s horror films and Trick Or Treat, while

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Review: Babel Map ‘Teeth’

11th November 202411th November 2024 Lee Beamish Babel Map, Lost Future Records

Hailing from Harrisburg in Pennsylvania, it’s hard to believe that for a band who have been active since before 2010,

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Review: Codespeaker ‘Scavenger’

8th November 20248th November 2024 Lee Beamish Codespeaker, Post-Metal, Ripcord Records

In a world gone mad and at a time when what we need most is some unified clarity to calm

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Review: Witnesses ‘Joy’

4th November 20244th November 2024 Lee Beamish Doom, Heavy Metal, Independent, Witnesses

For as long as I can remember I have been following the work of Greg Schwan’s Witnesses project. It started

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Emma Ruth Rundle at Bush Hall, London, 1st September 2024
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Emma Ruth Rundle & Jon Samuel Ardron @ Bush Hall, London, 1st September 2024

18th October 202418th October 2024 Lee Beamish Acoustic, Bush Hall, Emma Ruth Rundle, Jon Samuel Ardron, London

In all my years of attending live music, I have had the opportunity to catch probably 90% of my dream

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Review: Chat Pile ‘Cool World’

16th October 202416th October 2024 Lee Beamish Chat Pile, Noise-Rock, The Flenser

Hailing from Oklahoma in the US, Chat Pile seem to be on a mission. A voyage into the darkness within

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Review: Old Blood ‘Midnight Climax’

4th October 20244th October 2024 Lee Beamish Glory Or Death Records, Heavy Rock, Old Blood

It’s been a long four years since the release of 2020’s Acid Doom, the second album by Californian heavyweights Old

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Review: Hello Mary ‘Emita Ox’

25th September 202425th September 2024 Lee Beamish Alternative, Frenchkiss Records, Hello Mary

Having only recently discovered Hello Mary, considering their eclectic alternative rock style vibe, I’ve surprised myself really that I hadn’t

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Review: Giant Walker ‘Silhouettes’

23rd September 202423rd September 2024 Lee Beamish Alternative, Church Road Records, Giant Walker

At first glance, it’s incredibly hard to know how to convey just what it is about Giant Walker that makes

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Review: Spirit Mother ‘Trails’

13th September 202413th September 2024 Lee Beamish Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Spirit Mother

A couple of years back I had the privilege of reviewing one of the Live In The Mojave Desert, for

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Video Premiere: Black Helium ‘Up On A Hill’ – New Album ‘The Animals Are Coming’ Drops Friday
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Video Premiere: Black Helium ‘Up On A Hill’ – New Album ‘The Animals Are Coming’ Drops Friday

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Step into a kaleidoscopic fever dream with the premiere of Up On A Hill, the latest mind-warping transmission from London’s

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Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July

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Video Premiere: Lower Slaughter ‘Take A Seat’ – New Album ‘Deep Living’ Releases 6th June

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