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Author: Mark Burns

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Gonga ‘Transmigration’ CD 2008

21st August 20083rd September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, CD, Gonga, Heavy, Heavy Rock, Invada Records, Mark Burns, Review, Stoner Rock, Transmigration

After being plagued with line up changes, this Bristol four piece Gonga have now unleashed their long awaited second album.

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Jex Thoth – S/T – CD 2008

1st August 20083rd September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, CD, Doom, Folk Doom, I Hate Records, Jex Thoth, Mark Burns, Metal, Review, Traditional Doom

The first thing I’ll say about this album is… Get yourself suitably sedated and let this fucker drag you back

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Asva ‘What You Don’t Know Is Frontier’ CD 2008

1st August 20083rd September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Ambient, Asva, CD, Drone, Experimental, Mark Burns, Review, Southern Records, What You Don't Know Is Frontier

Not a record for passive consumption was something I read in a recent review for this the latest Asva album,

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Nortt ‘Galgenfrist’ CD 2008

14th June 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Ambient, Avant-Garde, Avantgarde Music, Black Metal, Dark, Experimental, Galgenfrist, Mark Burns, Mournful, Nortt, Review

When I first got this CD I was abit under-whelmed with it compared to their other releases, but I’m glad

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Crawe ‘Doomed To Fail’ Demo 2008

12th June 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Crawe, Demo, Doom, Doomed To Fail, Drone, Heavy, Mark Burns, Review, Self Released

The doom/sludge/heavy shit scene appears to be going through an unprecedented time at the moment with the amount of bands

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Album & EP Reviews J 

Jarboe / Justin K Broadrick ‘J2’ CDEP 2008

12th June 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Atmospheric, CDEP, Collaboration, Experimental, J2, Jarboe, Jesu, Justin K Broadrick, Mark Burns, Review, Shoegaze, The End Records

I played this for a friend of mine recently and his main reaction was “I would not fancy this on

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Paganus – S/T – CD 2008

7th April 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, CD, Doom, Funeral Doom, Heavy, Mark Burns, Mournful, Paganus, Review, Totalrust Music

The first thing I’ll say about this release is it’s certainly a grower, with more going on than first meets

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Highgate – S/T – CD 2008

7th April 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Blackened Doom, CD, Doom, Funeral Doom, Heavy, Highgate, Mark Burns, Review, Totalrust Music

It becomes apparent within the first 5 minute’s of this CD that the listener is in for a treat. An

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Weedeater / Stinking Lizaveta / Rise To Thunder – Manchester 20/03/08

27th March 200814th September 2019 Mark Burns Future Noise, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Mark Burns, Rise To Thunder, Star & Garter, Stinking Lizaveta, Weedeater

Star & Garter, Manchester 20/03/08 I only became aware on the way down in the car that Rise To Thunder

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Acrimony ‘Bong On – Live Long’ CD 2007

17th March 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2007, Acrimony, Bong On - Live Long, CD, Doom, Leaf Hound Records, Mark Burns, Psych Rock, Review, Space Rock, Stoner

A lovely little Acrimony collection on offer here from Japan’s Leafhound Recs. Kicking off with ‘The Acid Elephant EP’, originally

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Mary Bell – S/T – CD 2007

17th March 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2007, CD, Crust, Doom, Mark Burns, Mary Bell, Review, Sludge, Trabuc Records

After being really impressed with their ‘Derek Sessions’ recording i was well up for checking this out when I became

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