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Author: Matthew Williams

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Review: AAWKS ‘On Through The Sky Maze’

15th May 202515th May 2025 Matthew Williams AAWKS, Black Throne Productions, Doom, Stoner

With a huge bell ringing in the background, feedback buzzes around your ears as the opening monologue fades in and

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Review: Clamfight ‘Clamfight’

13th May 202514th May 2025 Matthew Williams Clamfight, Doom, Independent, Metal, Sludge

You are welcomed into the fourth album from New Jersey/Philadelphia band Clamfight, with a gentle and calming introduction, a beat

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Review: SUMAC And Moor Mother ‘The Film’

9th May 20259th May 2025 Matthew Williams Drone, Experimental, Moor Mother, Spoken Word, Sumac, Thrill Jockey Records

After giving this a few listens, I can confirm that SUMAC are another band that is going to be filed

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Dead Space Chamber Music @ The Peer Hat, Manchester, 13th April 2025 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Dead Space Chamber Music / Futures We Lost / Slow Knife @ Peer Hat, Manchester, 13th April 2025

8th May 20258th May 2025 Matthew Williams Dead Space Chamber Music, Futures We Lost, Manchester, Slow Knife, The Peer Hat

I once saw a quote that said, ‘music is kinetic, as it has motion and feelings that comes from the

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Review: Sons Of Ra ‘Standard Deviation’

30th April 202530th April 2025 Matthew Williams Jazz, Lasers Edge, Prog, Sons Of Ra

Right from the off, I’m going to say one simple thing. This album is beyond cool, so cool that even

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Review: Earl Of Hell ‘Earl Of Hell’

25th April 202525th April 2025 Matthew Williams Copper Feast Records, Earl Of Hell, Heavy Rock

It’s somewhat strange that when I first reviewed Scottish fuzz rockers Earl Of Hell back in April 2022, I ended

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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs & Irked @ New Century, Manchester, 11th April 2025

15th April 202515th April 2025 Matthew Williams Irked, Manchester, New Century Hall, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

A warm, barmy spring evening saw inevitable traffic jams around Manchester’s wondrous inner city road ring network, but as I

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Review: Dead Pioneers ‘PO$T AMERICAN’

11th April 202511th April 2025 Matthew Williams Dead Pioneers, Hardcore, Hassle Records, Punk

At a time of turmoil across America with the Mango Mussolini and his gang of starry eyed, slack jawed, yokels

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Dopethrone @ Rebellion, Manchester, 21st March 2025 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Dopethrone / Wallowing / Barbarian Hermit @ Rebellion, Manchester, 21st March 2025

3rd April 20253rd April 2025 Matthew Williams Barbarian Hermit, Doom, Dopethrone, Manchester, Rebellion, Riffolution Promotions, Sludge, Wallowing

With the roads leading into Manchester city centre being a cruel mistress on an early Friday evening, I headed up

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Review: Rise To Thunder ‘Black Reflections’

1st April 20251st April 2025 Matthew Williams Future Noise, Heavy Rock, Instrumental, Psych, Rise To Thunder

I remember the days well of watching Rise To Thunder on various stages across their home city of Stoke-on-Trent, or

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Review: Fuzz Evil ‘Smear Merchants’

26th March 202526th March 2025 Matthew Williams Desert Records, Fuzz, Fuzz Evil, Stoner

When The Sleeping Shaman hosted a premiere for the lads in Fuzz Evil last month, I had a few listens

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Premiere: Clamfight – Self-Titled Album Releases This Friday, 16th May

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Clamfight‘s self-titled album crashes onto the metal scene like a storm, delivering a powerful blend of heavy sludge and doom

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