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Author: Ollie Stygall

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Mage ‘Last Orders’ CD/DD 2014

5th January 20153rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Last Orders, Mage, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sludge, Witch Hunter Records

Have you ever heard that live album by Down, you know the one where Phil Anselmo sings so far out

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Ollie Stygall’s 2014 Year Round Up

23rd December 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014 Year Review, Article, Black Moth, Blues Pills, COC, Corrosion Of Conformity, Grifter, Gurt, Mage, Mos Generator, Nashville Pussy, Ollie Stygall, Orange Goblin, Queen, Sigiriya, Tricorn, Wild Eyes, Wild Eyes S.F.

As the sun begins to set on yet another year and our esteemed editor asks us for our views on

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Lo-Pan ‘Colossus’ CD/LP/DD 2014

6th December 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, CD, Colossus, Digital, Heavy Rock, Lo-Pan, LP, Ollie Stygall, Small Stone Records, Stoner

Grrrrr!!!! You hear that? That’s the sound of frustration that is, total frustration! So why are you frustrated I hear

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The Picturebooks ‘Imaginary Horse’ CD/LP/DD 2014

2nd December 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Imaginary Horse, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, RidingEasy Records, The Picturebooks

Bands like the White Stripes and The Black Keys have a lot to answer for. In their wake it seems

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Black Moth ‘Condemned To Hope’ CD/LP/DD 2014

1st November 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, Black Moth, CD, Condemned To Hope, Digital, Doom, Heavy Rock, LP, Metal, New Heavy Sounds, Ollie Stygall, Review

Music journalists are always seeking to pigeonhole bands within certain scenes and genres, it makes their job a hell of

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Album & EP Reviews O 

Orange Goblin ‘Back From The Abyss’ CD/LP/DD 2014

30th October 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, Back From The Abyss, Candlelight Records, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Orange Goblin, Review, Stoner

It’s not often an album leaves you struggling to find anything to write about it. Sometimes it happens when an

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Album & EP Reviews V 

V/A ‘Sweet Times – Volume 2’ – 4 Way Split 7″ 2014

7th October 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, 7", Acid Rock, Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Gorilla, Heavy Rock, Metalleg, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review, Rock n Roll, Sultan Bathery, The Golden Grass, Who Can You Trust Records

Growing up in the 80’s as a young metal head you would often find yourself drawn to the output of

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Heat ‘Labyrinth’ CD/LP/DD 2014

5th October 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, CD, Digital, Heat, Heavy Rock, Labyrinth, LP, Ollie Stygall, Proto-Metal, Retro, Review, This Charming Man Records

Heat’s self-titled debut was a decent stab at heavy, retro 70’s blues rock that chased hard at the heels of

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Joy ‘Under The Spell Of’ CD/LP/CS/DD 2014

2nd September 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, Blues Rock, Cassette, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Joy, LP, Ollie Stygall, Psych, Review, Tee Pee Records, Under The Spell Of

Do you believe in magic? I don’t mean actual magic, summoning dead spirits or any of that bollocks and nor

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Blues Pills – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014

20th August 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, Blues Pills, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Nuclear Blast Records, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Titled

Blues Pills previous EP, Devil Man proved to be a tantalising glimpse of what this quite extraordinary band is capable

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DVD Reviews 

Enos ‘Live At The East Slope’ DVD 2014

29th July 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, DVD, Enos, Live, Live At The East Slope, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Rapture Films, Review, Self Released, Space Rock, Stoner

It’s a brave move for a band to be releasing a live DVD when on a budget. Fortunately Enos are

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