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Author: Sandy Williamson

Bell Witch 'Future’s Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate' Artwork
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Review: Bell Witch ‘Future’s Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate’

20th June 202320th June 2023 Sandy Williamson Bell Witch, Doom, Profound Lore Records

The cataclysmic rendering of Bell Witch‘s Mirror Reaper record still reverberates through the extreme music scene to this day, over

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Exploding Corpse Action 'Inter-Dimensional Annihilation: Complete Transmissions 1995-1997'
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Review: Exploding Corpse Action ‘Inter-Dimensional Annihilation: Complete Transmissions 1995-1997’

26th May 202330th May 2023 Sandy Williamson Armageddon Label, Death Metal, Exploding Corpse Action, Grindcore

Albany, New York was the home of Exploding Corpse Action, one of the greatest band names of all time, and

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Megalith Levitation 'Obscure Fire'
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Review: Megalith Levitation ‘Obscure Fire’

11th April 202331st August 2023 Sandy Williamson Addicted Label, Aesthetic Death, Doom, Megalith Levitation, Sounds Of Karachun

Russian acid doom lords Megalith Levitation first spouted forth from their home of Chelyabinsk (yup, apocalyptic meteor town) in 2016

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Treedeon 'New World Hoarder'
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Review: Treedeon ‘New World Hoarder’

3rd April 20233rd April 2023 Sandy Williamson Exile On Mainstream Records, Noise-Rock, Sludge, Treedeon

German sludge doomsters Treedeon have returned after a five-year absence to bring us New World Hoarder that’s out now through

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OAK 'Disintegrate'
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Review: OAK ‘Disintegrate’

20th March 202320th March 2023 Sandy Williamson Doom, Oak, Season Of Mist

Portugal’s OAK, one of many with the same name on the Encyclopaedia Metallum, are a band whose journey began on

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Sorrowful Land 'Faded Anchors Of The Past'
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Review: Sorrowful Land ‘Faded Anchors Of The Past’

13th March 202313th March 2023 Sandy Williamson Black Lion Records, Death Doom, Sorrowful Land

Ukrainian one-man death/doom act Sorrowful Land have returned from a five-year break to release their third full-length through Black Lion

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Lüger 'Revelations Of The Sacred Skull'
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Review: Lüger ‘Revelations Of The Sacred Skull’

21st February 202324th March 2023 Sandy Williamson Heavy Psych Sounds, Lüger, Metal, Punk

Lüger hail from Montreal, Canada and their particular brand of sleazy doom rock/heavy metal has always been an infectious riot

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Iron Void 'IV'
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Review: Iron Void ‘IV’

6th February 202316th March 2023 Sandy Williamson Doom, Iron Void, Metal, Shadow Kingdom Records

I first came across traditional doom lords Iron Void when I reviewed their second record back in my first year

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SKÁLD 'Huldufólk'
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Review: SKÁLD ‘Huldufólk’

24th January 20238th March 2023 Sandy Williamson Decca Records, Folk, Norse, SKÁLD

With the explosion in popularity of the Vikings TV shows, Wardruna and Norse culture in general, it is amazing how

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Tribunal 'The Weight Of Remembrance'
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Review: Tribunal ‘The Weight Of Remembrance’

13th January 20238th March 2023 Sandy Williamson 20 Buck Spin, Death Doom, Gothic, Tribunal

A brand new entity of deep gothic doom, Vancouver duo Tribunal bring the crushing, velvety darkness on their debut record

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Boris 'Fade'
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Review: Boris ‘Fade’

5th January 20238th March 2023 Sandy Williamson Boris, Doom, Drone, Independent

THREE new Boris records in 2022? Man, I am a blessed human to have this much of my favourite band

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