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Mean Green
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Premiere: Mean Green ‘Crow’ – Taken From Their Self-Titled Debut That Drops 24th March

15th March 202323rd March 2023 Lee Edwards Doom, Independent, Mean Green, Sludge

Although a new band on the ‘scene’, North Carolina’s Mean Green have been making a hell of a lot of

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Håndgemeng 'Ultraritual'
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Review: Håndgemeng ‘Ultraritual’

15th March 202315th March 2023 James Bullock Doom, Håndgemeng, Ripple Music

From the triumphant opening guitar riff on the first track of Håndgemeng’s Ultraritural, it is clear that this is not

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Oranżada ‘Karma Tango’
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Review: Oranżada ‘Karma Tango’

15th March 202315th March 2023 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Audio Cave Records, Oranżada, Psych

Way back in the late 60s and throughout the 70s, the Polish music scene was dominated by four much loved

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Obituary @ Electric Ballroom, London, 23rd February 2023 – Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Obituary / Conjurer / Celestial Sanctuary @ Electric Ballroom, London, 23rd February 2023

14th March 202317th April 2023 Nessie Spencer Celestial Sanctuary, Conjurer, Death Metal, Electric Ballroom, London, Obituary

When I was a teenage dirtbag back in the naughties, I had three passions in life: reading metal magazines, going

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REZN 'Solace'
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Review: REZN ‘Solace’

14th March 202314th March 2023 Josh Schneider Heavy Rock, Independent, Psych, REZN

What!?! Did I read that correctly? ‘The first half of a two part series!’. REZN never disappoints and I thought

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The Atomic Bitchwax 'Live At Freak Valley Fest'
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Review: The Atomic Bitchwax ‘Live At Freak Valley Fest’

14th March 202314th March 2023 Martin Williams Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, The Atomic Bitchwax

Let me begin by mentioning the fact I’ve been listening to New Jersey’s heavy, mind-melting, riff-warpers The Atomic Bitchwax (sometimes

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Messa @ The White Hotel, Salford, 22nd Feb 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Messa / Julinko @ The White Hotel, Salford, 22nd February 2023

13th March 202313th March 2023 Lee Edwards Doom Rock, Drone, Julinko, Messa, Salford, Soundscapes, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

Just 24 hours after the Author & Punisher and Zetra gig at The Deaf Institute in Manchester‘s city centre, our

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TORSO 'A Crash Course In Terror'
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Review: TORSO ‘A Crash Course In Terror’

13th March 202313th March 2023 David J McLaren APF Records, Heavy Rock, Metal, TORSO

I must admit to being excited whenever I see a new release from APF Records crop up. The label is

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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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King Buffalo @ Asheville Music Hall, 1st March 2023 - Photo by Josh Schneider
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King Buffalo / The Swell Fellas @ Asheville Music Hall, 1st March 2023

10th March 202310th March 2023 Josh Schneider Asheville Music Hall, Heavy Rock, King Buffalo, Prog, The Swell Fellas

‘There is only one better thing than music – live music’ – Jacek Andrzej Bukowski. The truth in these words

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Fange 'Privation'
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Review: Fange ‘Privation’

10th March 202310th March 2023 Reza Mills Fange, Industrial, Sludge, Throatruiner Records

A French (from Rennes to be exact) industrial sludge/death metal trio who have covered two of my all-time favourite Black

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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

Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July
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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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Video Premiere: Lower Slaughter ‘Take A Seat’ – New Album ‘Deep Living’ Releases 6th June

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

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