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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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Illuminated Void 'Veriditas'
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Review: Illuminated Void ‘Veriditas’

10th March 202310th March 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Altrusian Grace Media, Ambient, Doom, Illuminated Void, Metal

When not creating some of my favourite psychedelic, prog laced heavy doom with his main band, Milwaukee’s Sleestak, frontman Matt

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Night Goat 'Totem'
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Review: Night Goat ‘Totem’

9th March 20239th March 2023 Reza Mills Black Donut Records, Death Rock, Night Goat

Ever since I reviewed their split with Ghost:Hello back in 2020, I have become hooked on Night Goat and resolved

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Majesties 'Vast Reaches Unclaimed'
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Review: Majesties ‘Vast Reaches Unclaimed’

9th March 20239th March 2023 James Bullock 20 Buck Spin, Death Metal, Majesties

As a fairly focussed old school death metal fan, the Swedish melodic death metal scene is a genre that I

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Smoke
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Premiere: Smoke ‘Scavenger’ – New Single Of Fuzzy, Doomy Stoner Rock Drops This Friday

8th March 20238th March 2023 Lee Edwards Doom, Independent, Smoke

Lynchburg, Virginia’s Smoke has been making a bit of a name for themselves with their fuzzy doom and stoner rock

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Smote 'Genog'
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Review: Smote ‘Genog’

8th March 20238th March 2023 Reza Mills Acid Rock, Folk, Kraut, Rocket Recordings, Smote

Having cleared my decks review wise and with the only album on my books not due for a while, I

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Sandrider 'Enveletration'
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Review: Sandrider ‘Enveletration’

8th March 20238th March 2023 Martin Williams Noise-Rock, Sandrider, Satanik Royalty Records

The mid-to-late ‘90s post-grunge atmosphere in Seattle proved to be a very fertile time for music, as fertile, if less

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Night Goat - Photo by Molly Crowe
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Night Goat: Reza Interviews Guitarist & Vocalist Chris Bentley

7th March 20238th March 2023 Reza Mills Black Donut Records, Death Rock, Night Goat

Night Goat are a Canton, Ohio based death rock/noise-rock/doom/sludge (all or some of the aforementioned genres depending on your interpretation)

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Author & Punisher @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 21st Feb 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Author & Punisher / Zetra @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 21st Feb 2023

7th March 20237th March 2023 Lee Edwards Author & Punisher, Doom, Industrial, Manchester, The Deaf Institute, Through The Lens, Zetra

On a dark and dank Tuesday night in Manchester, our editor in chief took a trip down to The Deaf

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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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Video Premiere: Spider Kitten ‘The Spoiler’ –  ‘The Truth Is Caustic To Love’ Releases 27th June
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Video Premiere: Spider Kitten ‘The Spoiler’ – ‘The Truth Is Caustic To Love’ Releases 27th June

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Premiere: Earl Of Hell ‘Macabra Cadabra’ – Debut Self-Titled Album Releases 25th April
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