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Obituary / Conjurer / Celestial Sanctuary @ Electric Ballroom, London, 23rd February 2023

14th March 202314th March 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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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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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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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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Through The Lens: USA Nails / The Eurosuite / Staff Party @ The Prince Albert, Brighton, 20th Jan 2023

20th February 202320th February 2023 Nessie Spencer Brighton, Staff Party, The Eurosuite, The Prince Albert, Through The Lens, USA Nails

Our snapper in residence Nessie Spencer of Freaks & Gigs had a stroll down to The Prince Albert, Brighton on

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Clutch / Green Lung / Tigercub @ The Great Hall, Exeter, 15th November & O2 Academy, Bristol, 13th December 2022

20th December 20226th February 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden 02 Academy, Bristol, Clutch, Exeter, Green Lung, The Great Hall, Tigercub

Back in 2019 I became a single parent, I say this not as a poor woe-is-me opener, but as a

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Brutus / Ghost Woman @ Patterns, Brighton, 21st November 2022

28th November 20223rd January 2023 Nessie Spencer Brighton, Brutus, Ghost Woman, Patterns

It’s Monday night, it’s disgusting outside, and many of us are either dealing with a terrible cold or some sort

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Grave Lines / Pascagoula / Ensemble 1 @ The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, 3rd November 2022

18th November 202213th March 2023 Nessie Spencer Brighton, Ensemble 1, Grave Lines, Pascagoula, The Hope & Ruin

To anyone who loves to mosh in Brighton, having this show at the Hope & Ruin was to say the

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Elder / Pallbearer / Irist @ Chalk, Brighton, 2nd November 2022

15th November 202226th December 2022 Nessie Spencer Brighton, Chalk, Doom, Elder, Heavy Rock, Irist, Pallbearer, Post-Metal

The bitterly windy cold weather did not dissuade me to go to Chalk because Elder playing in my town is

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Conjurer / Tuskar / Sugar Horse @ The Green Door Store, Brighton, 30th October 2022

11th November 202225th December 2022 Nessie Spencer Brighton, Conjurer, Sugar Horse, The Green Door Store, Tuskar

Brighton’s finest venue, The Green Door Store, was packed like rarely before on that Halloween’s Eve, especially for a metal

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Russian Circles / REZN @ The Grey Eagle, Asheville, 1st November 2022

10th November 202215th January 2023 Josh Schneider Asheville, REZN, Russian Circles, The Grey Eagle

Time is an interesting thing. It’s a definitive unit of measure that doesn’t change. And yet while it remains a

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