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Review: Haurun ‘Wilting Within’

21st September 202321st September 2023 Lee Beamish Haurun, Kozmik ArtIfactz, Psych, Shoegaze, Small Stone Records

Having started in 2018 as a two-man love of heavy psychedelic and stoner vibes, the band Haurun has ever since

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Review: Hexvessel ‘Polar Veil’

14th September 202314th September 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blackgaze, Folk, Hexvessel, Svart Records

Hailing from the dark forest, progressive folk rockers Hexvessel have been on a path which their founder Mat McNerney describes

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Review: Hey Colossus ‘In Blood’

1st September 20231st September 2023 Nessie Spencer Alternative, Hey Colossus, Noise Rock, Post-Punk, Wrong Speed Records

After the release and subsequent success of their album Dances/Curses in November 2020, the London-based band Hey Colossus are now

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Review: High On Fire ‘The Art Of Self Defense’ [Reissue]

10th August 202311th August 2023 Martin Williams Doom, High On Fire, Metal, MNRK Heavy, Stoner

Way back in the summer of 2000, the much-fabled CMJ music festival came to Seattle. A music industry showcase, and

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Review: High Priest ‘Invocation’

30th June 202330th June 2023 Martin Williams Heavy Rock, High Priest, Magnetic Eye Records, Metal

Hailing from the same city that gave the world the legendary American doom band Trouble, Chicago’s High Priest have unveiled

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Review: High Desert Queen & Blue Heron ‘Turned To Stone Chapter 8: The Wake’

21st June 202321st June 2023 Liam Blanc Blue Heron, Heavy Rock, High Desert Queen, Ripple Music, Stoner, Turned To Stone

It only took until Chapter 8, but the Turned To Stone series has finally given me a split where I

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Review: Herod ‘Iconoclast’

16th May 202316th May 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Herod, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal

Having spent the initial part of the year indulging in the bountiful releases that have sprung forth from the stoner

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Review: Hirax ‘Raging Violence’ Reissue

28th April 202328th April 2023 Martin Williams Armageddon Label, Hirax, Thrash Metal

To any thrasher of a certain age, Hirax needs no introduction. The southern California pioneers were at the vanguard of

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Review: Hail The Void ‘Memento Mori’

31st March 202331st March 2023 Goro Riffs Doom, Hail The Void, Metal, Ripple Music

Hailing from the remote wilderness of British Columbia, Canada, Hail The Void have already made their mark in the form

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Review: Håndgemeng ‘Ultraritual’

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

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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Review: Heavy Blanket ‘Moon Is’

30th January 20238th March 2023 Martin Williams Heavy Blanket, Instrumental, J Mascis, Outer Battery Records, Psych

To any fan of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s American alternative rock underground, Amherst Massachusetts’s J. Mascis needs no

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