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Iron Witch ‘Hangover Suicide’ 7″ 2013

28th January 20133rd September 2019 Chris Moore 2013, 7", Chris Moore, Doom, Endtyme Records, Hangover Suicide, Hardcore, Iron Witch, Review, Sludge

I never really understood the importance of stating where a band are from when writing a review, but in this

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ILSA ‘Intoxicantations’ LP/DD 2012

11th December 20123rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2012, A389 Recordings, Crust, Death Metal, Digital, Doom, Ilsa, Intoxicantations, Jamie Grimes, LP, Review

As odd as it may seem for me to start a review with a comparison, for those with a short

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Isis ‘Temporal’ CD/DVD 2012

15th November 20123rd September 2019 James Parker 2012, Atmospheric, CD, DVD, Ipecac Recordings, Isis, James Parker, Post-Rock, Review, Temporal, Unreleased

Ah Isis, suddenly you look up and they have seemingly been around for ever, for me ever since a Rock

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Iron Witch ‘Post Vegas Blues’ 7”/DD 2012

23rd August 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, 7", Digital, Doom, Hardcore, Iron Witch, Ollie Stygall, Post Vegas Blues, Review, Sludge, Thirty Days Of Night Records

Having reviewed Iron Witch’s previous doses of aural violence I was keen to hear how they have progressed in the

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Ides Of Gemini ‘Constantinople’ CD/LP 2012

18th June 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, Atmospheric, CD, Constantinople, Doom, Dream Doom, Ides Of Gemini, LP, Neurot Recordings, Review, Sige Records, Tom McKibbin

LA “dream doom” trio Ides Of Gemini have, as many other reviewers have already pointed out, taken the basic principles

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Inverloch ‘Dusk…Subside’ CD/LP/Digital 2012

17th June 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Atmospheric, CD, d.USK, Death Metal, Digital, diSEMBOWELMENT, Dusk...Subside, Funeral Doom, Grindcore, Inverloch, LP, Paul Robertson, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge

Proto-Funeral Doom/Drone grinders diSEMBOWELMENT were, in many ways, the definition of ‘kvlt’, having played zero live shows, recorded one EP,

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Infernal Overdrive ‘Last Rays Of The Dying Sun’ CD/DD 2012

20th December 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall CD, Classic Rock, DD, Digital Download, Heavy Rock, Infernal Overdrive, Last Rays Of The Dying Sun, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records

OK, how many awesome albums are there out there that have truly awful covers? Plenty…Flotsam And Jetsam “Doomsday For The

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Iron Claw ‘A Different Game’ CD 2011

31st August 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2011, A Different Game, Blues Rock, CD, Heavy Rock, Iron Claw, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review, Ripple Music

There are not many bands who have remained as intact as Iron Claw have across 40 years. With the exception

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Iron Witch ‘Single Malt’ CDEP 2011

4th August 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CDEP, Doom, Iron Witch, Ollie Stygall, Review, Single Malt, Sludge, Witch Hunter Records

Lock up your bitches…something stinking, sick and wicked this way comes!!!! Following in the filthy wake of two excellent rough

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Iron Witch – Demo 2011

29th June 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, Demo, Doom, Heavy, Iron Witch, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sludge, Stoner Doom

When the first Iron Witch demo landed in 2010 it was immediately apparent that, under the filthy production, there was

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Ironweed ‘Your World Of Tomorrow’ CD 2011

16th May 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Ironweed, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Review, Small Stone Records, Your World Of Tomorrow

I have to admit I never got round to checking out Ironweed’s debut offering “Indian Ladder” which landed in 2008,

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