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Iroha – ST – CD/LP 2011

10th March 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, Ambient, Andy Swan, CD, Denovali Records, Diarmuid Dalton, Drone, Experimental, Industrial, Iroha, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Shoegaze

I admit I am a sucker for packaging and when this dropped through my letter box to review it was

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Iron Witch – Demo 2010

13th November 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Demo, Doom, Heavy, Iron Witch, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sludge, Stoner Doom

Since Eyehategod came belching out of our speakers nearly 20 years with their thuggish take on Sabbath riffs, feedback and

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I Defy – S/T – CDEP 2010

8th July 20102nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2010, CDEP, Heavy, I Defy, Industrial, Industrial Thrash, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Mother Should Know Records, Review, Thrash Metal

My family have always been big on supporting local industry. Growing up a stone’s throw from I Defy’s home of

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Iroha & Fragment ‘Bittersweet’ CD/LP 2010

17th June 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson Ambient, Andy Swan, Collaboration, Denovali Records, Diarmuid Dalton, Drone, Experimental, Fragment, Industrial, Iroha, Paul Robertson, Review, Shoegaze, Split, Split CD

An interesting CD, here, with a heavy Justin Broadrick connection. Iroha feature Andy Swan, ex-of Broadrick’s Final project AND current

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Iron Void ‘Spell Of Ruin’ CDEP 2010

14th May 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CDEP, Doom, Doomanoid Records, Iron Void, Metal, NWOBHM, Ollie Stygall, Review, Spell Of Ruin, Traditional Doom

OK hands up who remembers Hellhound records? To refresh your memories they existed from the late 80’s to the mid

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Into The Storm ‘Amidst A Sea Of Chaos’ CD 2009

18th December 20093rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, Amidst A Sea Of Chaos, CD, Hardcore, Heavy, Into The Storm, Metal, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Review, Self Released, Sludge

Imagine, if you can, that legendary metal/hardcore band Botch were in fact a jigsaw. Now imagine that jigsaw tossed in

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IRA ‘Visions Of A Landscape’ CD 2009

10th December 20092nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2009, Ambient, CD, Golden Antenna Records, Heavy, IRA, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review, Visions Of A Landscape

Hailing from the university town of Konstanz in Germany, IRA are clearly deep thinkers and I don’t mean that in

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Invasion ‘The Master Alchemist’ CD 2009

3rd October 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, CD, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, Invasion, Ollie Stygall, Review, Soul, Stoner Doom, The Master Alchemist

Some things just aren’t going to work, like a Chihuahua fucking a Great Dane, bacon sandwiches at a Jewish wedding,

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Iron Hearse – S/T – CD 2007

26th September 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2007, CD, Doom, Heavy, Iron Hearse, Ollie Stygall, PsycheDOOMelic Records, Review, Stoner Doom, Traditional Doom

Swindon based power three piece Iron Hearse have achieved a fair amount over the last few years whilst maintaining a

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I Klatus ‘Borningroom’ CD 2008

23rd August 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, Avant-Garde, Borningroom, CD, Dark, Experimental, I Klatus, Industrial, Noise, Review, Self Released

A newly released album by electronic avant-experimentalists I Klatus was available as a free download, this collection of nine tracks

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Iron Hearse ‘Peddle The Metal’ CDEP 2005

7th January 200614th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, CDEP, Doom, Gallipoli Records, Heavy, Iron Hearse, Lee Edwards, Peddle The Metal, Review, Stoner Doom, Traditional Doom

Up and coming UK Melodic Doomsters Iron Hearse are a band I’ve been meaning to check out for a while

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