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Review: Vetrar Draugurinn ‘The Night Sky’

7th October 20217th October 2021 Richard Murray Dark Skies Coming, Doom, Gothic, Vetrar Draugurinn

My older sister would listen to The Gathering, read Anne Rice, and watch The Craft repeatedly. This album brought back

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Review: Wallowing/Vixen Maw/Slabdragger/Thin – 4 Way Split

30th September 202130th September 2021 Richard Murray Black Voodoo Records, Doom, Grindcore, Slabdragger, Sludge, Sludgelord Records, Vixen Maw, Wallowing

I can’t focus. And I don’t think I want to either. Everything is a let-down. Everything is canceled. So let’s

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Review: Voidgazer ‘Dance of the Undesirables’

27th August 202127th September 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Independent, Metal, Sludge, Voidgazer

Hailing from St Louis, Missouri brutal sludge metal act Voidgazer have the statement on their Facebook page that reads, ‘We

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Review: Vandampire ‘The Last Good Thing Has Happened’ EP

17th December 202022nd January 2021 Josh Schneider Post-Metal, The Last Good Thing Has Happened, Trepanation Recordings, Vandampire

Never judge a book by its cover. I remember hearing that over and over again growing up. When it comes

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Review: Vaneno ‘Struggle Through Absurdity’

2nd December 202010th January 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Metal, Raging Planet Records, Sludge, Struggle Through Absurdity, Vaneno

Bursting fresh onto the scene from Lisbon, Portugal, Vaneno have been together a relatively short period of time. Friends Miguel

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Review: Various Artists ‘Brown Acid: The Eleventh Trip’

23rd November 202022nd December 2020 Lee Beamish Brown Acid, RidingEasy Records, The Eleventh Trip, Various Artists

The Brown Acid series, something which started as a way of showcasing some unique, and all together incredible musical rarities,

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Review: Vetus Supulcrum ‘Windswept Canyons Of Thule’

28th October 202027th November 2020 Jeremy Moore Burning World Records, Dungeon Synth, Maurice De Jong, Vetus Supulcrum, Windswept Canyons Of Thule

Although originally gaining traction in the late 80s and early 1990s, ‘dungeon synth’ has had a resurgence over the past

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Review: Various Artists ‘Dirt [Redux]’

22nd September 202026th October 2020 David J McLaren Alice In Chains, Dirt [Redux], Doom, Grunge, Hardcore, Magnetic Eye Records, Stoner

Just a couple of weeks ago I had one of those ‘how the hell am I that old?!’ moments when

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Review: Various Artists ‘APF Records – The Sound Of Heavy 2020’

20th May 202023rd June 2020 Lee Beamish APF Records, Doom, Hardcore, Metal, Sludge, Stoner, The Sound Of Heavy 2020, Various Artists

APF Records newest compilation The Sound Of Heavy 2020 is a gargantuan twenty six track monster of quality bands, brought

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Review: Various Artists ‘Women Of Doom’

29th April 202022nd May 2020 Josuph Price Blues Funeral Recordings, Desert Records, Doom, Women Of Doom

Women Of Doom, released through Blues Funeral Recordings and Desert Records, is a collaborative project inspired by and celebrating the

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Review: Various Artists ‘Brown Acid: The Tenth Trip’

20th April 202022nd May 2020 Reza Mills Brown Acid, RidingEasy Records, The Tenth Trip, Various Artists

It’s hard to believe that this is the 10th instalment of the Brown Acid series, which is a collaborative effort

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