2008

Album & EP Reviews M 

Moss ‘Sub Templum’ CD/LP 2008

30th June 20083rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, CD, Doom, Drone, Heavy, LP, Moss, Review, Rise Above Records, Sub Templum

Imagine for a moment that it was possible to play a SUNNO))) riff against an Electric Wizard riff and have

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Album & EP Reviews G 

Grand Magus ‘Iron Will’ CD/LP 2008

26th June 20086th September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, CD, Doom, Grand Magus, Heavy, Iron Will, LP, Metal, NWOBHM, Review, Rise Above Records

Now I picked up this record after hearing the band’s last two records, 2003’s ‘Monument’ and 2005’s ‘Wolf’s Return’ but

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Album & EP Reviews N 

Nortt ‘Galgenfrist’ CD 2008

14th June 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Ambient, Avant-Garde, Avantgarde Music, Black Metal, Dark, Experimental, Galgenfrist, Mark Burns, Mournful, Nortt, Review

When I first got this CD I was abit under-whelmed with it compared to their other releases, but I’m glad

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Album & EP Reviews C 

Crawe ‘Doomed To Fail’ Demo 2008

12th June 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Crawe, Demo, Doom, Doomed To Fail, Drone, Heavy, Mark Burns, Review, Self Released

The doom/sludge/heavy shit scene appears to be going through an unprecedented time at the moment with the amount of bands

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Album & EP Reviews J 

Jarboe / Justin K Broadrick ‘J2’ CDEP 2008

12th June 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Atmospheric, CDEP, Collaboration, Experimental, J2, Jarboe, Jesu, Justin K Broadrick, Mark Burns, Review, Shoegaze, The End Records

I played this for a friend of mine recently and his main reaction was “I would not fancy this on

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Album & EP Reviews P 

Paganus – S/T – CD 2008

7th April 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, CD, Doom, Funeral Doom, Heavy, Mark Burns, Mournful, Paganus, Review, Totalrust Music

The first thing I’ll say about this release is it’s certainly a grower, with more going on than first meets

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Album & EP Reviews H 

Highgate – S/T – CD 2008

7th April 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Blackened Doom, CD, Doom, Funeral Doom, Heavy, Highgate, Mark Burns, Review, Totalrust Music

It becomes apparent within the first 5 minute’s of this CD that the listener is in for a treat. An

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Album & EP Reviews F 

Fatty Chan ‘Tunguska’ CDEP 2008

15th March 20086th September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CDEP, Fatty Chan, Heavy Rock, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Review, Southern Rock, Tunguska

I’m guessing the name Fatty Chan won’t mean too much to anyone at the moment as, although the band have

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Album & EP Reviews V 

Volition – S/T – CD 2008

19th January 20086th September 2019 Pete Worth 2008, Blackened Doom, CD, Doom, Heavy, Pete Worth, Review, Sludge, Totalrust Music, Volition

Hailing from the bleak ship building town of Barrow-in-Furness, it’s no surprise that Volition specialize in penning cold, pessimistic doom.

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