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APF Records

TORSO 'A Crash Course In Terror'
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Review: TORSO ‘A Crash Course In Terror’

13th March 202313th March 2023 David J McLaren APF Records, Heavy Rock, Metal, TORSO

I must admit to being excited whenever I see a new release from APF Records crop up. The label is

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TORSO
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Premiere: TORSO ‘A Crash Course In Terror’ – Debut Album Drops This Friday via APF Records

25th January 20238th March 2023 Lee Edwards APF Records, Heavy Rock, Metal, Prog, TORSO

When your current band calls it a day, what’s a man supposed to do? Gather your instruments of torture and

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The Grand Mal 'II'
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Review: The Grand Mal ‘II’

2nd November 202210th December 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Heavy Rock, The Grand Mal

Oxford’s most restless sons, Ryan (guitars) and Elliot Cole (drums) of both Desert Storm and Wall, return to their collaboration

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Battalions 'King Of A Dead World'
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Review: Battalions ‘King Of A Dead World’

20th October 202211th December 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Battalions, Sludge

Kingston upon Hull veterans Battalions have been making a sizeable noise in the UK metal scene for the last 12

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The Grand Mal
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Premiere: The Grand Mal ‘Rule My Soul’ – New Album ‘II’ Drops 4th Nov via APF Records

15th September 20229th December 2022 Lee Edwards APF Records, Heavy Rock, The Grand Mal

The Cole twins of Ryan and Elliot must be the busiest siblings in the rock and roll underground. If they’re

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Opium Lord/Under - Split
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Review: Opium Lord/Under – Split

10th August 202223rd September 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Noise-Rock, Opium Lord, Sludge, Under

The latest release from one of the hardest working labels around, Salford’s APF Records, sees them curate a collision of

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Opium Lord/Under - Split
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Premiere: Opium Lord & Under – Split – Releases Tomorrow, 10th August, via APF Records

9th August 202223rd September 2022 Lee Edwards APF Records, Noise-Rock, Opium Lord, Sludge, Under

Two of the finest UK heavyweights have teamed up after a chance challenge to a 5 a-side game of football,

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Made Of Teeth 'Sociopathogen'
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Review: Made Of Teeth ‘Sociopathogen’

21st June 202227th July 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Made Of Teeth, Noise-Rock, Punk, Sludge

Noisy Welsh muthas Made Of Teeth and beloved label and love child of Andrew Field, APF Records, have for a

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Made Of Teeth
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Video Premiere: Made Of Teeth ‘What’s The Time’ – New Album ‘Sociopathogen’ Drops 24th June

13th June 202215th July 2022 Lee Edwards APF Records, Made Of Teeth, Noise-Rock, Punk, Sludge

As noiseniks Made Of Teeth, whose members are a veritable who’s who from the Welsh ‘heavy’ music scene, prepare to

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Possessor 'The Speed Of Death' EP
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Review: Possessor ‘The Speed Of Death’ EP

28th January 20222nd March 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Metal, Possessor, Thrash Metal

The French have a saying which roughly translates as ‘back stairs wit’ which is essentially the moment you think of

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Swamp Coffin ‘Noose Almighty’
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Review: Swamp Coffin ‘Noose Almighty’

26th November 202111th January 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Doom, Sludge, Swamp Coffin

One thing that is striking about Rotherham based three-piece, Swamp Coffin is actually just how really fucking heavy they are.

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Premiere: Grub Nap ‘God Pile’ – Debut EP Drops Tomorrow, 17th March, via Human Worth
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Premiere: Grub Nap ‘God Pile’ – Debut EP Drops Tomorrow, 17th March, via Human Worth

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Premiere: Mean Green ‘Crow’ – Taken From Their Self-Titled Debut That Drops 24th March
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Premiere: Mean Green ‘Crow’ – Taken From Their Self-Titled Debut That Drops 24th March

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Premiere: Smoke ‘Scavenger’ – New Single Of Fuzzy, Doomy Stoner Rock Drops This Friday
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Premiere: Smoke ‘Scavenger’ – New Single Of Fuzzy, Doomy Stoner Rock Drops This Friday

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Premiere: Giöbia ‘The Sweetest Nightmare’ – From New Album ‘Acid Disorder’ That Drops 28th April
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Premiere: Giöbia ‘The Sweetest Nightmare’ – From New Album ‘Acid Disorder’ That Drops 28th April

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