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Boris

Boris 'Fade'
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Review: Boris ‘Fade’

5th January 20238th March 2023 Sandy Williamson Boris, Doom, Drone, Independent

THREE new Boris records in 2022? Man, I am a blessed human to have this much of my favourite band

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Sandy Williamson - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Sandy Williamson

29th December 20226th February 2023 Sandy Williamson Boris, Darkthrone, Et Moriemur, Kurokuma, Malignant Aura, Monasterium, Problem With Dragons, The Otolith, Top Ten 2022, Tzompantli

Christ, this year has been a blur for me, what with real life work, blogging, and the exponential growth in

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Dave Bowes - 2022
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Top Ten Of 2022: Dave Bowes

14th December 20226th February 2023 Dave Bowes BlackLab, Blut Aus Nord, Boris, Celeste, Chat Pile, Cult Of Luna, GGGOLDDD, The Lovecraft Sextet, Top Ten 2022, Zeal & Ardor

I’ll admit that I didn’t have high hopes going into 2022. It was coming off the back of a year

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Boris @ Sister Bar, Albuquerque, 22nd Aug 2022 - Photo by Adam DeBary
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Boris / Nothing @ Sister Bar, Albuquerque, 22nd August 2022

30th August 20229th December 2022 Martin Williams Boris, Heavy Rock, Nothing, Shoegaze, Sister Bar

I remember fairly vividly, my two introductions to Japanese heavy, stoner, punk, drone, noise experimentalist legends Boris: I randomly purchased

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Boris 'Heavy Rocks 2022'
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Review: Boris ‘Heavy Rocks 2022’

15th August 202223rd September 2022 Sandy Williamson Boris, Heavy Rock, Relapse Records

The simple idea that Heavy Rocks is so true and so potent that Japanese legends BORIS (and this is the

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Boris ‘W’
Album & EP Reviews B 

Review: Boris ‘W’

17th January 202224th February 2022 Sandy Williamson Boris, Drone, Sacred Bones Records

Boris are one of my favourite bands EVER. Their magnificent genre bending, style switching music has enthralled me since the

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Boris With Merzbow '2R0I2P0'
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Review: Boris With Merzbow ‘2R0I2P0’

8th February 20219th March 2021 Will J 2R0I2P0, Boris, Doom, Drone, Merzbow, Noise, Relapse Records

Boris and Merzbow have worked together so often that Boris With Merzbow might as well be classed as an act

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Top Ten Of 2020: Will J

21st December 202027th January 2021 Will J Black Sadhu, BlackLab, Boris, Emma Ruth Rundle, Gag, Imperial Triumphant, Kvelertak, Neptunian Maximalism, Oranssi Pazuzu, Satan, Thou, Top Ten 2020

An end of year list is never an easy thing, but in a year such as this one that has,

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Boris 'NO'
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Review: Boris ‘NO’, ‘Phenomenons Drive’ & Z.O.A Collaboration ‘Refrain’

3rd July 202021st August 2020 Dave Bowes Boris, Dog Knight Productions, Doom, Drone, Independent, No, Phenomenons Drive, Refrain, Z.O.A.

It’s not the first time in Boris’ long and impressive history that fans have been treated to a bumper serving

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Roadburn Festival 2018
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Roadburn 2018 In Pictures – Day 3

16th September 201917th September 2019 Lee Edwards 013, Bell Witch, Boris, Earthless, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hugsjá, Kikagaku Moyo, Lee Edwards, Panopticon, Roadburn, Roadburn 2018, Roadburn Festival 2018, Stephen O'Malley, The Heads, Volcano

Bell Witch Hugsjá Panopticon Volcano Boris & Stephen O’Malley The Heads Godspeed You! Black Emperor Greenmachine Earthless & Kikagaku Moyo

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Boris 'Dear'
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Boris ‘Dear’ 2017

1st August 20172nd September 2019 Will Beattie 2017, Boris, Dear, Doom, Drone, Review, Sargent House, Will Beattie

Before I begin, I have to make a confession. It’s something that I have agonised over for days, tossing and

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Video Premiere: Omnibadger ‘F I X’ – From The Duo’s New Album ‘Famous Guitar Licks Vol. III’
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Video Premiere: Omnibadger ‘F I X’ – From The Duo’s New Album ‘Famous Guitar Licks Vol. III’

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