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Review: earthtone9 ‘In Resonance Nexus’

11th July 202411th July 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Candlelight Records, earthtone9, Hardcore Metal

Recently my colleague David opened a review expressing that he largely chooses to stay clear of albums he has an

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Diablo Swing Orchestra ‘Swagger & Stroll Down The Rabbit Hole’
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Review: Diablo Swing Orchestra ‘Swagger & Stroll Down The Rabbit Hole’

28th October 202115th December 2021 Reza Mills Avant-Garde, Candlelight Records, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Prog Metal, Spinefarm Records

Described in the promo-notes as ‘Tim Burton’s dream band’, Diablo Swing Orchestra are a Swedish eight-piece progressive/experimental outfit who formed

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Ihsahn ‘Telemark’
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Review: Ihsahn ‘Telemark’

12th February 202020th March 2020 Reza Mills Black Metal, Candlelight Records, Emperor, Ihsahn, Prog Metal, Telemark

For those you who don’t follow Black Metal or who are not fans of it, the name Ihsahn probably means

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Opium Lord ‘The Calendrical Cycle: Eye Of Earth’ CD/LP/DD 2015

16th September 20153rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2015, Candlelight Records, CD, Digital, Doom, Dry Cough Records, Heavy, LP, Opium Lord, Review, Sludge, The Calendrical Cycle: Eye Of Earth, Tom McKibbin

Birmingham’s Opium Lord have had a kind of fast-track experience since forming just a few years ago. Their first EP

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Witchsorrow ‘No Light, Only Fire’ CD/LP/DD 2015

8th September 20153rd September 2019 Angela Davey 2015, Angela Davey, Candlelight Records, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Metal, No Light Only Fire, Review, Witchsorrow

The follow-up to 2012’s God Curse Us bursts straight through the gate upon pressing play – crossing all the fun-loving

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Orange Goblin ‘Back From The Abyss’ CD/LP/DD 2014

30th October 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, Back From The Abyss, Candlelight Records, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Orange Goblin, Review

It’s not often an album leaves you struggling to find anything to write about it. Sometimes it happens when an

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ORANGE GOBLIN To Return To North America With Down; Euro Tour With Saint Vitus Incoming

17th September 2014 Lee Edwards Back From The Abyss, Bl'ast!, Candlelight Records, Damnation Festival, Down, Dutch Doom Days, Euro Tour 2014, Hammer Of Doom, King Parrot, News, North American Tour 2014, Orange Goblin, Saint Vitus

With ORANGE GOBLIN’s Back From The Abyss full-length now three weeks away from release, the band has confirmed the first

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Premiere New Video; Band Prepares For Live Run Supporting Gwar

15th September 2014 Lee Edwards Candlelight Records, COC, Corrosion Of Conformity, Gwar, IX, New Video, News, North American Tour 2014, On Your Way

North Carolina crossover legends, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, are pleased to unveil their latest music video for On Your Way, the

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ORANGE GOBLIN Premieres New Video Sabbath Hex; Back From The Abyss To Drop Next Month

15th September 2014 Lee Edwards Back From The Abyss, Candlelight Records, New Album Details, New Video, News, Orange Goblin, Sabbath Hex

With the release of Back From The Abyss, the forthcoming new full-length from stoner metal icons ORANGE GOBLIN, now less

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COLTSBLOOD And HORSE LATITUDES Announce Unfathomable Doom Over Finland Tour 2014

8th September 2014 Lee Edwards Burning World Records, Candlelight Records, Coltsblood, Doomentia Records, Dry Cough Records, Finland Tour 2014, Horse Latitudes, Into The Unfathomable Abyss, News, Unfathomable Doom Over Finland Tour 2014

The UK’s own COLTSBLOOD are joining forces with Finland’s HORSE LATITUDES to bring their dark and brutal takes on heavy

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY To Kick Off West Coast Tour Tonight

19th August 2014 Lee Edwards Candlelight Records, COC, Corrosion Of Conformity, IX, News, North American Tour 2014

Following their recent stomp through New Zealand and Australia, North Carolina crossover legends, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, are readying to kick

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