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Review: Ice ‘The Ice Age’

15th June 20208th July 2020 Josuph Price Classic Rock, Ice, Psych Rock, RidingEasy Records, The Ice Age

The Ice Age was recorded by the Indianapolis band Ice in 1970. Sadly, the band broke up shortly after and

Album & EP Reviews V

Valley Of The Sun ‘Volume Rock’ CD/LP/DD 2016

20th April 201611th September 2019 Drew Fulton 2016, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Drew Fulton, Fuzzorama Records, Heavy Rock, LP, Review, Stoner, Valley Of The Sun, Volume Rock

Cincinnati, Ohio’s own Valley of the Sun have a new record coming out on the Swedish Fuzzorama Records and it’s

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Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell ‘Isobelle’ 7” 2016

14th February 20161st November 2019 Ollie Stygall 2016, 7", Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, Isobelle, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rise Above Records

It’s impossible not to love Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell. It doesn’t matter that these two tracks sound like a lost

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Peace Killers – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2016

2nd February 20161st November 2019 Ollie Stygall 2016, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Peace Killers, Review, Self Titled, Stoner, Svart Records

When a band’s bio claims that a band have a combined 40 years in the Sacramento punk and hardcore scene

Album & EP Reviews C

Crippled Black Phoenix ‘New Dark Age Tour EP’ CD/LP/DD 2015

24th January 20161st November 2019 Jay Hampshire 2015, CD, Classic Rock, Crippled Black Phoenix, Digital, Jay Hampshire, Justin Greaves, LP, New Dark Age Tour EP, Post-Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Seasons Of Mist

Justin Greaves will be a familiar name for many, as sticksman for both sludge legends Iron Monkey and Doom icons

Album & EP Reviews C

Chron Goblin ‘Backwater’ CD/LP/DD 2015

24th December 20151st November 2019 Jorge Miguel 2015, Backwater, CD, Chron Goblin, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, Jorge Miguel, LP, Review, Ripple Music, Stoner

All right, let’s get one thing out of the way: Chron Goblin offer nothing new, nothing that hasn’t been done

Album & EP Reviews W

Wizards Of Firetop Mountain – S/T – 12″/DD 2015

21st December 20151st November 2019 Ollie Stygall 12", 2015, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, NWOBHM, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Wizards Of Firetop Mountain

Esteemed Shaman Editor: “Hey Ollie, would you like to review the new one from Wizards Of Firetop Mountain?” Me: “Who?”

Album & EP Reviews M

Mansion ‘Altar Sermon’ 12″/DD 2015

17th December 20151st November 2019 John Reppion 12", 2015, Altar Sermon, Classic Rock, Digital, Doom Rock, John Reppion, Mansion, Occult Rock, Review, Svart Records

I’ve been a fan of Finland’s creepy Kartonistic Christian cult pop doomers Mansion since 2013’s debut We Shall Live EP.

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Jess And The Ancient Ones ‘Second Psychedelic Coming: The Aquarius Tapes’ CD/LP/DD 2015

19th November 20154th November 2019 Will Beattie 2015, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Jess And The Ancient Ones, LP, Occult Rock, Psych, Review, Second Psychedelic Coming: The Aquarius Tapes, Svart Records, Will Beattie

The ‘occult rock’ tag has been thrown around a fair few times over the last five years; in 2015 the

Album & EP Reviews D

DoctoR DooM ‘This Seed We Have Sown’ CD/LP/DD 2015

4th October 20153rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2015, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, DoctoR DooM, LP, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review, Ripple Music, STB Records, This Seed We Have Sown

Initial impressions just looking at this album, with a name like DoctoR DooM and the shadowy figures on the cover,

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Kadavar ‘Berlin’ CD/LP/DD 2015

21st September 20153rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2015, Berlin, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, Jeremy Moore, Kadavar, LP, Nuclear Blast Records, Proto-Metal, Review

German stoner/prog proto-metallers Kadavar have been running an unofficial campaign for world ‘flower-power’ domination since they arrived on the scene

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