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Arne Heesch 'Demons Are Scared'
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Review: Arne Heesch ‘Demons Are Scared’

15th April 202226th May 2022 Goro Riffs Arne Heesch, Exile On Mainstream Records, Folk Doom, Treedeon

As we all know, a feedback intro is always welcome. An album that starts with the squeal of speakers usually

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Video Premiere: Arne Heesch ‘The Glowing’ – Taken From ‘Demons Are Scared’, Releases 25th February

10th February 202228th March 2022 Lee Edwards Arne Heesch, Exile On Mainstream Records, Folk Doom, Treedeon

Dark folk doom is the order of the day as Arne Heesch, a seasoned veteran of the underground after his

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Thomas V. Jäger
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Interview With Thomas V. Jäger

28th September 202028th October 2020 Neddal Ayad A Solitary Plan, Folk Doom, RidingEasy Records, Thomas V. Jäger

Monolord vocalist/guitarist Thomas V. Jäger recently released his first solo album, A Solitary Plan. It’s a quiet, introspective album that

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Video Premiere: Coma Wall ‘Breathe In The Ether’ Live At Shaken Oak Studios

28th August 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Breathe In The Ether, Coma Wall, Folk Doom, Ursa Minor

As some of you will know, The Sleeping Shaman have a long standing history with Coma Wall, and their electric

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Coma Wall ‘Ursa Minor’ EP
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Review: Coma Wall ‘Ursa Minor’ EP

21st August 202024th September 2020 Reza Mills Coma Wall, Folk Doom, Independent, Ursa Minor

Oxford based outfit Coma Wall formed around 2012 and are an acoustic side-project featuring members of doom/sludge outfit Undersmile. The

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Thomas V. Jäger ‘A Solitary Plan’
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Review: Thomas V. Jäger ‘A Solitary Plan’

17th August 202028th September 2020 Scott Anderson A Solitary Plan, Folk Doom, RidingEasy Records, Thomas V. Jäger

I’m going to admit a secret only a few know about the innermost workings of my psyche. I’m terrified of

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An Angry Auroch ‘War Weary World’
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Review: An Angry Auroch ‘War Weary World’

6th February 20204th March 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden An Angry Auroch, Andrew James Reid, Folk Doom, Self Released, War Weary World

Fun fact bovine fans, an Auroch was a species of massive black wild oxen, originally from the wilds of Asia,

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Mourning Beloveth 'Rust & Bone'
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Mourning Beloveth ‘Rust & Bone’ CD 2016

6th January 20161st November 2019 Angela Davey 2016, Angela Davey, CD, Death Doom, Folk Doom, Heavy, Mourning Beloveth, Review, Rust & Bone, Ván Records

As far as the doom-death hybrid goes in the UK and Ireland, Mourning Beloveth are without a shadow of a

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Royal Thunder ‘CVI:A’ Digital EP 2013

27th July 20133rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2013, Acoustic, Alex Varley, Americana, CVI:A, Digital, Folk Doom, Review, Royal Thunder, Self Released

As the amount of female fronted bands to surface in to the mainstream end of rock becomes catastrophic it has

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Coma Wall / Undersmile ‘Wood & Wire’ Split 12″/DD 2013

27th February 20133rd September 2019 Chris Moore 2013, Acoustic, Americana, Avant-Garde, Chris Moore, Coma Wall, Doom, Folk Doom, Heavy, Review, Shaman Recordings, Split 12", Undersmile, Wood & Wire

Following on from last year’s debut full length ‘Narwhal’ comes ‘Wood & Wire’ which sees Undersmile cover increasingly ambitious ground

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Album & EP Reviews C 

Chelsea Wolfe ‘Ἀποκάλυψις (Apokalypsis)’ CD/LP/DD 2011

28th December 20113rd September 2019 George Leeming 2011, Apokalypsis, Atmospheric, CD, Chelsea Wolfe, Dark, DD, Digital Download, Folk Doom, George Leeming, Heavy, LP, Pendu Sound, Review, Ἀποκάλυψις, Ἀποκάλυψις (Apokalypsis)

I first came across the name of Chelsea Wolfe upon its addition to the already jaw-dropping lineup for Roadburn Festival

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Video Premiere: Dirge ‘Hollow’ – Taken From Their Self-Titled Album That Drops 10th March
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Video Premiere: Dirge ‘Hollow’ – Taken From Their Self-Titled Album That Drops 10th March

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Dirge, although they’ve been around since their formation in 2014, they might be a new name to some, so let’s

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

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Video Premiere: Hands Up Who Wants To Die ‘L’inconnue’ – New Album ‘Nil All’ Drops Next Month
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Video Premiere: Hands Up Who Wants To Die ‘L’inconnue’ – New Album ‘Nil All’ Drops Next Month

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Premiere: Betty Benedeadly & Braden Guess ‘Dust Storm Dance’ – New Album ‘At The Institute Of Mentalphysics’, Pre-Sales Start Today
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Premiere: Betty Benedeadly & Braden Guess ‘Dust Storm Dance’ – New Album ‘At The Institute Of Mentalphysics’, Pre-Sales Start Today

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