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Groan

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Groan ‘Highrospliffics’ DD 2015

14th June 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, Classic Rock, Digital, Groan, Highrospliffics, Metal, Review, Self Released

Groan’s new stoned out release Highrospliffics harkens to a kind punkish, anthem-calling, but metal, pre-genre label mess. I say it’s

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Ovvl @ The Star & Garter, Manchester 11/12/2013
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Ovvl / Groan / Molly Bloom / Ten Foot Wizard @ The Star & Garter, Manchester 11/12/2013

10th January 201414th September 2019 Paul Robertson Groan, Live Review, Manchester, Molly Bloom, Ovvl, Paul Robertson, Star & Garter, Ten Foot Wizard

It didn’t bode well. A bill composed of bands of varying degrees of ‘Who??‘, playing a venue that seems to

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GROAN: Official ‘Slice Of That Vibe’ Video Now Available To Stream

6th January 2014 Lee Edwards Groan, New Video, News, Ride The Snake, Slice Of That Vibe, Superhot Records

The UK’s premiere heavy metal boogie band GROAN certainly pull all the stops when it comes to making hilarious videos

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Groan
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Groan: Mark Hunt-Bryden Interviews Vocalist & Party Stoner Andreas Mazzereth

19th December 201315th September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden Andreas Mazzereth, Groan, Interview, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Party Stoner, Ride The Snake, Superhot Records

With the imminent release of their new EP ‘Ride The Snake’ (reviewed HERE) leaders of the one band genre of

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Groan ‘Ride The Snake’ CD/DD 2013

19th December 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Doom, Groan, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Party Stoner, Review, Ride The Snake, Superhot Records

What’s the saying? ‘It ain’t braggin if you back it up’. Well ‘Medieval Reefer Music’ pedlars Groan definitely have an

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GROAN: ‘Ride The Snake’ EP Out Now + UK Tour Starts Tomorrow!

10th December 2013 Lee Edwards Groan, New EP Details, News, Ride The Snake, Superhot Records, UK Tour 2013

Cheeky doom ‘n’ rollers GROAN and their new EP ‘Ride The Snake‘ is officially today, released by Superhot Records you

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Stream GROAN’s Forthcoming EP ‘Ride The Snake’ In Its Entirety At Terrorizer

25th November 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Groan, News, Ride The Snake, Superhot Records, Terrorizer Magazine

Cheeky doom ‘n’ rollers GROAN are no stranger to to all that is heavy, riff-laden and outright ridiculous. Combining modern

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67% TRUE DOOM Outfit GROAN Release Video For ‘Women Of Doom’ On The Obelisk

29th October 20132nd September 2019 Lee Edwards Groan, New EP Details, New Video, News, Ride The Snake, Superhot Records, The Obelisk, Women Of Doom

Cheeky doom ‘n’ rollers GROAN are no stranger to to all that is heavy, riff-laden and outright ridiculous. Combining modern

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Desertfest 2013 London
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DesertFest 2013 London – Day 1 Review By Pete Green

27th April 201314th September 2019 Pete Green Camden, Crystal Head, Day 1, Desertfest, Desertfest 2013, Fatso Jetson, Gemma Shaw, Groan, Live Review, London, Mars Red Sky, Pete Green, Prosperina, Trippy Wicked & The Cosmic Children Of The Knight, Yawning Man

The wait is finally over and the London DesertFest 2013 is well and truly upon us! Three days of sludge,

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News 

Hear The GROAN At Desertfest London 2013

30th March 2013 Lee Edwards Camden, Desertfest, Desertfest 2013, Groan, London, News

Here at DesertFest HQ we’ve been doing some experiments. We ain’t messing around here – there are Bunsen burners, SPSS

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Groan ‘The Divine Right Of Kings’ CD/LP/DD 2012

16th October 20123rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2012, CD, Digital, Doom, Groan, Heavy Rock, Jamie Grimes, LP, Review, Soulseller Records, The Divine Right Of Kings

Groan invite reviewers, in a note attached with the promo of this album, to enjoy their “silly album” (their term,

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