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XII Boar ‘Split Tongue, Cloven Hoof’ CDEP/Digital 2012

10th August 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, CDEP, Digital, Groove, Heavy, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Split Tongue Cloven Hoof, XII Boar

You’ve all heard the theory that if you give an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters and

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Love Mound ‘The Noose, The Tree And The Desert Sky’ CD 2011

10th March 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Groove, Grunge, Love Mound, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Self Released, The Noose The Tree And The Desert Sky

As much as I love rock music I find myself increasingly despairing of the current state it’s in these days.

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Mage – Demo CD 2011

30th May 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, Demo, Groove, Hard Rock, Heavy, Mage, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released

Anyone remember Outburst? Hailing from Leicester they spent many years grafting away and building up a grass roots following with

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Triggerman ‘Brand New Day’ CD 2011

29th May 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, Album, Brand New Day, CD, Groove, Hard Rock, Metal, Ollie Stygall, Review, Triggerman

Have you ever seen the film Deliverance? The tale of backwoods torment and rape of a group of tourists by

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