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SardoniS ‘II’ CD/LP/Digital 2012

27th June 20123rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2012, Alex Varley, CD, Digital, Doom, Guitar & Drums, Hammerheart Records, Heavy, II, Instrumental, LP, Review, SardoniS, Sludge, Two Piece

Good instrumental metal is hard to come by and so the arrival of the second SardoniS album is a welcome

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Khuda ‘Iecava’ CD 2011

14th July 20113rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Field Records, Guitar & Drums, Iecava, Instrumental, Khuda, Post-Rock, Review, Tom McKibbin, Two Piece

Leeds’ Khuda are an instrumental post-rock duo that create brooding, angular music with some heavy rock overtones but for the

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SardoniS – S/T – CD/LP 2010

5th November 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CD, Doom, Electric Earth, Guitar & Drums, Heavy Birth Records, Hydro-Phonic Records, Instrumental, LP, Meteor City, Ollie Stygall, Review, SardoniS, Sludge, Stoner Doom, Two Piece

Have you ever heard a sound so unrepentantly and monolithically dense it makes your head feel as though it’s in

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Black Cobra ‘Chronomega’ CD/LP 2009

4th November 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, Acid King, Black Cobra, Cavity, CD, Chronomega, Doom, Guitar & Drums, Heavy, LP, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Raw, Review, Southern Lord, Two Piece

Two guys…guitar/vocals and drums. How much noise would you think it would be possible to make? Certainly not this much!!!

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Khuda ‘Ahura Mazdah’ CDEP 2008

1st May 20092nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2008, Ahura Mazdah, Atmospheric, CDEP, Guitar & Drums, Heavy, Instrumental, Khuda, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Norrland Recordings, Post-Rock, Review, Self Released, Two Piece

Anyone keeping an eye on these hallowed webpages will have seen that an interview was conducted with this Leeds based

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Hotel Wrecking City Traders ‘Black Yolk’ CD 2008

13th October 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, Black Yolk, Bro Fidelity Records, CD, Guitar & Drums, Heavy Rock, Hotel Wrecking City Traders, HWCT, Ollie Stygall, Review, Stoner Doom, Two Piece

The name Hotel Wrecking City Traders (or HWCT to make life a lot easier) has been bandied around for a

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SardoniS – 7″ 2008

22nd August 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, 7", Doom, Electric Earth, Guitar & Drums, Heavy, Instrumental, Ollie Stygall, Review, SardoniS, Sludge, Stoner Doom, Two Piece

Attention all bass players!!! Your services are no longer required, you have been deemed surplus to requirements. Please collect your

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Rachmanite – S/T – CDEP 2008

7th August 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CDEP, Doom, Guitar & Drums, Heavy, Instrumental, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Rachmanite, Review, Self Released, Two Piece

I have to admit on paper when I first heard about this band I was pretty wary. A two piece

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