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Pelican ‘City Of Echoes’ CD/LP 2007

27th February 20076th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2007, CD, City Of Echoes, Heavy, Hydra Head Records, Instrumental, Lewis Hunter, LP, Pelican, Post-Rock, Review

The third full-length LP from Instrumental sludge/post-hardcore outfit Pelican. ‘City of Echoes’ seems like even more of a departure from

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Big Business ‘Here Comes the Waterworks’ CD 2007

27th February 20076th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2007, Bass & Drums, Big Business, CD, Heavy, Here Comes the Waterworks, Hydra Head Records, Lewis Hunter, Melvins, Noise-Rock, Review, Two Piece

Big Business formed in 2004, and later became part of the Melvins after the success of their debut album, this

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Coffin Dancer ‘Pax Romana’ CDEP 2006

15th February 20076th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2006, Atmospheric, CDEP, Coffin Dancer, Denovali Records, Heavy, Lewis Hunter, Pax Romana, Post-Rock, Review

More from the atmospheric sludge stable. This time around, it’s Miami’s Coffin Dancer with their first EP: Pax Romana. The

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Cult Of Luna ‘Somewhere Along The Highway’
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Cult Of Luna ‘Somewhere Along The Highway’ CD 2006

1st February 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2006, Ambient, CD, Cult Of Luna, Doom, Earache Records, Heavy, Lewis Hunter, Post-Rock, Review, Somewhere Along The Highway

Let’s get straight into the fray. This, for me, was the best album of 2006. Over the course of this

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Rwake 'Voices Of Omens'
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Rwake ‘Voices Of Omens’ CD 2007

1st February 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2007, CD, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, Lewis Hunter, Relapse Records, Review, Rwake, Sludge, Voices of Omens

In my opinion, Rwake were on the right track with their previous release, ‘If You Walk Before You Crawl, You

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Volition – S/T – Demo 2007

1st February 20076th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2007, Blackened Doom, CD, Demo, Doom, Heavy, Lee Edwards, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Totalrust Music, Volition

This is the debut release from Volition who hail from the cold dark depths of the North West of England

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Old Man Gloom ‘Seminar III: Zozobra’ CD 2001

28th January 20076th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2001, Aaron Turner, CD, Experimental, Heavy, Lewis Hunter, Old Man Gloom, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review, Seminar III: Zozobra, Tortuga Recordings

This is the third release from Aaron Turner’s (Isis) side project. The album consists of one 27 minute track named

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Rwake ‘If You Walk Before You Crawl, You Crawl Before You Die’ CD 2004

28th January 20076th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2004, At A Loss Recordings, CD, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, If You Walk Before You Crawl You Crawl Before You Die, Lewis Hunter, Review, Rwake, Sludge

It seems that Rwake is only getting better with time. This is their third full-length LP, and what an experience

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Malasangre ‘Inversus’
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Malasangre ‘Inversus’ CD 2005

19th February 200614th September 2019 Mark Burns 2005, CD, Doom, Funeral Doom, Heavy, Inversus, Malasangre, Mark Burns, Nothingness Records, Review

Inversus is the latest release by Italian Doom-mongers Malasangre. I was impressed with their track on the ‘Church of Flagellation’

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Iron Hearse ‘Peddle The Metal’
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Iron Hearse ‘Peddle The Metal’ CDEP 2005

7th January 200614th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, CDEP, Doom, Gallipoli Records, Heavy, Iron Hearse, Lee Edwards, Peddle The Metal, Review, Stoner Doom, Traditional Doom

Up and coming UK Melodic Doomsters Iron Hearse are a band I’ve been meaning to check out for a while

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EyeHateGod 'Preaching The End-Time Message'
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EyeHateGod ‘Preaching The End-Time Message’ CD 2005

4th January 200614th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, CD, Crust, Doom, Emetic Records, EyeHateGod, Hardcore, Heavy, Lee Edwards, Nasty, Preaching The End-Time Message, Review, Sludge

‘Preaching The End-Time Message’ is a Sludge fuelled compilation from those Southern wasters Eyehategod, which features alternative takes, rare &

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