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Review: Dorre ‘Fortress’

24th February 202524th February 2025 Nessie Spencer Dorre, Lay Bare Recordings, Post-Metal, Prog Metal

Belgium is a fascinating country to me. They have a royal family that nobody cares about, a flat land that

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Review: Mojo & The Kitchen Brothers ‘Into The Center Of The Cat’s Eye Nebula’

8th January 20258th January 2025 Lee Beamish Lay Bare Recordings, Mojo & The Kitchen Brothers, Prog, Psych

Well, hey there avid readers, it’s so great to see you, welcome to 2025, the year that hopefully breaks the

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Review: Kintsugi Empire ‘Shun’

17th May 202417th May 2024 Lee Beamish Heavy Rock, Kintsugi Empire, Lay Bare Recordings

There’s a term used in the cinema world for someone who will not only create a film, but go far

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Review: kariti ‘Dheghom’

1st February 20241st February 2024 Lee Beamish Ambient, Electronic, kariti, Lay Bare Recordings

Over the last year, I have had the honour of reviewing several albums which are on the independent Lay Bare

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Review: Bismut ‘Ausdauer’

12th December 202312th December 2023 Spring ‘The Strutter’ Chase Bismut, Instrumental, Lay Bare Recordings, Prog, Spinda Records

Bismut from The Netherlands might just introduce themselves by whipping their heads forward, but they can deliver metallic rock slabs

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Review: Modder ‘The Great Liberation Through Hearing’

24th November 202324th November 2023 Lee Beamish Consouling Sounds, Doom, Lay Bare Recordings, Modder, Psych, Sludge

One thing that always strikes me whenever I try and think of bands from Belgium is that I have only

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Premiere: Modder ‘Doom Denker’ – From New Album ‘The Great Liberation Through Hearing’

19th October 202319th October 2023 Lee Edwards Consouling Sounds, Doom, Lay Bare Recordings, Modder, Psych, Sludge

Belgium’s sludge, doom and heavy psych deviants Modder have been making a bit of a name for themselves in and

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Review: RRRags ‘Mundi’

13th September 202313th September 2023 Spring ‘The Strutter’ Chase Heavy Rock, Lay Bare Recordings, Psych, RRRags

Ripping wide open a review on RRRags is going to be biblical! In doing so, I have compiled a list

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Soothsayer Orchestra 'The Last Black Flower'
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Review: Soothsayer Orchestra ‘The Last Black Flower’

7th February 202316th March 2023 Tom Hanno Country, Death Rock, Lay Bare Recordings, Soothsayer Orchestra

Soothsayer Orchestra is the vehicle in which Pieter Hendriks expels his deepest musical desires. The press release states he’s a

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Review: Onhou ‘Monument’

13th December 20226th February 2023 Lee Beamish Doom, Lay Bare Recordings, Onhou, Sludge, Tartarus Records

Heading out of Groningen, Dutch bruisers Onhou are coming for you, and it would appear the aim is aural destruction,

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Review: Rosy Finch ‘Seconda Morte’ EP

9th November 202215th December 2022 El Jefe Discos Macarras Records, LaRubia Producciones, Lay Bare Recordings, Rosy Finch, Sludge

My first encounter with Rosy Finch was reviewing their excellent album Scarlet. Melvins were a band that came immediately to

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