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Lewis Hunter

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Esoteric ‘The Maniacal Vale’ CD 2008

18th August 20083rd September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2008, Atmospheric, CD, Doom, Esoteric, Funeral Doom, Lewis Hunter, Review, Season Of Mist, The Maniacal Vale

Well, it’s long overdue, I’ll give you that. No, not my return to reviewing albums… Esoteric’s new album, The Maniacal

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Blood Island Raiders - Manchester 29/11/07
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Blood Island Raiders / Volition / Zangief / Limbic Riot – Manchester 29/11/07

20th December 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter Blood Island Raiders, Future Noise, Lee Edwards, Lewis Hunter, Limbic Riot, Live Review, Manchester, Star & Garter, Volition, Zangief

The Star & Garter, Manchester 29/11/07 Well, it’s been a good ten months since I last had the pleasure of

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Electric Wizard ‘Witchcult Today’ CD/LP 2007

21st November 20076th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2007, CD, Doom, Electric Wizard, Lewis Hunter, LP, Psych, Review, Rise Above Records

When a band as formidable within the stoner doom circuit as Electric Wizard release a new album, people familiar with

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Album & EP Reviews E 

Evoken ‘A Caress Of The Void’ CD 2007

21st November 20076th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2007, A Caress Of The Void, Atmospheric, CD, Doom, Evoken, Funeral Doom, I Hate Records, Lewis Hunter, Review

I’ve often been heard saying that Evoken’s last full-length LP, ‘The Antithesis of Light’, was amongst one of my favourite

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Cult Of Luna - Manchester 20/02/07
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Cult Of Luna / Bossk / Flatpaktmind – Manchester 20/02/07

1st March 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter Boosk, Cult Of Luna, Flatpaktmind, Lee Edwards, Lewis Hunter, Live Review, Manchester, The Music Box

The Music Box, Manchester 20/02/07 Well, it was a long wait since first hearing that Cult of Luna were making

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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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Album & EP Reviews C 

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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Zozobra 'Harmonic Tremors'
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Zozobra ‘Harmonic Tremors’ CD 2007

15th February 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2007, Cave In, CD, Doom, Harmonic Tremors, Hydra Head Records, Lewis Hunter, Review, Sludge, Space Rock, Zozobra

The latest side project from Cave In’s Caleb Scofield. Edging between sludge and an almost space rock feel, this debut

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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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