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BlackLab 'In A Bizarre Dream'
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Review: BlackLab ‘In A Bizarre Dream’

8th August 202223rd September 2022 Lee Beamish BlackLab, Doom, New Heavy Sounds, Sludge

Every once in a while a band comes along, with such intensity, and with an ‘all guns blazing’ ferociousness about

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Tenebra 'Moongazer'
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Review: Tenebra ‘Moongazer’

28th April 202226th May 2022 Lee Beamish Heavy Rock, New Heavy Sounds, Tenebra

For those of you who have a real hankering for the classic sounds of the 60s and 70s in your

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MWWB 'The Harvest'
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Review: MWWB ‘The Harvest’

22nd March 20224th May 2022 Lee Beamish Doom, MWWB, New Heavy Sounds, Prog

Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard is dead, long live MWWB!! No, this isn’t the heartbreaking news that psychedelic doom band Mammoth

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Video Premiere: Tenebra ‘Primitive Man’ From Their ‘What We Do Is Sacred’ EP That’s Out Now

17th January 20222nd March 2022 Lee Edwards New Heavy Sounds, Proto-Metal, Tenebra

Italy’s heavy rock and proto-metallers Tenebra unleashed their three track EP What We Do Is Sacred back in November last

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EMBR '1021'
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Review: EMBR ‘1021’ EP

3rd September 202111th October 2021 Lee Beamish Doom, EMBR, New Heavy Sounds

What can I say about EMBR that I haven’t said before? After a year of knowing this absolutely incredible four

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EMBR
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EMBR: Interview With Eric, Crystal, Mark & Alan

18th March 202120th April 2021 Lee Beamish 1823, Doom, EMBR, Grunge, Idolatry, New Heavy Sounds

After what has been a very productive last nine months, the release of a debut album, 1823, an EP of

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Mountain Caller 'Chronicle I: The Truthseeker'
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Review: Mountain Caller ‘Chronicle I: The Truthseeker’

8th December 202010th January 2021 Ian M Chronicle I: The Truthseeker, Mountain Caller, New Heavy Sounds, Prog, Psych

After seeing Mountain Caller live a couple of times and been both engaged and somewhat puzzled by their sound and

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Embr ‘1823’
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Review: EMBR ‘1823’

9th July 202017th March 2021 Lee Beamish 1823, EMBR, Metal, New Heavy Sounds, Stoner Doom

Hailing from Alabama in the US, come Embr, who are releasing their debut album 1823 this July through UK label

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BlackLab 'Abyss'
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Review: BlackLab ‘Abyss’

18th May 202017th June 2020 Dave Bowes Abyss, BlackLab, Doom, New Heavy Sounds, Sludge

Although BlackLab, Osaka’s ‘dark witch doom’ duo (their words, not mine) made quite the impression with Under The Strawberry Moon

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BlackLab
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BlackLab Interview With Yuko & Chia

17th April 202022nd May 2020 Dave Bowes Abyss, BlackLab, Doom, New Heavy Sounds

When you hear the phrase ‘dark witch doom’, it’s hard to shake off thoughts of Hammer Horror clichés and the

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Cold In Berlin ‘Rituals Of Surrender’
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Review: Cold In Berlin ‘Rituals Of Surrender’

31st December 201923rd January 2020 Daniel Pietersen Cold In Berlin, Doom, Gothic, New Heavy Sounds, Rituals Of Surrender

Cold In Berlin’s previous album, The Comfort Of Loss & Dust, was one of my favourite releases from 2015. Something

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Premiere: TORSO ‘A Crash Course In Terror’ – Debut Album Drops This Friday via APF Records
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Premiere: TORSO ‘A Crash Course In Terror’ – Debut Album Drops This Friday via APF Records

25th January 202325th January 2023 Lee Edwards

When your current band calls it a day, what’s a man supposed to do? Gather your instruments of torture and

Video Premiere: Hands Up Who Wants To Die ‘L’inconnue’ – New Album ‘Nil All’ Drops Next Month
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Video Premiere: Hands Up Who Wants To Die ‘L’inconnue’ – New Album ‘Nil All’ Drops Next Month

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Premiere: Betty Benedeadly & Braden Guess ‘Dust Storm Dance’ – New Album ‘At The Institute Of Mentalphysics’, Pre-Sales Start Today
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Premiere: Betty Benedeadly & Braden Guess ‘Dust Storm Dance’ – New Album ‘At The Institute Of Mentalphysics’, Pre-Sales Start Today

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Premiere: The Freqs ‘Poacher Gets The Tusk’ – From ‘Poachers’ EP That Drops 3rd February
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Premiere: The Freqs ‘Poacher Gets The Tusk’ – From ‘Poachers’ EP That Drops 3rd February

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