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Review: Kabbalah ‘The Omen’

14th January 202114th January 2021 Liam Blanc Kabbalah, Occult Rock, Rebel Waves Records, The Omen

I ’m a big fan of record label Ripple Music over in California, so it’s well past time that I

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Mansion 'Altar Sermon'
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Mansion ‘Altar Sermon’ 12″/DD 2015

17th December 20151st November 2019 John Reppion 12", 2015, Altar Sermon, Classic Rock, Digital, Doom Rock, John Reppion, Mansion, Occult Rock, Review, Svart Records

I’ve been a fan of Finland’s creepy Kartonistic Christian cult pop doomers Mansion since 2013’s debut We Shall Live EP.

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Jess And The Ancient Ones 'Second Psychedelic Coming: The Aquarius Tapes'
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Jess And The Ancient Ones ‘Second Psychedelic Coming: The Aquarius Tapes’ CD/LP/DD 2015

19th November 20154th November 2019 Will Beattie 2015, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Jess And The Ancient Ones, LP, Occult Rock, Psych, Review, Second Psychedelic Coming: The Aquarius Tapes, Svart Records, Will Beattie

The ‘occult rock’ tag has been thrown around a fair few times over the last five years; in 2015 the

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Sabbath Assembly – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2015

7th September 20152nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2015, Ambient, CD, Digital, Experimental, Guido Segers, LP, Occult Rock, Review, Sabbath Assembly, Self Titled, Svart Records, The Church Of The Final Judgment

Never walk into something religious unprepared. Not only is it so that you don’t offend someone, but you also might

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Mansion ‘Uncreation’ 12″ 2014

18th November 20143rd September 2019 John Reppion 12", 2014, Doom, Doom Rock, Heavy Rock, John Reppion, Mansion, Occult Rock, Review, Self Released, Uncreation

Turku, Finland’s Mansion have been consistently impressing listeners with their highly polished, Kartanoism themed, doom rock since their début single

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Blood Ceremony ‘The Eldritch Dark’ CD/LP/DD 2013

13th June 20133rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2013, Alex Varley, Blood Ceremony, CD, Digital, Doom, LP, Metal Blade Records, Occult Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Rise Above Records, The Eldritch Dark

If one movement has burst out of the underground over the past couple of years it’s the appropriately penned ‘occult

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Mansion ‘We Shall Live’ EP 2013

15th May 20133rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2013, EP, Gospel, Hard Rock, Mansion, Occult Rock, Prog Rock, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Self Released, We Shall Live

Mystery is a rare thing in music, given that we live in an age of ultra-exposure and social networking. No

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Venomous Maximus ‘Beg Upon The Light’ CD/DD 2012

19th December 20123rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2012, Alex Varley, Beg Upon The Light, CD, Digital, Metal, NWOBHM, Occult Rock, Occulture Records, Review, Venomous Maximus

It’s been a long while since a trend could be thrown around with such weight as the term ‘occult rock.’

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Video Premiere: Alltar ‘Spoils’ – Taken From Debut Album ‘Hallowed’
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Video Premiere: Alltar ‘Spoils’ – Taken From Debut Album ‘Hallowed’

25th January 202125th January 2021 Lee Edwards

Portland’s sludge deviants Alltar (also stylised as A//TAR) have been busy promoting their lastest album Live At Ceremony Of Sludge,

Premiere: Wedge ‘Like No Tomorrow’ – Releases Tomorrow, 15th January
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Premiere: Wedge ‘Like No Tomorrow’ – Releases Tomorrow, 15th January

14th January 202114th January 2021 Lee Edwards
Premiere: Nick Hans ‘I Ride Junk’ – ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Drops Today
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Premiere: Nick Hans ‘I Ride Junk’ – ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Drops Today

8th January 20218th January 2021 Lee Edwards
Premiere: Wedge ‘Playing A Role’
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Premiere: Wedge ‘Playing A Role’

17th December 202013th January 2021 Lee Edwards

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