Review: Kazea ‘I. Ancestral’
Somewhat like the phoenix rising from the ashes, back in 2023 Jonas Mattsson and Rasmus Lindbolm spewed forth from the
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Post-Metal
Review: Telepathy ‘Transmissions’
Looking back over my time with British-based post-rock quartet Telepathy, it seems more than a little surreal. The week after
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Review: K L P S ‘K L P S’
K L P S, or KOLLAPS\E as they were previously known, are one of those bands that I’ve seen mentioned
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Review: Pothamus ‘Abur’
Described in the PR blurb as ‘A maelstrom of music and metaphysics, a crushing conduit for connection, contemplation and catharsis’,
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Review: Harvest Of Ash ‘Castaway’
The second record from Utah‘s sludgy doom merchants Harvest Of Ash has been apparently quite the struggle to create. There
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Review: Dorre ‘Fortress’
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: Wren ‘Black Rain Falls’
With Black Rain Falls, their third full length, Wren marry the lustre and polish of the very best post-metal influences
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Review: Beneath A Steel Sky ‘Cleave’
There is something that feels somewhat familiar about Beneath A Steel Sky. Possibly it’s proximity to Hundred Year Old Man
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Torpor & Host Body @ The Peer Hat, Manchester, 18th November 2024
With the first drops of snow forecast for mid-November, it’s a cold and dark night as I head up to
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Review: Host Body ‘Strain’ EP
It’s a much altogether different experience listening to the EP on the laptop and then hearing it being played in
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Review: Hidden Mothers ‘Erosion/Avulsion’
Back in May of 2024, I had the pleasure of my annual pilgrimage to the Portals Festival, in the heart
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