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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: Dawnwalker ‘The Unknowing’

5th November 20245th November 2024 Matthew Williams Dawnwalker, Independent, Prog Metal

The first thing that struck me about Dawnwalker when I started listening to the opening track Thema Mundi is just

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Review: Horseburner ‘Voice Of Storms’

12th July 202412th July 2024 Josh Schneider Blues Funeral Recordings, Horseburner, Prog Metal

A perfect album to me is one that flows continuously. Each track seamlessly transitions into each other as one long

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Review: Hippotraktor ‘Stasis’

26th June 202426th June 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Hippotraktor, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal, Prog Metal

Having moved down to this corner of the South West I spent some time putting on gigs with a friend

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Review: Urzah ‘The Scorching Gaze’

22nd May 202422nd May 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Post-Metal, Prog Metal, Urzah

APF Records recently celebrated their seventh year of existence and with albums from the likes of Barbarian, Swamp Coffin and

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Review: Homecoming ‘Those We Knew’

21st May 202421st May 2024 Nessie Spencer Copper Feast Records, Homecoming, Post-Metal, Prog Metal

There is no ideal time to do what I am about to do, especially when it comes to bands that

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Review: Inter Arma ‘New Heaven’

17th May 202417th May 2024 Ben Brackin Black Metal, Doom, Inter Arma, Prog Metal, Relapse Records, Sludge

After a long five years, the five-piece out of Richmond, Virginia known as Inter Arma has returned. This is one

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Review: Greengoat ‘A.I.’

24th January 202424th January 2024 Reza Mills Argonauta Records, Doom, Greengoat, Post-Metal, Prog Metal

From the good ship Argonauta Records (home to Mud Spencer, Orbiter, Superlynx and many, many others) comes Madrid’s Greengoat. The

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Review: Lord Dying ‘Clandestine Transcendence’

22nd January 202422nd January 2024 Martin Williams Lord Dying, MNRK Heavy, Prog Metal

Portland, Oregon’s Lord Dying have been in my periphery for a good few years now and seeing their latest MNRK

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Review: Radiant Knife ‘Pressure’

6th July 20236th July 2023 Reza Mills Independent, Prog Metal, Radiant Knife, Sludge

Lafayette, Louisiana’s Radiant Knife are comprised of Greg Travasos on drums and Stephen Sheppert on guitar, synths and vocals. The

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Review: Restless Spirit ‘Blood Of The Old Gods’

16th December 20218th February 2022 Martin Williams Doom, Lifesblood Records, Prog Metal, Restless Spirit

Perhaps it’s because this is my first year as a music ‘writer’ and I’m way more in-tune, and up-to-date with

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