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Various Artists 'Brown Acid – The Fifteenth Trip'
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Review: Various Artists ‘Brown Acid – The Fifteenth Trip’

3rd November 202210th December 2022 Martin Williams Brown Acid, Heavy Rock, Permanent Records, Proto-Metal, RidingEasy Records

It’s Halloween season, and along with all the costumes, candy, and spooky shit, this time of year inevitably brings us

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Early Moods 'Early Moods'
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Review: Early Moods ‘Early Moods’

10th August 202223rd September 2022 Martin Williams Doom, Early Moods, Proto-Metal, RidingEasy Records

Unlike say thirty or so years ago, when bands playing ‘70s, Black Sabbath-inspired, riff-rock was relatively uncommon, these days, one

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Grave Bathers 'Rock 'N' Roll Fetish'
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Review: Grave Bathers ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Fetish’

4th August 202223rd September 2022 Martin Williams Grave Bathers, Proto-Metal, Seeing Red Records

I had a ton of thoughts come to mind as I was attempting to absorb Rock ‘N’ Roll Fetish, the

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Randy Holden 'Population III'
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Review: Randy Holden ‘Population III’

13th July 202215th August 2022 Reza Mills Heavy Rock, Proto-Metal, Randy Holden, RidingEasy Records

Randy Holden, you might know him from bands such as The Other Half, Blue Cheer, or for all the surf

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Transmaniacon
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Premiere: Transmaniacon ‘Transmaniacon MC’ – Taken From ‘The Dark Side Of The Cult – A Tribute To Blue Öyster Cult’

12th July 202215th August 2022 Lee Edwards Black Widow Records, Blue Öyster Cult, Prog, Proto-Metal, Transmaniacon

70s proto-metal prog rockers Transmaniacon have been a little quiet since the release of their sophomore album, The Strange World

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Mirror Queen 'Inviolate'
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Review: Mirror Queen ‘Inviolate’

29th June 20225th August 2022 El Jefe Heavy Rock, Mirror Queen, Proto-Metal, Tee Pee Records

NYC’s Mirror Queen have been running their line of heavy rock for a decade or so and have released a

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Peth 'Merchant Of Death'
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Review: Peth ‘Merchant Of Death’

3rd June 20226th July 2022 Martin Williams Electric Valley Records, PETH, Proto-Metal, The Cosmic Peddler

As someone who’s spent roughly forty of his fifty-one (I can’t fucking believe I just wrote that) years in the

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Brown Acid - The Fourteenth Trip
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Review: Various Artist ‘Brown Acid – The Fourteenth Trip’

29th April 20223rd June 2022 Martin Williams Brown Acid, Heavy Rock, Permanent Records, Proto-Metal, RidingEasy Records, Various Artists

It’s that time of the year again. Every stoner & weedian’s favorite holiday. 4/20. This also means another installment of

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Saturna & Electric Monolith 'Turned To Stone Chapter 4: Higher Selves'
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Review: Saturna & Electric Monolith ‘Turned To Stone Chapter 4: Higher Selves’

13th April 202226th May 2022 Liam Blanc Heavy Rock, Proto-Metal, Ripple Music, Stoner, Turned To Stone

Sometimes I wonder where the time goes. It seems crazy that nearly a whole year has passed since the third

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Obsidian Sea 'Pathos'
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Review: Obsidian Sea ‘Pathos’

1st February 202228th March 2022 Maxx Heavy Rock, Obsidian Sea, Proto-Metal, Ripple Music

Obsidian Sea are back with album number four titled Pathos to be released February 4th, 2022 by Ripple Music. One

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Tenebra - Photo by Davide Savaidis
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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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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

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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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