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Julie Christmas 'Ridiculous And Full Of Blood' Artwork
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Review: Julie Christmas ‘Ridiculous And Full Of Blood’

1st July 20241st July 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alternative, Julie Christmas, Noise-Rock, Post-Metal, Red Crk Recordings

I first became aware of the unique talent that is Julie Christmas through her collaboration with Cult Of Luna on

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Birds In Row 'Gris Klein'
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Review: Birds In Row ‘Gris Klein’

4th November 202215th December 2022 Ian M Birds In Row, Post-Hardcore, Red Crk Recordings

French progressive hardcore troupe Birds In Row return with a new full-length Gris Klein. Their first since the switch from

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Final Light 'Final Light'
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Review: Final Light ‘Final Light’

26th July 202228th August 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Cult Of Luna, Final Light, James Kent, Johannes Persson, Perturbator, Post-Metal, Red Crk Recordings, Synth

Originally billed as a one-time project (although happily recent interviews may suggest that if the planets align correctly this could

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In Search Of Tone: Johannes Persson Of Cult Of Luna

7th March 20224th May 2022 Josh Schneider Cult Of Luna, In Search Of Tone, Johannes Persson, Metal Blade Records, Post-Metal, Red Crk Recordings

Do I even need to write a paragraph or two about Cult of Luna? It’s a metal band from Sweden,

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Cult Of Luna 'The Long Road North'
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Review: Cult Of Luna ‘The Long Road North’

8th February 202228th March 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Cult Of Luna, Metal Blade Records, Post-Metal, Red Crk Recordings

Cult Of Luna have now served twenty years in their quest to push the limitations of what they envision hardcore

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Cult Of Luna ‘The Raging River’
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Review: Cult Of Luna ‘The Raging River’ EP

9th February 202111th March 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Cult Of Luna, Post-Metal, Red Crk Recordings, The Raging River

A few years ago, after the evolved progression of Vertikal II, the accompanying EP to the jaw dropping album of

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