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Elder @ ArcTanGent 2023 - Photo by Derek Bremner
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ArcTanGent Festival 2023 – Thursday

5th December 20236th December 2023 Nessie Spencer ArcTanGent Festival, Birds In Row, Cave In, Chalk Hands, Elder, Empire State Bastard, Sugar Horse, Svalbard, Wallowing

It was good to see fellow Brightonians Chalk Hands rocking the Yokhai Stage so early on a Thursday at this

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Review: Svalbard ‘The Weight Of The Mask’

8th November 20238th November 2023 Richard Murray Black Metal, Nuclear Blast Records, Post-Hardcore, Svalbard

If you’ve ever felt strangled by manipulative, toxic people in your life, Svalbard might just be the band for you.

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Mono @ Portals Festival 2023 – Photo by Lee Beamish
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Portals Festival 2023 – Sunday

4th July 20234th July 2023 Lee Beamish EartH Hackney, EF, GGGOLDDD, Jambinai, Jo Quail, London, Maybeshewill, Mono, Portals Festival, Pupil Slicer, Shy Low, Svalbard, VLMV

Entering day two of Portals Festival 2023, I knew my day was going to be a hectic one. Already buzzing

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Mono @ Electric Ballroom, London 16th Sept 2022 - Photo by Gemma Shaw
Live Reviews 

Mono / Svalbard @ Electric Ballroom, London 16th September 2022

20th September 20229th December 2022 Lee Beamish Electric Ballroom, Mono, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Svalbard

Throughout my time of attending gigs, I have witnessed some truly remarkable bands and events. I remember once seeing Nine

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Top Ten Of 2020: Lee Beamish

17th December 202027th January 2021 Lee Beamish Aleah, Ancient River, Crystal Spiders, EMBR, Melt, OHHMS, Old Blood, Realize, Svalbard, The Ocean, Top Ten 2020

Well, what a year it’s been. It started so promisingly, and then swiftly descended in to a complete shit show,

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Svalbard 'When I Die, Will I Get Better?'
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Review: Svalbard ‘When I Die, Will I Get Better?’

22nd September 202026th October 2020 Lee Beamish Church Road Records, Hardcore, Shoegaze, Svalbard, Tokyo Jupiter Records, Translation Loss Records

Picture the scene, its two thousand and eleven, and the music gods breathe their first breaths into Bristol quartet Svalbard.

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Angela Davey’s Top 10 Albums Of 2015

21st December 20153rd September 2019 Angela Davey 2015 Year Review, Acid King, Angela Davey, Anopheli, Article, Bell Witch, Chelsea Wolfe, Dark Buddha Rising, King Dude, Pombagira, Svalbard, Undersmile

10. Svalbard ‘One Day All This Will End’ My first experience with this band was seeing them support Celeste at

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Sargeist @ Incubate Festival 2014
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Incubate Festival 2014 – Friday Review By Guido Segers

23rd September 201413th September 2019 Guido Segers 65daysofstatic, Azaghal, Baptism, Exivious, Guido Segers, Incubate Festival, Incubate Festival 2014, Live Review, Napszyklat, Paul Verhagen, Sargeist, Staer, Svalbard, This Will Destroy You, Tilburg, Torn Hawk, True Black Dawn

Incubate has landed once more and this tenth edition the Shaman is represented in the weekend for some intriguing and

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Amenra @ Temples Festival 2014
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Temples Festival 2014 – Day 2 Review By Dave Bowes

20th May 201413th September 2019 Dave Bowes A Storm Of Light, Amenra, Antony Roberts, Bossk, Bristol, Dave Bowes, Doom (band), Live Review, MGR, Mob Rules, Motion, Neurosis, Sonance, Svalbard, Temples Festival, Temples Festival 2014, Throne, Tombs, True Valiance, Wolfbrigade

If there’s one day that would have guaranteed my attendance at this festival, it was always going to be today.

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Premiere: Gilded Form – Debut Self-Titled Album, Releases This Friday, 1st Dec, via Burning World
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Premiere: Gilded Form – Debut Self-Titled Album, Releases This Friday, 1st Dec, via Burning World

30th November 202330th November 2023 Lee Edwards

When you hear about a project of drone experimentation inspired by Earth along with Bohren & Der Club Of Gore

Premiere: Nebula Drag ‘Western Death’ – Title Track From New Album That Drops 8th December
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Premiere: Nebula Drag ‘Western Death’ – Title Track From New Album That Drops 8th December

15th November 202315th November 2023 Lee Edwards
Premiere: Saturna ‘The Never Ending Star’ – From New Album ‘The Reset’ That Drops 1st December
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Premiere: Saturna ‘The Never Ending Star’ – From New Album ‘The Reset’ That Drops 1st December

9th November 202310th November 2023 Lee Edwards
Premiere: Nebula ‘Livewired In Europe’ – Drops Tomorrow, 25th October, via Heavy Psych Sounds
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Premiere: Nebula ‘Livewired In Europe’ – Drops Tomorrow, 25th October, via Heavy Psych Sounds

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