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JAAW @ The White Hotel, Salford, 20th September 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: JAAW / [slab] @ The White Hotel, Salford, 20th September 2023

30th November 202330th November 2023 Lee Edwards [slab], JAAW, Noise-Rock, Post-Rock, Salford, Svart Records, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

One of these days I’ll finally catch up on the backlog of photos I need to sort through after a

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Mutoid Man @ The Bread Shed, Manchester, 9th September 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Mutoid Man / Haggard Cat @ The Bread Shed, Manchester, 9th September 2023

8th November 20238th November 2023 Lee Edwards Haggard Cat, Heavy Rock, Metal, Mutoid Man, Sargent House, The Beauty Witch, The Bread Shed, Through The Lens

As the UK went through a heatwave, temperatures certainly soared at The Bread Shed in Manchester’s city centre as The

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Full Of Hell @ Rebellion, Manchester, 6th September 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Full Of Hell / Jarhead Fertilizer / Antichrist Siege Machine / Unyielding Love @ Rebellion, Manchester, 6th September 2023

31st October 202331st October 2023 Lee Edwards Antichrist Siege Machine, Black Metal, Full Of Hell, Grindcore, Jarhead Fertilizer, Manchester, Rebellion, The Beauty Witch, Through The Lens, Unyielding Love

Another better late than never Through The Lens feature for a blistering night in a very hot, very sweaty and

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Divide And Dissolve @ The White Hotel, Salford, 5th Sept 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Divide And Dissolve / Dawn Ray’d / Ragana @ The White Hotel, Salford, 5th September 2023

11th October 202313th October 2023 Lee Edwards Black Metal, Dawn Ray'd, Divide And Dissolve, Doom, Drone, Grey Lantern, Ragana, Salford, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

Yes, I’m still running massively behind sorting through my recent gig photos, and here’s another better late than never post

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Kungens Män @ The White Hotel, Salford, 1st August 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Kungens Män / Dead Sea Apes / Crooked Head @ The White Hotel, Salford, 1st August 2023

18th August 202319th August 2023 Lee Edwards Crooked Head, Dead Sea Apes, Kungens Män, Prog, Psych, Salford, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

Another trip to The White Hotel in Salford, which seems to be the venue of choice for Manchester-based promoter The

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Jo Quail @ The White Hotel, Salford, 13th May 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Jo Quail / Dead Space Chamber Music @ The White Hotel, Salford, 13th May 2023

23rd June 202311th July 2023 Lee Edwards Dead Space Chamber Music, Jo Quail, Neo Classical, Neo Folk, Salford, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

Back in mid-May, I took another short trip down to The White Hotel in Salford when The Beauty Witch presented

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GNOD @ The White Hotel, Salford, 2nd May 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: GNOD / The Shits @ The White Hotel, Salford, 2nd May 2023

6th June 20236th June 2023 Lee Edwards Gnod, Salford, The Beauty Witch, The Shits, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

A bit of a home coming gig for the psych chameleons GNOD who played for The Beauty Witch at The

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Messa @ The White Hotel, Salford, 22nd Feb 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Messa / Julinko @ The White Hotel, Salford, 22nd February 2023

13th March 202313th March 2023 Lee Edwards Doom Rock, Drone, Julinko, Messa, Salford, Soundscapes, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

Just 24 hours after the Author & Punisher and Zetra gig at The Deaf Institute in Manchester‘s city centre, our

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Ufomammut @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester 08/10/2015
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Ufomammut / Coltsblood @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester 08/10/2015

19th October 201513th September 2019 Sam Darlington Coltsblood, Lee Edwards, Live Review, Manchester, Misanthropy Promotions, Sam Darlington, Soup Kitchen, The Beauty Witch, Ufomammut

From experience, Manchester’s Northern Quarter is a frustrating combination of the genuinely odd and creative as well as the leeches

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Ufomammut
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UFOMAMMUT Euro Tour Underway; Manchester Gig This Thurs With Support From COLTSBLOOD

3rd October 201515th September 2019 Lee Edwards Coltsblood, Ecate, Euro Tour 2015, Jex Thoth, Manchester, Misanthropy Promotions, Neurot Recordings, News, Soup Kitchen, Suma, The Beauty Witch, Ufomammut

UFOMAMMUT kicked off their Ecate Fall European Tour a couple of nights ago in France and this week they’ll be

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Earthless @ The Roadhouse, Manchester 24/05/2015
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Earthless / NASDAQ @ The Roadhouse, Manchester 24/05/2015

2nd June 201513th September 2019 Pete Green Earthless, Live Review, Manchester, NASDAQ, Pete Green, The Beauty Witch, The Roadhouse, WotGodForgot

Travelling over a hundred miles up the M6 to catch this two-band bill brings me mixed emotions. The Roadhouse, on

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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

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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

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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

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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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