Boris ‘Dear’ 2017
Before I begin, I have to make a confession. It’s something that I have agonised over for days, tossing and
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Will Beattie
Barrabus – S/T – 2017
Gather round, children, and I’ll tell you a tale. The year was 2007, the weather was British and there were
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Zhrine ‘Unortheta’ 2017
On the face of it, the name Unortheta doesn’t give much away. Neither does Zhrine, the name of the Icelandic
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Emptiness ‘Not For Music’ 2017
For some strange reason, everyone keeps calling Emptiness a black/death metal band. I might be quite late to the party
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Cough ‘Still They Prey’ 2016
The first thing that strikes you about the latest offering from Virginian stoner doom outfit Cough‘s latest album, Still They
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-(16)- ‘Lifespan Of A Moth’ 2016
Before beginning this review, let me admit something to my shame: I had never heard of -(16)- before listening to
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Goatess ‘Purgatory Under New Management’ CD/LP/DD 2016
In spite of its self-evidently gloomy name, ‘doom’ is a vibrant genre. Contrary to the expectations of some, the scene
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Black Shape Of Nexus ‘Carrier’ CD/LP/DD 2016
If you’re the sort of sensitive, cheery chappy who enjoys nothing more than a light and delightful ditty to keep
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Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik ‘Skuggsjá’ CD/LP/DD 2016
Forget the church burnings, the murders, that kvlt feeling when you hold your original pressing of Bathory’s ‘The Yellow Goat’
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Mower ‘Meathead’ DD 2016
I learned three things from Mower‘s press release: they are from Wigan, their EP was released on January 30th, and
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Wrekmeister Harmonies: Will Beatie Interviews JR Robinson
Often bleak, always beautiful, and perversely elevating, Night Of Your Ascension is the latest release by Wrekmeister Harmonies. If you’re
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