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Melvins – Tarantula Heart (Ipecac)

I find it hard to keep up with Melvins. I have 14 of their albums and feel like I have just about made a dent. If you add in Melvins related albums Buzz solo’s and collabs the number seems almost… Continue Reading →

Utopia – Shame (S/R)

Experimental Tech-Metal outfit Shame are a 5 piece who first caught the attention of many during the Lockdown years with their debut release ‘Stalker’ released in 2021 which featured some rather high-profile guest appearances from members of The Dillinger Escape… Continue Reading →

Arkheth – Clarity Came With A Cool Summer’s Breeze (I Voidhanger)

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, or indeed, an album. Many of us have, especially in the world of heavy music. One look at the new album artwork on Aussie band, Arkheth’s “Clarity Came With A… Continue Reading →

Troldhaugen – idio+syncrasies (Bird’s Robe Records)

Anybody up for some ‘circus-metal-prog-folk-rock’? Well, I’m not sure we were and the other writers have gone out of their way to avoid this one like thee plague, but that is what we have got and it comes down to… Continue Reading →

Boss Keloid – Family The Smiling Thrush (Ripple Music)

Once again the musical colossus from the North West of England rears it’s head as it wakes from its lockdown induced slumber and sheds its skin to reveal something new underneath. From angular sludge in the vein of The Melvins… Continue Reading →

Le Grand Sbam – Furvent (Dur Et Doux)

There are two main branches of Avant-Garde music; The pseudo-prog and jazz stylings of masters of the genre like Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart… And then there is overly self-indulgent nonsense which has some small sections which pass for music,… Continue Reading →

Gargoyl – Gargoyl (Season Of Mist)

Born from a realisation of a shared musical vision between Dave Davidson (Revocation) and Luke Roberts (Ayahuasca), Gargoyl, (not to be confused with the Japanese 80’s Thrash outfit Gargoyle) are a rather significant departure from the more well known musical… Continue Reading →

Ten Foot Wizard – Get Out Of Your Mind (Beard Of Zeus)

Let’s get one thing straight from the outset…Ten Foot Wizard are wicked good fun. Their oozy mix of party sized doom loaded with groove and funky swagger is damn infectious live. With “Get Out Of Your Mind”, the third album… Continue Reading →

Arrakis – Technontology Vol.1 (S/R)

Greek instrumentalists Arrakis formed back in 2012 and are firm believers in tripping through the endless musical universe via the medium of music. Regularly posting demos and jams online for all to hear, this psychedelic orientated stoner-doom band consists of… Continue Reading →

Mörglbl – The Tale Of Scott Rötti (Lasers Edge)

Mörglbl are a rather interesting musical entity. The predominantly instrumental three piece are heavily rooted in the realms of progressive metal, and from there, they add plenty of jazz and fusion elements to their sound, giving an end result which… Continue Reading →

DRH – Thin Ice (Apathia Records)

“Follow the white rabbit”, we’re told. Well, maybe we should but for sure we’re taken on a journey through a strange Wonderland here on this experimental saxophone-driven jazz prog collection from French quartet DRH. Sometimes it’s good not to have… Continue Reading →

Spaceslug – Eye The Tide (BSFD Records)

Poland’s Spaceslug are a busy band. Their universe started to come together in 2015 but the big bang happened for them with debut LP “Lemanis” in 2016 and follow up, “Time Travel Dilemma” one year later. Punctuated by an EP… Continue Reading →

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