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Written by Kirk Whettman Chelmets – A New Place> Ambient/drone> Oklahoma, US> Released May 29> quiet details If you’re anything like me—and I both do and do not hope that to be the case—sometimes you […]

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Written by Kirk Adzes – Inver> Atmospheric sludge metal> New Zealand> Releasing October 27> Self-release (digital)/Philip K. Discs (CD)/Euphoriadic (cassette) When discussing sludge metal, what is the first thing that comes to mind? For me, […]

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Written by Kirk Champenoise – Lost> Emotive post-hardcore/indie rock/shoegaze> New Jersey, US> September 22> Syrup Moose Records In case you haven’t already heard, this is “The Year of the Moose.” No, I’m not talking about […]

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Written by Rae-Aila quannnic – kenopsia> Alt metal/shoegaze/indietronica> Released February 28, 2022> deadAir Records The internet music landscape moves quickly, often in no exact direction. With the rise of algorithm-heavy apps like TikTok that drop […]

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Endless is straight up ‘the shit’, that’s the most important fact of this review. It’s an album that has made me swoon like few others this year and it’s not exactly that metal or heavy. It is however, perfectly suited to the current climate of stoner rock and doom, bringing something quite zesty and refreshing, a fusion of fuzz, alt rock and doom rock. I’m hearing influences from Type O Negative and My Bloody Valentine, it’s super inspired and engorged with energy despite the doomy tempo. They nailed it musically and in terms of doom aesthetic – something Australia has been refining for some time now. […]

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