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Band:THE ATLAS MOTH
Album:AN ACHE FOR THE DISTANCE
Label:Profound Lore
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Surfacing from the sludge/doom/psychedelic/post-metal genre, Chicago’s THE ATLAS MOTH have been fast establishing a reputation as one of the most prominent young heavy music bands in America today. They have already done endless touring in their short time as a band, and it is through this that they have rose to prominence within the sludge and post metal scenes. Their “Glorified Piece Of Blue Sky” debut grabbed quite a bit of acclaim with the band being compared to the likes of Isis, Neurosis, Mastodon, Mogwai, Eyehategod and Black Sabbath while upholding a Floyd-esque proggy influence. Their new release “An Ache For The Distance” sees the 'Moth focus their structure more on a stronger sense of overall song writing, and should see the band solidify their profile as one of the most important bands in America’s underground music scene today.
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Band:YOB
Album:LIVE AT ROADBURN 2010
Label:ROADBURN
Format:CD/DVD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
YOB might be one of the best bands in North America, declared the New York Times in March of 2010. The Eugene, Oregon based doom metal trio has seen similar praise worldwide, with a growing host of fans citing the band as one of the most profound and accomplished doom metal phenomena of the 21st century. "Live at Roadburn 2010" captures the band on their first European tour and this CD and DVD documents one of their best ever gigs for posterity making this package the perfect accompaniment for their latest album “Atma” which was released by profound lore in August.
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Band:BONG
Album:LIVE AT ROADBURN 2010 LP
Label:BURNING WORLD
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Most if not all BONG releases thus far have been live, and the new "Live At Roadburn 2010" is much less of a lo-fi recording than most of those, making for an essential document of Bong's unique trance-inducing potency. The two tracks captured clock in at a staggering 57 minutes and are housed in a Deluxe super-thick varnished gatefold sleeve making this both an absolutely essential document of Bong's unique trance-inducing potency and is an absolute must for collectors.
TRACK LISTING - 1. Onward to Perdondaris / 2. Wizards of Krull
ULTRA LTD VINYL LP !
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Band:THE LOUD
Album:HARRIS SHUTTER
Label:PAYPER TIGER
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage
Getting the underground grapevine abuzz with their self-titled sampler, The Loud are soon to be a name on the lips of the masses, with their new mini album, 'Harris Shutter', and nationwide tour this September. A religious experience live and with just the same energy contained on tape, you'll find them and Harris Shutter hard to ignore.
Supported Iggy and The Stooges, Black Lips, Echo & The Bunnymen, White Denim, and Gruff Rhys this Summer.
"The Loud mix together the sounds of The Stooges and T.Rex with the more modern feel of The Jesus and Mary Chain and BRMC, and to great effect it has to be said" - Uber Rock.
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Band:THE LOUD
Album:HARRIS SHUTTER LP
Label:PAYPER TIGER
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Psych/Garage
Getting the underground grapevine abuzz with their self-titled sampler, The Loud are soon to be a name on the lips of the masses, with their new mini album, 'Harris Shutter', and nationwide tour this September. A religious experience live and with just the same energy contained on tape, you'll find them and Harris Shutter hard to ignore.
"The Loud mix together the sounds of The Stooges and T.Rex with the more modern feel of The Jesus and Mary Chain and BRMC, and to great effect it has to be said" - Uber Rock.
Supported Iggy and The Stooges, Black Lips, Echo & The Bunnymen, White Denim, Gruff Rhys this summer.
LTD Vinyl 12" comes with deluxe packaging including download codes, 36"wide fold-out poster artwork and vellum paper lyric sheets .
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Band:KYOTO DRIVE
Album:SO MUCH ALIVE / CHAPTERS
Label:ENGINEER
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Emo
Not one but two songs have been recorded and completed by those Engineer Record’s lads of Birmingham Kyoto Drive. After their success with their debut album “This Is All We Ever Wanted” they have followed it up with two hugely catchy songs plus a nifty looking video for the song “So Much Alive”. To add to their busy schedule they shall be setting off for the life in a van with many tours in the horizon over 2011 including with such bands as the poptastic Paige and American indie band The Morning Of.
The new double A side single - "So Much Alive" and "Chapters", was recorded with Matt O'Grady and will be released in time for Kyoto Drive's upcoming tour with The Morning Of and Paige.
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Band:JONAH MATRANGA / MIKEE J REDS
Album:COUNTRYSIDES
Label:ENGINEER
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Emo
Beautiful acoustic guitar songs from two of the emo scenes top guys. Jonah Matranga is something of a legend in the alternative / emo / hardcore scene. A singer, songwriter and guitarist who has released a variety of solo material under his own name and onelinedrawing. He has previously been part of the bands Far, New End Original and Gratitude too. He now continues to work and tour under his own name as a solo artist. Jonah's tracks on this release are; Sweet Life & Secret World. Mikee J Reds may be a newer name to many in the scene but he has done his time too, playing in Engineer Records bands The Sketch and now Call Off The Search and touring constantly, he now has his own solo project receiving great reviews. Mikee's tracks on this release are; Living Well & Old Skin.
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Band:NATHANIEL SUTTON
Album:NATHANIEL SUTTON
Label:ENGINEER
Format:CD
Genre:Alt Rock
Hailing from Edmonton Alberta, Canada, singer-songwriter Nathaniel Sutton began his musical life back in high school, followed by stints in cover bands, until he discovered his own poetic style and went solo two releases ago. Now, with his upcoming self-titled 14-song collection, the listener is struck from the get-go by a commanding vocal coming at you instantly, alongside solid acoustic strumming.
For fans of Tim Kasher (The Good Life), Eric Bachmann (Crooked Fingers) and Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse).
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Band:HER ONLY PRESENCE
Album:YOU`RE NEVER BACK
Label:ENGINEER
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Emo
Her Only Presence are a spanish power-trio from the beautiful city of Barcelona. Clearly influenced by mid-90's emo bands like Mineral, Penfold and The Appleseed Cast, they recorded their new album "You're Never Back" at La Atlantida Studio in Barcelona for Engineer Records (UK/USA).
Her Only Presence included 2 songs on the original soundtrack for the last Eduard Cortes movie: "Ingrid", already presented at the last Sitges Fantastic Film Fest.
For fans of: Sunny Day Real Estate, The Gloria Record, The Appleseed Cast, Penfold, Texas Is The Reason Etc.
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Band:THE SATELLITE YEAR
Album:MISSION ; POLARLIGHTS
Label:ENGINEER
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Emo
THE SATELLITE YEAR attain a new and individual level between Pop, Electro and Melodic Post Punk with their Debut-Album „MISSION: POLARLIGHTS“. Based on a mixture of playful sounds paired with the rough edges of life THE SATELLITE YEAR present emotionality and ambition.
RIYL - The Juliana Theory, Anberlin, Jimmy Eat World and Acceptance.
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Band:JEAN PHILLIPPE GOUDE
Album:DRONES
Label:LION PRODUCTIONS
Format:CD
Genre:Instrumental
Goude released his first album (with Olivier Cole) in 1975, "Jeunes Annees" (Saravah). A few months later, with Bernard Paganotti's band Weidorje, Goude initiated a rock adventure which ultimately resulted in a second album, "Drônes" (Polydor, 1979)—an album which features an impressive gathering of some of the biggest names in late 70's underground French rock, including: Richard Pinhas (rhythmic synthesizer), François Auger (drums); Michel Ettori: (guitar), Patrick Gauthier (flute, synthesizer, piano, mini-moog), Manu Katché (drums), and Jean-Louis Rizet (mixing & special effects). Goude’s proto-electronica cosmic loops and moog melodies now find themselves coupled with tough prog drum beats and other elements of rock music; "Drônes" mixes solo keyboard pieces like ‘Coma’ and ‘Duo’ with group oriented pieces: ‘Dies Irae’ is a Zeuhl rock scorcher; ‘Machine’ uses a string quartet as the foundation for synthesizer musings by Goude and Richard Pinhas. Although the Weidorje influence is evident on some numbers, Jean-Philippe Goude takes his music well beyond the Zeuhl trend.
20-page booklet / Four-star review in August 2011 issue of Record Collector magazine
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Band:DUG DUG`S
Album:DUG DUG`S
Label:LION PRODUCTIONS
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
"Lost In My World" (sometimes referred to as Self Titled) is the "must have" 1971 debut album from psychedelic guru Armando Nava and his band DUG DUG's recorded after their US trip did not produce the stardom they had been Promised, the pain and disappointment sparking great song-writing on this, the first Mexican psych album in English. This is the first time for this trippy classic on CD courtesy of new Code 7 label Lion Productions.
4K Review's in Mojo & Record Collector - Good reviews in Uncut & Shindig.
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Band:DUG DUG`S
Album:SMOG
Label:LION PRODUCTIONS
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
"Smog" is the DUG DUG's classic second album (1972) Nava's band is in Spanish this time, as all other Mexican bands were by now singing in English. There’s no doubt that the Dug Dug’s also toughened up their sound on "Smog": to some people they sound like a crazy Mexican version of Jethro Tull, and to others like a Spanish speaking incarnation of the MC5.
4 Star Reviews in Record Collector & Uncut - Glowing Reviews in Shindig & Mojo too!
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:GROOVE CLUB VOLUME 2
Label:LION PRODUCTIONS
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Volume two of the "GROOVE CLUB" collections of Cambodian music - People in Cambodia kept hold of this music on pain of death, their small hoards of forbidden vinyl putting them constantly in danger of the "killing fields". There were no deluxe studios for the musicians who recorded the devastating tracks contained on this CD version of our acclaimed double-LP collection. Nothing so grand; Most of these tracks were recorded live, with traditional instruments finding a place alongside any keyboards or guitars that could be found. And yet, it was these experiments of Khmer rock musicians which transformed the nightlife of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh—and which many years later have seduced countless listeners around the world with their groovy sound. Alas, in 1975 came the rise to power in Cambodia of the fanatical, anti-Western Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot and the scene was over. A fascinating unrepeatable time capsule.
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:GROOVE CLUB VOLUME 3
Label:LION PRODUCTIONS
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Volume three of the "GROOVE CLUB" collections of Cambodian music - People in Cambodia kept hold of this music on pain of death, their small hoards of forbidden vinyl putting them constantly in danger of the "killing fields". There were no deluxe studios for the musicians who recorded the devastating tracks contained on this CD version of our acclaimed double-LP collection. Nothing so grand; Most of these tracks were recorded live, with traditional instruments finding a place alongside any keyboards or guitars that could be found. And yet, it was these experiments of Khmer rock musicians which transformed the nightlife of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh—and which many years later have seduced countless listeners around the world with their groovy sound. Alas, in 1975 came the rise to power in Cambodia of the fanatical, anti-Western Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot and the scene was over. A fascinating unrepeatable time capsule.
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Band:SANDHY AND MANDHY
Album:PARA CASTUKIS
Label:LION PRODUCTIONS
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Sandhy & Mandhy were among the first in South America to bring a rebellious attitude to their music—all this in a period of military repression, when forced haircuts (and brutality) in the streets were a common occurrence. Now years later you can check out their groovy, organ-driven melancholy psych, with Zombies-ish harmony vocals, a little touch of bossa, and other treats (some lovely fuzz guitar!) - At times introspective and acoustic, at others manic and ramshackle in the best way, it's quite a discovery. The 28-page booklet has the full Sandhy & Mandhy story, plenty of photos, and lyrics in Spanish and English along with five bonus tracks.
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Band:PUSSY
Album:INVASION
Label:ROCKADROME
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
"Invasion" features un-earthed rare tracks by the early 70s post-Jerusalem UK hard rock group PUSSY, managed and produced by Ian Gillan (of Deep Purple). This early 70s UK hard rock band was formed immediately after the break-up of Jerusalem and the recordings featured here include previously unreleased tracks planned for Pussy's debut album, plus cuts from their lone single release on the Deram label, as well as some other previously unreleased recordings by both of the group's line-ups.
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Band:THE FREE SPIRITS
Album:LIVE AT THE SCENE
Label:Sunbeam
Format:CD
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
"Live At The Scene" Features the earliest recordings of the young Larry Coryell; this short-lived quintet is widely acclaimed. Those lucky enough to have seen them in performance maintain that their true power was only communicated live. Taped in their native NYC in February 1967, this legendary live recording captures their fiery sound at its peak, with guest appearances by legendary jazzmen Dave Liebman, Randy Brecker and Joe Beck. The historically important set comes complete with detailed liner notes and rare pictures, making it essential for fans of both jazz and psychedelic rock.
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Band:WIZZ JONES
Album:HULDENBERG BLUES
Label:Sunbeam
Format:CD
Genre:Folk
WIZZ JONES is an undisputed giant of modern folk, and one of the finest acoustic guitarists Britain has ever produced. Though he has made numerous acclaimed studio albums, often accompanied by luminaries such as Bert Jansch, Ralph McTell and John Renbourn, he has never released a solo live recording… until now. "Huldenberg Blues" captures the entire ambience and spontaneity of a gig, the set finds Wizz performing both standards and originals, all the while showcasing the inimitable musicianship that has won him fans including Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.
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Band:VENTURA
Album:WE RECRUIT / LP
Label:African Tape
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Postrock / Post Hardcore / Noise
VENTURA is a Swiss indie-rock trio. Since 2002, those ex ILLFORD, ISCARIOTE and SHOVEL spread their own blend of noisy tension and melodic sweetness. Their passion for 90’s independant rock music leave them close to bands like HELMET, HUM, SONIC YOUTH or UNWOUND. 2005, Ventura is part of the soundtrack for ROLLOW, a Swiss independant movie by Emanuelle Antille. On the same year, they released two split 10” with DISCO DOOM (Zurich) and CORTEZ (Fribourg). The next year, “Pa Capona”, VENTURA’s first album, is released on Get A Life! records and collects good press reactions. The band plays Swiss and French clubs opening for such fine acts like THE PAPER CHASE, MEDICATIONS, THEE MORE SHALLOWS, ENABLERS, QUI, DIANOGAH or FUTURE OF THE LEFT. With help from Le Romandie, a club from Lausanne, VENTURA have the chance to invite DAVID YOW, singer from THE JESUS LIZARD, SCRATCH ACID and QUI, for a collaboration: The recordings were released in June 2010 as a 7”. VENTURA’s second full length, called “We Recruit”, was recorded with Serge Morattel at REC Studio in Geneva during autumn 2009.
Here is the LTD Vinyl 12" version, remastered by John Golden.
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Band:AUCAN
Album:DNA / LP
Label:African Tape
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Postrock / Post Hardcore / Noise
A crossroad between styles and sounds, AUCAN's music is based on a unique energy: synthesis of the opposites. Digital and analog, cleanliness and distortion, melody and dissonance, quietness and strongness arm free-fall structures, open to direct light, leave the listener inside obscurity. Gifted of an hammering rhythmical compactness, and of a deadly technical awareness, the band's obsessive combinations contain nonetheless an emotive tissue spent on crooked roads long time ago, incarnate the need to yell out, to get lost in order to discover yourself.
THE special secret ‘’DNA EP’’ (5 tracks, 35mn), dedicated to Gerhardt Fuchs (Maserati’s drummer, 1974-2009) is finally coming out on Africantape in Vinyl 12" (CD included).
RIYL - Battles , Zu, Fourtet, Squarepusher Etc.
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Band:OLD CALIFORNIO
Album:SUNDRUNK ANGELS
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
Old Californio channel Moby Grape rawness, American Beauty acousticism, and even moments of Loose Fur punk rock avant-garde on this their third release "Sundrunk Angels". Old Californio wear the rootsy, organic heart of California on their sleeves. From the communal rustic/cosmic feel of "Better Yet", the daring and unpredictable "Allon Camerado", to the oddly archaic "Jewels and the Dross" and the stark and ethereal title track "Sundrunk Angels". This is experimental ear candy.
"These guys are hillbillies alright but they're Muswell Hillbillies and those crazy complex melodies are pointing forward, away from the ghost of Gram Parsons, and towards a brave new world of their own making."-Verbicide
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Band:OLD CALIFORNIO
Album:WESTERING AGAIN
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
The original 2009 release recorded in their old chicken coop garage turned recording studio in Pasadena, CA. Old Californio set out to mix a gritty soup of bucolic rock & roll influenced as much by Moby Grape, Crazy Horse and The Grateful Dead as by the chaparral canyons and ungovernable San Gabriel mountains themselves. Songwriter Rich Dembowski's lyrics on the 10 song Westering Again evoke winsome images of riparian vistas and wine stained front porches, of places forgotten and out of the way. The album feeds from bright guitar-driven melodies with complicated and earthy arrangements, mixed in with a little down-home country twang and dovetailing instrumental jams venturing to the psychedelic/ philosophic.
"To describe Californian based Old Californio as a “country rock” outfit is of course to do them a grave dis-service, as they are patently a whole lot more than that: in turn dynamic, raw, tight, cohesive and rocking as well as occasionally laid-back, Sundrunk Angels includes more hooks throughout its ten fine songs than a fisherman’s basket.”--Terrascope, UK
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Band:DUBWISER
Album:A CRACK IN PARADISE
Label:Crash
Format:CD
Genre:Reggae/Dub/Ska
Debut album A Crack in Paradise by Dubwiser full length album featuring 16 tracks of heavy dub fused with classic reggae song writing featuring UK rap and soul artists. A four piece reggae band who have played individually and collectively with many renowned artists (Lee Perry, Madness, The Mad Professor etc) .Dubwiser have a reputation of being a great live act playing over the UK at festivals and venues. A mix of roots, dub, sugar minott type pop/reaggae and new age fusion of live roots reggae and rap.
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Band:THE TALL BOYS
Album:LIVE AT THE KLUB FOOT
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:CD
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
Previously unheard full length, live album by one of Britain’s best loved Psychobilly bands The Tall Boys performing live at the Klub Foot – the legendary London venue of the mid 80’s. The Tall Boys were fronted by original Meteors member Nigel Lewis.
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Band:RESTLESS
Album:LIVE AT THE KLUB FOOT.
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:CD
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
Previously unheard full length, live album by one of Britain’s best loved Neo-Rockabilly bands Restless performing live at the Klub Foot – the legendary London venue of the mid 80’s. Restless still perform today and have a great following.
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:CRIME DON`T PAY OK ?
Label:WESTERN STAR
Format:CD
Genre:Rock And Roll/Psychobilly
Themed compilation of Crime & Punishment songs by Rockabilly & Psychobilly bands !
TRACKS - 1. Intro- Crime Don’t Pay Kotton Kandy 2. The Hangman’s Noose Jack Rabbit Slim 3. (Bobby Fuller’s Drinking) Gasoline The Bad Detectives 4. The Return Of Eddie Sin Las Pistolas 5. I Can’t Believe You’re Back The Sharks 6. Good Morning Judge Rockin’ Rocket 88 7. Secrets The Epileptic Hillbillies 8. La Mesa Prison Blues Bill Fadden & The Mostly Losers 9. The Sherriff Man Rudy La Crioux & The All-Stars 10. Down In The Block The Bad Detectives 11. Forgotten Places The Cheaterslicks 12. Prison Bride The Bonneville Barons 13. Burke the Butcher The Eyelids 14. Jack The Ripper The Sharks 15. Crook In A Suit The Bad Detectives 16. The Ballad Of Razor Smith Henry & The Bleeders 17. Heave-Ho The Bonneville Barons 18. The Ballad Of Jesse James The Ugly Dog Skiffle Combo 19. Cell Crazy Luna Vegas 20. The Prisoner Jack Rabbit Slim 21. The King Of London The Sharks 22. Writing Home The Cheaterslicks 23. Won’t Do It Again The Bad Detectives 24. Who’s The Daddy? Popeye’s Dik 25. Birmingham Jail The Bonneville Barons 26. True Crime The Bad Detectives
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Band:DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS
Album:BLACK CLOUD
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Blues
Davina Sowers has rightfully earned a reputation as one of the hardest-working blues woman on the road today. With endless touring around the world (booked by Piedmont Talent), the band has averaged over 300 dates a year for the last five years, and have wowed crowds from the West Bank of Minneapolis to festival crowds in Romania; and Switzerland. Fuelled by Davina’s soul-drenched vocals and sparkling keyboard work, along with an in-the-pocket rhythm section and punchy horns, Black Cloud announces itself with the rollicking instrumental opening track, “Vagabond Stomp,” and doesn’t let go until the reprise outro that closes the CD. Along the way, Davina and the Vagabonds dazzle with an array of roots and blues sounds that touch on everything from classic New Orleans horn bands, to soul, jazz, blues, gospel and Dixieland.
"Twin Cities singer-pianist Davina Sowers sounds like the daughter of Leon Redbone and Betty Boop, trained on piano by Randy Newman.” Minneapolis Star- Tribune
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Band:DEVIL
Album:TIME TO REPENT
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
DEVIL was formed in 2009, with the intention of following the musical footsteps of blues based heavy rock bands such as Black Sabbath, Pentagram and Witchfinder General. Now ready for release, "Time to Repent" can best be described as a joyful ride to hell. The mix of swaggery doom, traditional heavy metal and bluesy hard rock, all in a authentic vintage package, consists of 8 songs, 5 of which is never before released. Bringing the Devilish rock and roll show to festivals and gigs in Europe also for the reminder of the year, Devil and their debut album "Time to Repent" will be a force to reckon with, and a pretty clear sign of a band you will be hearing a lot from in the years to come.
As ssen on tour with Electric Wizard!
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Band:DEVIL
Album:TIME TO REPENT LP
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
DEVIL was formed in 2009, with the intention of following the musical footsteps of blues based heavy rock bands such as Black Sabbath, Pentagram and Witchfinder General. Now ready for release, "Time to Repent" can best be described as a joyful ride to hell. The mix of swaggery doom, traditional heavy metal and bluesy hard rock, all in a authentic vintage package, consists of 8 songs, 5 of which is never before released. Bringing the Devilish rock and roll show to festivals and gigs in Europe also for the reminder of the year, Devil and their debut album "Time to Repent" will be a force to reckon with, and a pretty clear sign of a band you will be hearing a lot from in the years to come.
Great limited gatefold lp on heavy 180 gram vinyl!
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Band:FYRNASK
Album:BLUOSTAR
Label:TEMPLE OF TORTUROUS
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
This month’s Metal dark horse is FYRNASK's "Bluostar" which can be best described as a combination of classic black metal rooted together with an eerie ambience. The overall results are highly recommended to fans of Sunn o))), Earth, Boris and many other Profound Lore / Southern Lord style acts.
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Band:FLUID
Album:ENVISIONING ABSTRACTION
Label:ALREALON MUSIQUE
Format:CD
Genre:Industrial/EBM
‘Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD’ (ALRN008) is the first full-length release from Chicago based musician/producer FluiD. The ten-track CD moves from Dub to Metal, Hip-Hop to Noisecore all the while destroying the restrictions that genrification imposes. Think Scorn, The Bug, Massive Attack, Dalek and Techno Animal. Relentlessly touring the US, FluiD has performed everywhere from art galleries to concert halls. 'Envisioning Abstraction: the Duality of FluiD' is the culmination of years spent developing, refining and distilling the unique sonic voice that is FluiD.
For fans of Dalek, Techno-Animal, Scorn, The Bug and Massive Attack
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Band:PAS AND HASTI
Album:THE STAGES OF SLEEP
Label:ALREALON MUSIQUE
Format:CD
Genre:Avantgarde/Electronic
In April of 2010, PAS -Brooklyn based audio/video project - travelled to Torun (Poland) to play on the 3rd CoCArt Music Festival organized by musicians of HATI in cooperation with Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu. On April 10th 2010, just before PAS embarked on their journey a terrible plane crash happened killing 96 people including Poland's former President Lech Kaczynski. The CoCArt Festival was cancelled but PAS still travelled to Poland. During this time two bands improvised together in a studio and recorded these 9 tracks and a wonderful friendship developed between PAS and HATI. These special recordings are now offered in a limited CD and digital formats but the friendship will last forever...
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Band:LOUDNESS
Album:LAW OF DEVILS LAND
Label:Krescendo
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Released on July 21st 1982, the second Loudness album ‘Devil Soldier’ benefited greatly from the creative input of one Daniel McClendon, brother of one time UFO guitarist Tommy McClendon, who was drafted in to help with the sound of the album due to the lack of experienced studio engineers in Japan at the time. As per its predecessor, the album proved a great success in Japan and was awarded the acolade of best metal album of the year by the Japanese record industry. The album was indeed a well crafted affair, with strong songs, punchy production and the ever spectacular Akira Takasaki in effervescent form.
‘Devil Soldier’ is released here on CD for the first time outside of Japan and it has never sounded so good.
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Band:GASKIN
Album:END OF THE WORLD
Label:Krescendo
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Never the most fashionable of bands but definitely one of the more talented that were around at the time, Gaskin was formed in March, 1980 with Paul Gaskin on guitars and vocals, Dave Norman on drums and Stef Prokopczuk on bass - The band's debut album ‘End Of The World’ was recorded and released in 1981 and it is rightly regarded as one of the early highlights of the NWoBHM. Gaskin were a technically proficient band that wrote and played in a classic style and through a mixture of talent and hard work they made a name for themselves at a time when bands from all over the UK were scrambling to get signed. Gaskin recorded a follow up album ‘No Way Out’ before splitting up only to reform seventeen years later, spurred on by the interest that remained in the band’s music and their inclusion on a number of influential NWoBHM compilation releases. This first album, though, is their finest hour and viewed all these years later it has stood the test of time remarkably well. If you’re hearing it now for the first time, crank it up!
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Band:NIGHTVISION
Album:CONSEQUENCE OF SIN
Label:Rocksector
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
A confident, direct & brilliantly composed album of modern metal anthems. Another huge production from Matt Elliss (Black Spiders, Louise), this is like a hot-rodded Black Stone Cherry & Alter Bridge, swapping lanes with Avenged Sevenfold.
UK tour dates…. Manchester, Boston, Wakefield, Worksop, Ashton, London, Lincoln, Burnley, Swindon, Bradford, Grimsby, Birmingham & Stoke.
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Band:CARETAKER / UNDERSMILE
Album:CARETAKER / UNDERSMILE
Label:BLINDSIGHT
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Caretaker formed at Alton College, Hampshire in 1998. They began by playing covers at events organised by the college but soon started writing their own material. Shortly after this they circulated a cobbled together demo, and this culminated in their first show at the Farnham Maltings in April 99. They have since then released several records and received extensive play on Radio 1, including the great late John Peel (R.I.P), and have journeyed through music's various pigeon-holes, travelling from indie through post-rock and heading towards a heavier, more progressive sound over the last couple of years.
Undersmile are a Sludgecore/Doom band from Oxford, England. They grew up to the strains of Melvins, Mudhoney etc and are influenced by the slow/heavy sound of the early 90’s as well as bands such as Harvey Milk, early Swans and Pissed Jeans. Their sound is a unique twist on the genre, with the twin vocals of Taz Corona-Brown and Helena Sterne bearing their own mark combined with their ultra-slow downtuned riffing. They have been gaining endless praise recently from followers of the genre, as sellout support slot with Weedeater at the London Underworld and positive reviews of their debut EP “A Sea Of Dead Snakes” from Kerrang, Metal Hammer, Terrorizer and Rocksound will tell.
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Band:UNDERSMILE
Album:A SEA OF DEAD SNAKES
Label:BLINDSIGHT
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Extremely limited edition!!
Undersmile are a Sludgecore/Doom band from Oxford, England. They grew up to the strains of Melvins, Mudhoney etc and are influenced by the slow/heavy sound of the early 90’s as well as bands such as Harvey Milk, early Swans and Pissed Jeans. Their sound is a unique twist on the genre, with the twin vocals of Taz Corona-Brown and Helena Sterne bearing their own mark combined with their ultra-slow downtuned riffing. They have been gaining endless praise recently from followers of the genre, as sellout support slot with Weedeater at the London Underworld and positive reviews of their debut EP “A Sea Of Dead Snakes” from Kerrang, Metal Hammer, Terrorizer and Rocksound will tell.
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Band:MARS HOLLOW
Album:WORLD IN FRONT OF ME
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Prog Rock
It’s been less than one year since Mars Hollow’s highly acclaimed self-titled debut took the progressive rock world by storm. Now, the band marks their planetary return with the new album World In Front of Me, produced and mixed by Billy Sherwood (Yes, Circa:, World Trade), and mastered by renowned producer David Javu Morse (David Bowie, Alice in Chains, Frank Zappa). Fans of uncompromising progressive rock are sure to find much to enjoy as the band continues defining their unique musical trajectory.
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Band:TCP
Album:FANTASTIC DREAMER
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Prog Rock
TCP is back! TCP is a project based around the collective artistry of Henry Tarnecky (vocals), Blake Tobias (keyboards, bass), and Jack Wright (guitars, drums). This new progressive release includes guests Tom Shiben (bass), Nicole Tarnecky (backup vocals), and features Glenn Arpino (keys) along with his epic piece, Vision. TCP’s 2009 debut CD, The Way, was a critical success that landed the band on many top 10 lists for the year. Fantastic Dreamer sees them further refine their sound, adding depth and layers to the foundation previously established. Deftly blending elements of classic-era and modern progressive rock, the nine tracks that make up Fantastic Dreamer showcase a haunting and emotive blend of vocals with layers of soaring guitar and keyboard passages which often ride a shifting and complex rhythm section.
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Band:FARPOINT
Album:KINDRED
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Prog Rock
Through four studio albums and over ten years of live performance at clubs, festivals, fundraisers, and private events, South Carolina’s Farpoint have continued to walk their own path, creating a unique blend of genres and styles. While existing fans will instantly hear the qualities that they have always associated with Farpoint, Kindred sees the band stretching into new territory and broadening their blend of uplifting and positive symphonic prog, folk and hard rock. Recorded and produced by Jeff Hodges (Fromuz, Man On Fire, Govt. Mule, Band Of Horses), Kindred has a much more dynamic, urgent, and present sound than prior releases with tight drum grooves and fills, intriguing bass lines, layered harmonies and intricate melodies while retaining a very accessible feel.
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Band:FROM UZ
Album:QUARTUS ARTIFACTUS
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Prog Rock
The boys from Uzbekistan are back with this new release to once again showcase their amazing musical skills in a new collection of performance tracks. Quartus Artifactus is a collection of songs from all three of the band’s previous releases, “Audio Diplomacy”, “Overlook” and “Seventh Story” – newly arranged and played in a prog-chamber format, with a less electric, more acoustic sound. The album includes a full concert DVD, with behind the scenes supplemental material and 2 CDs of the individual tracks. The sound is a gentler, friendlier FROM.UZ, but retains the intensity of the originals while bringing in some beautiful acoustic interpretations.
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Band:BETO VAZQUEZ INFINITY
Album:DARKMIND
Label:ROCK IT UP
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
“DARKMIND” is a Symphonic Metal album with fantastic singers like SANDRA SCHLERET (Elis, Dreams Of Sanity), MARCELA BOVIO (Ayreon, Stream of Passion), KIARA (Skylark) and great musicans OLAF THORSEN (Labyrinth, Vision Divine) or EDDY ANTONINI (Skylark, Wild Steel, Khali)
Recommended for fans of Epica, Nightwish, Edenbridge, Stratovarius, etc.
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Band:BETO VAZQUEZ INFINITY
Album:EXISTENCE PART ONE
Label:ROCK IT UP
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
"Existence" - Part 1, the new album from BETO VÁZQUEZ INFINITY, will be released via IceWarrior Records too. The follow-up to the 2009 release, "Darkmind", features guest appearances from Timo Tolkki (SYMFONIA, REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, ex-STRATOVARIUS), Dominique Leurquin (RHAPSODY OF FIRE, LUCA TURILLI'S DREAMQUEST, DREAM CHILD) and DARK MOOR members Alfred Romero (vocals) and Enrik García (guitar). Fans of Melodic Power Metal á la STRATOVARIUS, DARK MOOR, EPICA, RHAPSODY or NIGHTWISH don't miss the Limited IceWarrior Edition (in JewelCase). The second part „Existence“ will be released in autumn 2011 w/ 2 exclusive bonustracks.
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Band:ORION`S REIGN
Album:NUCLEAR WINTER
Label:ROCK IT UP
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Greek Power Metallers Fantastic new Album.
RIYL Iron Maiden, Helloween Etc.
Limited Edition CD with Five Bonus Tracks.
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Band:SORROWS PATH
Album:THE ROUGH PATH OF NIHILISM
Label:ROCK IT UP
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Killer Greek Power / Doom Metal...
“This is first class Progressive Power / Doom Metal from the kind I haven’t heard in such a long time! Especially the atmosphere is ideal in this snowy weather, perfect!” (Metal To Infinity)
“Music wise Sorrows Path is somewhere between the lyricism of Solitude Aeturnus, the gigantic riffage of Candlemass , plus the majesty and musicianship of the well known Swedish Power Doom scene (Memento Mori, Memory Garden etc) with some strong progressive touches!” (Metal Zone)
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Band:TOMMY VITALLY
Album:JUST ME
Label:ROCK IT UP
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
TOMMY VITALY has relased 2 albums with his Power Metal band SEVEN GATES and now IceWarrior Records proudly present his 1st solo album "Just me" .
"Just Me" is a “Neoclassical Power Metal”-album featuring many well-known musicians from Europe and the USA. The line-up : Tommy Vitaly (SEVEN GATES) – Guitar Thomas Vikström (Stormwind, Candlemass, Audiovision, Brazen Abbot, Therion) – Vocals Rhino (ex Manowar) – Drums David Shankle (ex Manowar) – Guitars Andrea Torricini (ex Vision Divine, Wonderland) - Bass Vitalij Kuprij (Artension, TSO, Adagio) – Keyboards Giuseppe "Maestro Mistheria" Iampieri (Bruce Dickinson, Rob Rock) – Keyboards
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Band:AXENSTAR
Album:AFTERMATH
Label:ROCK IT UP
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
After a five year break swedish power metal four-piece AXENSTAR make their return to the scene not only with a completely new line-up (adding new members Adam Lindberg – Drums & Jens Klovegard – Guitars) but also with their strongest effort until today, their brand new fifth album entitled “Aftermath”.
RIYL - Hammerfall,Rhapsody,Blind Guardian Etc.
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Band:BEFORE EDEN
Album:THE LEGACY OF GAIA
Label:ROCK IT UP
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Brazilian Prog/Power Metal masters debut.
RIYL - DREAM THEATER, SYMPHONY X, CLOUDSCAPE, DREAMSCAPE...
Limited edition containing 4 bonus tracks.
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Band:CIANIDE
Album:GODS OF DEATH
Label:Hells Headbangers
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Formed in 1988, CIANIDE's vision was to create the heaviest Death Metal in existence... and they DID! Their 6th full-length album is yet another classic under their bullet belts! Expect no frills and no bullshit, only a continuation of the death, doom & destruction maniacs have come to expect over the last 20+ years! This Metal NEVER bends motherf+ckers and always remember, CIANIDE KILLS!!!!
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Band:THORNIUM
Album:DOMINIONS OF THE ECLIPSE
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Thornium was founded by Thyph (a.k.a Thypheuz) in the year of 1993. Thyph entered the studio the same year to record Thornium´s first and only demo “North Storms Of The Bestial Goat Sign”. The demo resulted in a deal for a full length CD with a small Dutch label. Though Thornium never really split up, there was nothing but silence from the band between the years of 1995 and 2007. Thyph got incarcerated and were locked up in prison for many years. And Thornium faded into oblivion for a few years. When song writing began again in 2007 the band signed a contract with Soulseller Records and the rest is history. Now we present again the early stages of the Swedish black metal scene in a limited format with unreleased bonus tracks!
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Band:OPHTHALAMIA
Album:DOMINION.
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Ophthalamia is a fantasy-world created by IT, founder of this legendary Swedish black metal act. Legendary? Well, Members of Ophthalamia have been involved with Dissection,Abruptum,War, just to name a few. Ophthalamia has been a leading force in the Swedish black metal scene from mid to late nineties. This is where the words black metal cult are truly relevant!
Limited edition in brilliant digipack including never before seen pictures & liner notes
Features unreleased bonus tracks!
Re-release of the third album after the first two have recently been re-released by Candlelight.
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Band:THE STATIC CULT
Album:THE STATIC CULT
Label:MUTE MOUTH
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
High energy punk rock shenanigans akin to some sort of train smash between Foo Fighters and Rise Against, only the good bits remain intact. Looking like a mean bunch of muthas this Glasgow via Australia crew have an utterly irresistible set of hooks that deserve to be anthems at a bunch of summer festivals.
RIYL - Rise Againts,Foo Fighters,Thrice, Alkaline Trio Etc
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Band:BETWEEN THE WARS
Album:THE RATS
Label:SLIPPERY SLOPE
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
This 7-track EP marks the first entry into international waters for Australia’s good ship BETWEEN THE WARS. And a fine entry it is, five blistering tracks of celtic folk punk, with two slower songs thrown in for good measure. An EP that will make you pick up your pint of Guinness, sup it long and hard, and yell out a couple of whoa-oh’s! The party is just beginning.
Not only do the band bring terrific hooks that grab you and won’t let go, they are also telling real stories – “The Tail of the Rats” is about a group of Irish convicts that were transported to Australia, “Lone Pine” is about the Australian and New Zealand soldiers at Gallipoli in the first World War, “Irish Rebel Song” gives a quick history of the Irish Republican movement, and the EP closes with “The Ballad of the First Fleet”, a song steeped in the history of the first European settlers to Australia in 1788.
RIYL - Pogues, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Frank Turner, Living End, Greenland Whalefishers etc...
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Band:ROTE MARE
Album:SERPENTS OF THE CHURCH
Label:ALTSPHERE
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
They say misery loves company. Originally born as a one-man incarnation which soon became four, Rote Mare is heavy traditional doom metal with epic and melodic touches. Influenced by the 70's doom/rock of Black Sabbath combined with the 80's doom/metal of Trouble & Celtic Frost through to the more recent sounds of Reverend Bizarre, Rote Mare combine all these elements into their own unique but traditional style.
RIYL - Sabbath, Saint Vitus, Trouble, Celtic Frost Etc
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:MELODY AND MALICE
Label:FEMME METAL
Format:DCD
Genre:Metal
Femme Metal's 4th compilation CD featuring tracks from metal bands with female vocalists only.
In aid of the NSPCC
Double CD - Features tracks from Arch Enemy, In This Moment, Lacuna Coil, The Agonist, Kittie, Deadlock, Edenbridge plus many more!
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Band:ORPHEUS
Album:ORPHEUS
Label:FEMME METAL
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Debut album from Norwegian hard rockers Orpheus.
RIYL - Female fronted balls to the walls heavy metal with blistering guitar work!
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Band:LOSTRIBE
Album:SOPHIE
Label:IDC
Format:CD
Genre:Rap/Hip Hop
Hip-Hop/Electronic duo Lostribe, comprised of NorCal lyricist Agustus ThElefant and veteran producer JustLuv, are back on the scene September 23rd 2011 with their extraordinary new album Sophie. After five years spent developing and fine-tuning their respective careers, the two have reunited to craft an organic and progressive sample-based Hip-Hop album, laced with low-end bass, aggressive synth, and glitch. Sophie features a stable of exclusive guest appearances including Talib Kweli, Casual, N8 The Gr8 of The Cuf, and many more. A blend of border pushing beats and fun-yet-meaningful lyrics runs through the album like a current. Whether it’s “Break up Song” featuring Gift of Gab or the provocative “After the Lights On” featuring The Grouch, each track highlights the ever-expanding abilities of Lostribe as more mature, seasoned artists.
Each track features a name brand artist feature from Hieroglyphics, Living Legends and mainstream features from Talib Kweli, Casual and other well known Hip Hop artists.
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Band:MIDNIGHT ODYSSEY
Album:FUNERALS FROM THE ASTRAL SPHERE
Label:ATMF
Format:DCD
Genre:Black Metal
The Australian one-man band returns with a new epic voyage, an ambitious double album called Funerals From The Astral Sphere. In 16 tracks and over 2 hours of music, Dis Pater has refined his amazing blend of cosmic black/doom metal and nocturnal ambient music thanks to a wider use of acoustic folk passages and intense clean vocals, reaching new peaks of emotion and psychedelic bliss.
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Band:SERPENT ASCENDING
Album:ENIGMA UNSETTLED
Label:ATMF
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Coming from Helsinki, Finland, SERPENT ASCENDING is the dark projection of Jarno Nurmi, appreciated bass/guitar player and singer in bands like Slugathor, Desecresy, Nerlich, Night Must Fall, and Nowen.
RIYL - Morbid and early Tiamat.
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Band:NEUROMA
Album:EXTREMOPHILE
Label:GRINDSCENE
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Neuroma first entered the UK music scene in 2007. Their début release, which was a split cd “Northern Discomfort”, put the band on the map overnight which led to the supporting of such acts as Obituary, Napalm Death, The Haunted etc. Northern Discomfort was critically acclaimed in the underground music scene and the band was labelled a force to be reckoned with...
For Fans OF Suffocation, Immolation, Visceral Bleeding...
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Band:ZOMBIFIED
Album:BACKROOM EUGENICS
Label:GRINDSCENE
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Punishing UK Death Metal outfit's second album.
As seen on tour with Suffocation and Decapitated.
RIYL - Cannibal Corpse, Autopsy and Deicide...
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Band:MALEVOLENTIA
Album:CONTES ET NOUVELLES MACABRES
Label:EPICTURAL
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Reissue of French Black Metallers first album.
RIYL - Dimmu Borgir and Emperor.
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Band:MALEVOLENTIA
Album:EX OBLIVION
Label:EPICTURAL
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Second album from French Black Metallers.
RIYL - Dimmu Borgir, Emperor and Septic Flesh.
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Band:LEGIONS OF CROWS
Album:STAB ME
Label:FUNERAL RAIN
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Cult UK Metal act who blend doom and black meatl influences.
Features ex members of Tokyo Blade and Battlezone - Paul DiAnno even lends his vocal talents to one track!
RIYL - Sabbath,Darkthrone and Godflesh.
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Band:RITUAL
Album:THE RESURRECTION
Label:FUNERAL RAIN
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
The first album in 12 years from the cult Los Angeles Black Metal band.
A true return that surpasses all previous albums.
RIYL - Immortal, Bathory, Darkthrone, Bloodthrone, and Watain.
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Band:CRYOGENIC IMPLOSION
Album:CREATION OF THE NEW WORLD
Label:METAL SCRAP
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Debut release from Ukraine's leading Death Metal act.
RIYL - Brutal but melodic Death Metal.
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Band:ECHTRA
Album:PARAGATE
Label:TEMPLE OF TORTUROUS
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Echtra’s Paragate” integrates the distortion and vigor of Black Metal sonics with the resolve and earthiness of acoustic songcraft. Arpeggios swirl in etheric spirals, augmenting and negating each other in a dance of intimateness, rhythms altering and then disappearing altogether.
RIYL Burzum Etc.
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Band:VON FETISH DER UNBEIRRTHEIT
Album:PSYCHOHYGIENE
Label:TEMPLE OF TORTUROUS
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Experimental, Noise, Black Metal from The Ukraine.
Comes with 26 page booklet and A3 poster!
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Band:FAITHLESS MESSIAH
Album:GHOSTS
Label:MandO MUSIC
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Top drawer French Metallers debut album.
Already established in mainland Europe they are playing in the UK from September 21st-25th.
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Band:SHEEDUZ
Album:ALL BE TRUE
Label:MandO MUSIC
Format:CD
Genre:Alt Rock
This French Indie Rock group composed of 3 Audrey’s delivers a sound that is both dreamlike and explosive at the same time, reminiscent of PJ Harvey and Kate Bush regarding the voice. Sheeduz recorded their LP “The Barefoot Fairies” in 2004, then their first album “A Frozen Moment” was released in 2008 cementing their reputation among the French Music scene as a group with the ability to cross over several different genres. With haunting vocals, frantic guitars, and forceful drums the result is an original melodic velvety rock ‘n’ roll style influenced by such artists as The Dead Weather and Shannon Wright.
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Band:UNSAFE
Album:MASTERPIECE OF THE ABSURD
Label:MandO MUSIC
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Killer Female Fronted French Metal act's new album.
Well established act in Mainland Europe...
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Band:SOLEY MOURNING
Album:ZAIRE
Label:SALTDOG
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
SOLEY MOURNING have been around since 2006, and are set to release their 3rd studio album ZAIRE. Bringing in a range of influences from soul and blues through to rock, SOLEY MOURNING have embarked on tours that spanned throughout the U.K and Europe increasing their already growing fan base and popularity.
“At the end of the day, it’s business as usual and another fine album from this band which moulds the obvious influences of Free, Living Colour and Pearl Jam in as shape of their own.” 79/90 – Rock Tribune
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Band:OXIDIZED RAZOR
Album:RISE OF THE WORMS
Label:VECTORSCOOPE
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Killer Death Metal / Grindcore
RIYL - Carcass, Cannibal Corpse Etc - Not for the faint hearted!
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Band:CYDIA
Album:EVIL SUN
Label:METAL SCRAP
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Debut album of Russian Groove / Death Metal band CYDIA.
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Band:THREE HOUR CEASEFIRE
Album:CRY HAVOC
Label:SAVOUR YOUR SCENE
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
This new release ‘Cry Havoc’ delivers six tracks of working class fury in a package distinguished by the artwork of Canadian illustrator Tristan Tolhurst and the audio mastering skills of Limerick-based veteran Richard Dowling who has previously worked with Napalm Death, Morbid Angel, and Godflesh among others.
“The sound on this debut EP is one of the heaviest in a while. Not the fastest. Not the flashest. The heaviest. … Whatever it is about that band’s production – but more likely their pure and still undiminished scorn – they’ve been more or less unmatched in sonic ball breaking terms.”
For Fans of: Sepultura, Entombed, Napalm Death
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