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FU MANCHU + MEXICAN SIX SHOOTER @ La Maroquinerie (Paris, 09.10.16)

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A little promotion, no Facebook event for a show taking place the same night as Red Fang in the same town… And yet, the Maroquinerie was packed when FU MANCHU...

DOPETHRONE + FANTÖMS @ Void (02.08.16, Bordeaux)

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Sti!* Two years after being sonically annihilated, Bordeaux is once again getting ready to welcome Québec-based sludge blues steamroller DOPETHRONE, a trio whose music oozes...

CONAN + ENDLESS FLOODS @ Void (Bordeaux, 31.07.16)

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Conan: an odyssey into feedback frequencies. Being able to see a band as powerful as CONAN in my home town Bordeaux, it sounded like a fantasy to me… And yet, the...

HELLFEST 2016 Review – Day 3

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A sunny Sunday at Hellfest. We’re all just as chilled as delighted when getting ready for last 50+ bands of this crazy weekend i n Clisson, France....

HELLFEST 2016 Review – Day 2

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After a first day filled with down-tuned occult riffs, black and punk metal power violence as well as some seriously party-inducing rock acts, it feels as if HELLFEST...

HELLFEST 2016 Review – DAY 1

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HELLFEST treated us to some absolute greatness for their 10th anniversary last year, but the festival was back even stronger this June 17-18-19th with a lineup to die for...

DESERTFEST LONDON 2016 Review – Day 3

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It’s our last day at DESERTFEST LONDON, and a little bit of nostalgia is already settling in. The festival may not be over yet, but when the end of such a brilliant...

DESERTFEST BERLIN 2016 Review – Saturday 30th April

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Third and last day at DESERTFEST BERLIN. While most festivals I’ve been to are uncomfortable by nature, almost by design, this one is starting to fit me like a cozy old slipper....

DESERTFEST BERLIN 2016 Review – Friday 29th April

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Day 2 at DESERTFEST BERLIN. An almost continuous chain of cool shows, that managed to surpass the expectations raised by a solid opening on Thursday. Rarely (if ever) have I been...

DESERTFEST LONDON 2016 Review – Saturday 30th April

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After a Friday placed under the sign of the godfathers of Heavy, US outfits have taken over our must-see list for this second day at DESERTFEST LONDON. With post-metal...

DESERTFEST BERLIN 2016 Review – Thursday 28th April

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Day one at DESERTFEST BERLIN. If you’re a regular attendee of its London counterpart, imagine what it’d be like if all prices (tickets, accomodation, beer…) were slashed by...

DESERTFEST LONDON 2016 Review – Friday 29th April

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5 years that DESERTFEST LONDON has been treating us to the biggest names of the stoner, doom and heavy scene. 5 years that we all feel at home in this haven called Camden,...

BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH + BEHOLD THE MONOLITH! @ Glazart (Paris, 04.04.16)

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It’s never a good feeling to see a dispersed crowd at a gig. Despite the undeniable success of Paris-based heavy shows Stoned Gatherings, they can at times experience...

UP IN SMOKE VOL.7 : Mars Red Sky + Stoned Jesus + Belzebong @ Divan Du Monde (Paris, 04.03.16)

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As the road event for the Switzerland-based festival of the same name, Up In Smoke is meant to spread the best stoned-out riffs across Europe, and for our greatest delight,...

UP IN SMOKE VOL.6 : My Sleeping Karma + Greenleaf + Mammoth Mammoth @ Divan Du Monde (Paris, 20.02.16)

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Today, a web search for “Up In Smoke” will mostly direct you to a little-known stoner buddy movie from the 70s, and a mythical 2000 tour with Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre, Eminem and...