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EXCLUSIVE REPORT: we spent a day in the studio with ELDER.

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Few albums are as eagerly anticipated as the follow-up to ELDER‘s ‘Reflections Of A Floating World’. From the underground-approved stoner rock milestone...

SONG PREMIERE: Acid Mammoth get high on that “Tree Of Woe”.

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Brace yourselves, as we’re about to present your new favorite occult doom band. Don’t mind the name, because ACID MAMMOTH deliver exactly the dose of the tar-thick and highly...

VIDEO PREMIERE: rodeo in the South-African desert with MONSTROÏD.

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Keep your summer fuzzy with one video that “Blues For The Red Sun” Kyuss would have definitely approved. The desert, powerful engines, a band giving it all for the...

VIDEO PREMIERE: DÖ invite you to a massive doom odyssey on “Cosmic Communion”

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One might have eyes for Swedes and Norwegians only, Finland isn’t outdone when it comes to deliver some truly catchy heavy gems.  With their upcoming new album...

VIDEO PREMIERE: Black Pistol open fire with “Call To Arms”

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No pun intended, but this new BLACK PISTOL video smells like gunpowder! We’re very happy to be premiering the new track from South Africa’s heavy rockers ahead of the...

VIDEO PREMIERE: post-metallers LABIRINTO reign supreme with “Demiurge”

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Brasil’s cornerstone post-metal act LABIRINTO are gracing us with a sumptuous new video for “Demiurge” today. Their third full-length “Divino Afflante...

VIDEO PREMIERE: RUFF MAJIK exorcize their demons and get “Schizophrenic”

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What would happen if Immortal bumped into Black Sabbath in the undergrowth? Pretoria’s relentless doom rockers RUFF MAJIK provides a satisfying answer with their...

VIDEO PREMIERE: get swallowed into a sludge hole with BLCKWVS “0161 Bl”.

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Lay your ears on the hugest-sounding sludge band Germany has ever produced. Those faraway heirs of Neurosis and Sleep display such a cold, life-annihilating sound that you will...

THC PREMIERE: Earth Ship new video “Whiplash”

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Forget about thrash and bullet belts: we like it filthy and muddy here. German sludge mongers EARTH SHIP are back with a killer new video for “Whiplash”,...

10 absolutely unmissable acts at DESERTFEST LONDON 2017.

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The verdict was incontrovertible among the community after the final announcement was made a few weeks ago: the sixth edition of DESERTFEST LONDON is set to...

30 (more) reasons not to miss ROADBURN FESTIVAL this year.

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As if the sole idea of joining the annual ROADBURN mass wasn’t enough, our French wordsmith Razort concocted a special “gehenna” menu with the most...

Bongzilla, Big Business and more to play ROADBURN FESTIVAL 2017.

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Twenty-four new acts are just confirmed for the 2017 edition of ROADBURN FESTIVAL in the Netherlands. Among other juicy news: Baroness’ John Baizley added more...

HELLFEST just unveiled their 2017 lineup in full!

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Here we are. The moment you’ve all been expecting: the final announcement for HELLFEST OPEN AIR 2017! Mainstage-wise, we can count on the likes of Deep...

DESERTFEST LONDON announce Candlemass, Lowrider and more for their 2017 edition!

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Well, this is a first. Or, these are two firsts, to be more accurate. All-time doom legends CANDLEMASS were invited to play DESERTFEST LONDON this April 2017 for the...

First names for ROADBURN 2017 are up! Tickets on sale Oct. 20th…

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The fall season is synonymous of aplenty of announcements from our favorite festivals. Europe’s (still) groundbreaking ROADBURN FESTIVAL is no exception,...