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REVIEW - October Thorns - 'Circle Game' (Album - Divebomb Records)
Brooklyn, New York's Prog-Metallers October Thorns burned brightly but briefly in 1999 - 2000, recording one demo and building a bit of a...
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Sep 5, 20222 min read
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Shadow Smile Q&A
Powerful, heartfelt and fiercely independent, with anthemic tunes to boot, Sheffield's alt-metal quartet Shadow Smile have recently...
broomblitzno2
Aug 24, 20225 min read
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REVIEW - C.Ross - 'Skull Creator' (Album - Echodelick Records - Noise Agony Mayhem Records)
A stalwart of the Toronto underground scene for a fair few years, Chad Ross has been purveying a heavy, psychedelic, cosmic sound with...
broomblitzno2
Aug 10, 20222 min read
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REVIEW - Ruled By Raptors - 'Silent Sound' (EP - Pulse Music)
Formed in 2018 and releasing one EP, 'Ouroboros' in 2019, Newcastle's Ruled By Raptors regrouped before and during the COVID pandemic and...
broomblitzno2
Aug 6, 20222 min read
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Jo-Jo & The Teeth Q&A
Mixing art-rock with hook-heavy pop-rock, spiced up with good 'old fashioned guitar based rock 'n' roll' and all wrapped up in a striking...
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Aug 1, 20227 min read
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Review - Fonzy & Company - 'Touche' (EP)
Bristol band Fonzy & Company return with their third EP, 'Touche', (apologies, can't get the accent over the e!) following 2019's 'Last...
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Jul 20, 20222 min read
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REVIEW - Occult Fracture - 'Bones & Bonfires' (EP)
Formed in 2020, Charlotte, North Carolina's Occult Fracture return with their second EP - 'Bones And Bonfires' - coming hard on the heels...
broomblitzno2
Jul 6, 20222 min read
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Review - Sherpa The Tiger - 'Ithkuil' (Album - Fuzz Club Records)
The sophomore album from Lviv, Ukraine prog / krautrock / electronic band Sherpa The Tiger is an atmospheric, intricate, beautifully...
broomblitzno2
Jun 29, 20222 min read
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The Daydream District Q&A
North Carolina husband and wife team Jeni and Scott Ivey have built The Daydream District up from a home produced project up into a full...
broomblitzno2
Jun 25, 20224 min read
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Broken Links Q&A
Eastleigh, Hampshire goth / post-punk / electro-rock trio Broken Links have added a dance remix album 'Konflix:Statez' to their...
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Jun 17, 20226 min read
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REVIEW - The Bateleurs - 'The Sun In The Tenth House' (Album - Milanamusica Records)
With a resurgent blues-rock scene in the UK, it's good to see the likes of Elles Bailey riding high in the charts, and bands and artists...
broomblitzno2
Jun 2, 20222 min read
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The Bateleurs Q&A
Lisbon based The Bateleurs have recently released their debut full length album 'The Sun In The Tenth House', a splendidly dynamic...
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Jun 2, 20226 min read
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Death Of Death Q&A
Currently in the throes of releasing a single a month for the next twelve months, London post-punk band Death Of Death have recently...
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May 31, 20224 min read
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REVIEW - Tom Tikka And The Missing Hubcaps - 'Better Man' (Album - Minds Behind The Music Records)
The ever prolific Finnish singer-songwriter Tom Tikka returns this month with a new record label - Minds Behind The Music Records - and...
broomblitzno2
May 19, 20222 min read
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Capricorn Q&A
From Gothenburg, Sweden they may be, but you won't find a better classic, heartland American sound (a la Petty, Seger, and Southside...
broomblitzno2
Apr 30, 20225 min read
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REVIEW - Lifesigns - 'Altitude' (Album - Self Released)
Trying to cover a number of different genres on the BBMATB page does mean that I can be a 'jack of all trades and master of none' as...
broomblitzno2
Apr 23, 20223 min read
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REVIEW - Hot Laundry - 'Everyday' (EP)
Hot on the heels of last spring's 'Shake, Slide, Twist' EP, San Francisco's Hot Laundry are back with their 'Everyday' EP and their blend...
broomblitzno2
Apr 11, 20222 min read
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REVIEW - Umbrella Assassins - 'King Of Fruit Volume 3' (EP - German Shepherd Records)
The final part in the 'King Of Fruit' trilogy, 'Volume 3' has plenty to please from everybody's favourite shed-punkers, Haverhill's...
broomblitzno2
Apr 6, 20222 min read
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REVIEW - Chris Mess - 'In Every Disaster' (EP)
Another offering from the currently vibrant glam underground, this time the new release from Seattle's Chris Mess, with their first EP in...
broomblitzno2
Mar 28, 20222 min read
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Voltstorm Q&A
London based metallers Voltstorm release their self-titled mini-album tomorrow (March 25th) and if the first two singles from it - 'One...
broomblitzno2
Mar 24, 20224 min read
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