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WARNING (Watching From A Distance) CD

It doesn't happen very often, that an album isn't available anymore shortly after its release, but in the case of WARNING this is exactly what happened. Everyone who's aware of the musical qualities from this group should know that something like this wasn't a real surprise. First 'Watching From A Distance' ...

GIDEON SMITH & THE DIXIE DAMNED (South Side Of The Moon) CD

It's been four years ago since the last album 'Southern Gentlemen' and even when there was the 'Dealin' Decks' EP in between, it seems to me as if the wait was endless until the release of the second full-length from GIDEON SMITH & THE DIXIE DAMNED. But it was worth waiting ...

DEAD MAN (Euphoria) LP/CD

I'm surprised again and again, how much bands have arisen out of the ash of Norrsken. There's Witchcraft, the most popular, then Graveyard and DEAD MAN whose sole common denominator to the other two bands is their love for the 60's and 70's, but that's all. You won't hear a lot ...

WARNING (The Strength To Dream) CD

Finitely everyone can breathe a sigh of relief, who had no chance to buy the first album from WARNING until now, 'cause Cyclone Empire reissued this monumental masterpiece in 2008. That was badly necessary, because 'The Strength To Dream' belong to one of the best Doom Metal-albums whichhas been recorded in ...

THE LAMP OF THOTH (Cauldron Of Witchery E.P.) MCD

The very first demo 'I Love The Lamp' caused quite a stir in 2006 in the Doom Metal underground and was one of the reasons why the English band THE LAMP OF THOTH was regarded as one of the hottest newcomers. One year later Miskatonic Foundation signed the band and released ...

THE SOULSHAKE EXPRESS (Heavy Music) CD

Is Örebro Sweden's Detroit? I'm not sure how many bands come from this town, but it's more than a dozen, so what's going on there? Among the newcomers we have THE SOULSHAKE EXPRESS, a band that was formed in the late summer of 2003. The band's first sign of life was ...

TERRAPLANE (Low Tide And Shockwave) CD-R

Unfortunately this German band broke up much too soon, but this self-released compilation will make the farewell easy. 'Low Tide And Shockwave' has been released in 2007 and include rare material from the years 2002 - 2005. All eleven songs have been recorded with the former drummer Andreas Herbst and a ...

SLUGPUNCHER (s/t) MCD-R

Most of you will be unacquainted with the name SLUGPUNCHER, but hopefully this will change very soon, because this band consists of guitarist/vocalist Jeff Hayward and drummer John Heidenreich, which both are former members of the inimitable Grief. Not to forget, that John Heidenreich was the bassist in Noosebomb from ...

METAL CHURCH (The Shrapnel Tapes '81-'84) CD

The first album of METAL CHURCH is definitely a masterpiece and a magnificent connection of classical Heavy Metal and early Thrash Metal as well as David Wayne belongs to one of the best vocalists in this genre and it is really a disgrace that he unexpectedly died in 2005. Apart from ...

XARHANGA (Bota Fora) CD

XARHANGA was a Portuguese 70's progressive rock band, who recorded two 7"'s and one concept album named 'Bota Fora' during their short-term existence. Needless to allude that all three releases are extreme rare nowadays and that's the reason why the new record label Portuguese Progressive Pearls did a complete re-issue in ...

 

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