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OBSKURIA (Burning Sea Of Green) LP/CD

Once again it's time to go back to the very early 1970's. Now, OBSKURIA give you the feeling that time has seemingly stopped and they are damn good at it. 'Burning Sea Of Green' is their second album, released in 2010 by World In Sound, but for me ...

ORCHID (Through The Devils Doorway) MCD

Actually, I had not expected such a killer release at the end of the year 2009, until I received ORCHID's debut 'Through the Devils Doorway'. It is truly almost incredible how well this four guys from San Francisco managed to recapture the spirit of early Black Sabbath. And the ...

OCEAN CHIEF (Den Förste) LP

The new OCEAN CHIEF is just right for people who are thirsting for epic songs, powered by sludgy doom-driven riffs. When listening to 'Den Förste', I feel like a cave explorer. Each of the three songs is full of nooks like a cavern system and at least as dark ...

OSK / SCUMBELLY (s/t) Split 7"

When I went to see Mass Grave at the AZ Mülheim in August 2008, bassplayer Dave gave me this self-released 7", because OSK is another band where he's playing bass. SCUMBELLY, featuring one member from Mudlark, fire it up with nine ultra-fast hardcore/sludge scorchers, while OSK attack with five tracks of ...

OGRE (Plague Of The Planet) CD

A band’s development can be a fascinating thing, and OGRE do their best to avoid stagnation. Their unique type of doom-soaked 70‘s Hardrock has won them a place in the hearts of many, and the band is also a creative force. This time OGRE pay tribute to the days when concept ...

ORTHODOX (Amaneer En Puerta Oscura) LP/CD

For their first album 'Gran Poder' the Spanish band ORTHODOX received a lot of good reviews from the worldwide underground press. Their refreshing blend, which consists of elements from Sleep-esque Heavy Rock and Avantgarde was somehow nice, but not as groundbreaking as some writers noticed in their ramblings. With the new ...

OGRE (Seven Hells) CD

If you're looking for a perfect combination of classic Doom Metal and 70's Heavy Rock, your search is finally over. It's just fantastic, how OGRE have molten both styles together to one big overwhelming unit, without sounding like a copy of any band. Basically you can't file OGRE under 'retro rock', ...

ORWO6 (Groove Royal) CD

Apart of the mighty Rotor, here we have another semi-instrumental rock band from the former wall-city Berlin. I remember their contribution to the Setalight Records compilation, which was nice but nothing unique. But the new album, that has been released 2005 on Mad Cell Records is a living and vital proof ...

ON TRIAL (Forever) LP/CD

ON TRIAL remains my favourite psychedelic rock band of all times, and I wonder, why they still have an underground status today, though they are around for more than 15 years now. They have released five high quality albums, which are timeless masterpieces, due to the reason that ON TRIAL are ...

ORANGE SUNSHINE (Homo Erectus) LP/CD

It was like discovering one of this obscure late-60's heavy rock bands, when I listened for the first time to ORANGE SUNSHINE. A friend of mine had bought the vinyl-edition, and when he put the needle in the groove, I was blown away by the raw heaviness of this power-trio. At ...

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