Arrakis @ The Fiddlers Elbow 05/09/2008

Arrakis play straight up stoner rock/stoner doom and play it well. This is them at the Fiddlers Elbow, London. Check 'em out.

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Cruel Humanity @ Junktion 7, 12/07/2008

Cruel Humanity: Black Metal done right. My band played with these guys up in Nottingham a while back and they stood out for me. Super fast, super heavy, lots of harmonies, some keys and loads of SCREAMING!

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Aluna @ The Unicorn, 18/10/2008

Aluna describe their style as psych blues doom. They sure do have the big riffs and cool grooves. They are currently spreading their Sabbath smelling seed across the UK with gusto. These are from a gig at the Unicorn, Camden.

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Ahymsa @ The Fiddlers Elbow 05/09/2008

This is my first post. It's some shots of Ahymsa at the Fiddlers Elbow at one of the Mantra nights they put on (05/09/2008).

Ahymsa play an energetic mix of styles that can be herded in the pen of rock. Psych....stoner....retro....I dunno exactly what to call it but they play it with passion, long hair and a sense of urgency and put on a good show. They list a broad range of influences on their MySpace page that clearly (for those I'm familiar with) come through in their music. The guitar playing front man and singer rocks out on his tip-toes, the bass player remains cool with an open shirt, the drummer sweats more with each furiously executed fill and the rhythm guitarist and keyboard player effortlessly switches between her instruments.

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