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Picture Credit: Bretus   Bretus - Bretus Release Date: December 12, 2010, Re-Issue: November 11, 2020 Label: Fuzzy Cracklins / The Swamp Records Format: CD / Digital Length: 26:15 Genre: Horror Doom Origin: Catanzaro , Italy Bretus' selftitled Mini CD was originally released in 2010. In 2014 actually, the first re-issue was produced. Now in 2020, we celebrate the tenteh anniversary of the Horror Doom debut from Italy. And it is another premiere, too. The re-release of "Bretus" is the first re-issue ever done by the label The Swamp Records. On five tracks Bretus play heavy Doom Metal driven by a sludgy psychedelic atmosphere. The second element defining the sound on this Mini CD is horror. You can hear in the opening track 'Sitting on the Grave' (video above). Bretus work with the tradition of bands like Samhain, The Other or Rezurex. Horror stories are the motor for both, the lyrics and the musical style. Doom Metal-wise, Bretus are rather traditional. Their soun...

Moscow-based [addicted label] / No Name Recordz celebrated their second anniversairy back in 2014 by releasing a 26-track compilation containing songs by 21 of their artists. For lovers of Psychedelic , Experimental and Avant-Garde music, this compilation is a great chance to look East. Photo Credit: [addicted label] / No Name Recordz 01 The Grand Astoria - Welcome to the Club / Then You Win (06:47): The opener is a double track by The Grand Astoria from Saint Petersburg. 'Welcome to the Club' is a jolly Country song, perfect for commencing such a huge compilation. After a break 'Then You Win' kicks in. A Heavy Metal intro leads into fuzzy Indie Rock and Alternative that roll towards the eardrums. 02 Matushka - Location (14:20): Matushka commence their longtrack 'Location' by an intense Acid introduction. Their psychedelic jam moves through misty fields and wide spaces of mysterious tunes. Half way through the song the intensity is increasin...