Rosetta are goood.. not so sure about the split with Balboa though.
Some great new british bands..
Flatlands - post-metal i guess.. think Neurosis soundscapes with Khanate-esque vocals. the entire band and all their songs are based on the bleak, grim, grey atmospheric landscape of the british fens.
The Pirate Ship Quintet - beautiful classical-influenced post-rock septet (no not a quintet despite the name).. like a more powerful A Silver Mt Zion. stunning stuff.
Aotea - strangely lovable. spazzy-jazzy-indie-casiogrind with post-rock influences. got to hear it to uderstand..
They alll have awesome CDs out.
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Out soon...
AMENRA - Mass III 2xLP [stunning vinyl release of the belgian sludgecore giants epic 06 album]
FALL OF EFRAFA - Owsla & Elil CD&LP [British crust/doom/post-metal band Fall of Efrafa deliver part two (Elil) on their dark conceptual trilogy. Part one (Owsla) will also be re-released for the first time in the UK]
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Sound Devastation Records website