Toner Low have been at the very pinnacle of doom excellence for more than a decade and yet they only have two albums to show for their endeavours. Is the smoking of too much weed responsible for this lethargy or…
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Coming from the depths of Atlanta Georgia, a place known for it’s more multicultural take on Southern style it is no wonder that Sons Of Tonatiuh mix up a heady brew of doom, sludge and crust that combines anvil heavy,…
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Ocean Chief should be defined as one of the seminal doom bands to have emerged since the new millennium. Monolithic in their musical style of doom, this Swedish band from Mjolby, have submitted to the public a number of releases….
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Small Stone Records have always been a trusted partner. For so many years now the Small Stone logo has been, not just a badge of quality but an assurance that you’re going to be getting your hands on some heavy…
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All the way from Chennai, India, Rat King is the twisted brain-wrong of Deepak Raghu and Murari Vasudevan and is quite a departure from the kind of thing we usually cover here at t’Shaman. You’ll find no trace of Stoner…
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Now, if we were to judge a country by its musical output I would expect Sweden to be populated by heavily moustachioed long haired dudes in denim and super hot chicks in ass hugging flares and clingy t-shirts…and what an…
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Sometimes you can watch a band live and they blow you away. They just have it…presence, a great sound, a great attitude, plenty of killer riffs, a great groove…etc. Desert Storm have that. In fact Desert Storm show so much…
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“Stoner-thrash” is probably an over-used term. After all, how often is it that you actually hear the tumbleweed imagery and the lethargic song structures of the desert-scene colliding with the scything riffery and spit-in-your-face vocal assault of thrash metal? However,…
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More often than not when writing a review, I try to live with a release for a while and let it sink in. Initial impressions can quickly give way to almost the opposite feeling after a while (I’d give examples…
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Danish noise-rock wrecking crew Double Space give your ears a good ol’ fashioned 1-2 PUNCH on this self-titled 12”. Two tracks of heavy-ass rawkin’ sludge that should definitely appeal muchly to fans of the Melvins, Unsane, 16, Harvey Milk, High…
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