08/07/08
More photos, this time for They Are Cowards, The Sontaran Experiment & Space Witch from The Bandstand, Hanley on Friday.
There's also a new review for former Year Zero bassist Murray Geddes latest Doom band Misericorde and their 'Soundscapes For The Disenchanted' Demo, my thanks go to Sloan for his contribution.
06/07/08
Photos now online for Charger & Crawe from Thursday nights gig at Korova, Liverpool.
02/07/08
Interview now online with 70's riff worshippers The Freezing Fog.
30/06/08
Review now online for Moss 'Sub Templum' CD, my thanks once again go to Sloan for his contribution.
26/06/08
A couple of updates today, firstly photos from the free gig at the Central Skate on Saturday with Gentlemens Pistols, SSS & Bow and Arrow are now online.
We also have a new contributor at The Sleeping Shaman in the form of Sloan and has just submitted his first review for Grand Magus 'Iron Will' CD, thanks man! You can also find him playing guitar in UK Sludgers Rise Of The Simians and not contempt with that, he's also invloved in the Black Metal project Fjelld so go and check them out and show your support.
23/06/08
A slightly different approach this time around with an interview with Podge, the founder/owner of UK based Doom/Sludge/Hardcore Label & Distro Caluclon Records.
14/06/08
Another new review now online, this time around for Nortt 'Galgenfrist' CD 08, my thanks once again go to Burnsey for his contribution.
12/06/08
A couple of new reviews now online for Jarboe/Justin K Broadrick 'J2' CDEP 08 and Crawe 'Doomed To Fail' Demo 08, my thanks go to Burnsey for his contributions and continued support.
09/06/08
Another Interview now online, this time with West Yorkshire based Doom deviants Crawe.
05/06/08
Interview now online with Northern Doomers They Are Cowards.
21/05/08
I didn't think I'd get them done before I head for the ferry, luckily I did, so photos for Black Sun, They Are Cowards & Gruel, who must have been one of the hardest ever bands to photograph, from Heavyfest IV at the 1in12 Club, Bradford are now online.
17/05/08
Images for Gloomy Sunday, Lazarus Blackstar, Black Sun & They Are Cowards are now online. Some of you may have also read on my forum, my camera died half way through Heavyfest IV in Bradford last Saturday, but as soon as I've got my persky exams out of the way, I hope to get what pics I took online before I set off to the Isle Of Man on Wednesday night.
Although this is not a motorcycle website, I would like to pay tribute to Robert Dunlop who tragically lost his life on Thursday evening at the North West 200 practice in Northern Ireland, as an enthusiastic road racing fan, I was sadden to hear the news, especially as it came just under 2 weeks after the tragic death of rising Irish Road Racer Martin Finnegan at the Tandragee 100, so my deepest sympathy goes out to both the Dunlop & Finnegan families, RIP & God Speed Robert & Martin!
You can also read the tributes left for Robert Dunlop on the BBC website here.
02/05/08
Photos from this years Roadburn are now online which includes galleries from Boris, Gentlemens Pistols, Isis, Trouble and Witchcraft.
07/04/08
Reviews now online for Highgate S/T CD & Paganus S/T CD, my thanks once again go to Burnsey for his contribution.
27/03/08
Gig review now online for Weedeater, Stinking Lizaveta & Rise To Thunder from the Star & Garter, Manchester, my thanks go to Burnsey for his contribution.
I'd also like to give a quick plug for the latest issue of Load Of Noise zine which features interviews with Unearthly Trance, The Sword, Fistula, Magrudergrind, Atavist, The Freezing Fog, Volition, Among The Missing, Bastard of The Skies & little old me! There's also articles on Corrupted, top ten stoner tracks of all time, Grief memoirs from Eric C. Harrison (Grief bassist) plus loads of reviews.
Grab your copy for £1 (gigs/shops/in person), £1.85 via paypal (peteworth at hotmail dot co dot uk) or visit Pete's Myspazz page at www.myspace.com/loadofnoise for more details.
21/03/08
Photos now online for Weedeater, Stinking Lizaveta & Rise To Thunder from The Star & Gater, Manchester last night.
20/03/08
Interview now online with Tripped Out Instrumentalists Rise To Thunder.
19/03/08
Photos now online for Gallhammer, The Sontaran Experiment & Zangief from the Barfly, Liverpool on Sunday night.
17/03/08
2 new reviews online for Acrimony 'Bong On - Live Long' CD and Mary Bell S/T CD, my thanks go to Burnsey for his contributions.
15/03/08
Another new interview now online, this time with UK Sludge deviants A Horse Called War.
01/03/08
Interview now online with monolithic Doomers Black Sun.
29/02/08
Interview now online with Blackened Doomers Thee Kvlt Ov Øurøbørøs.
28/02/08
Not a Sleeping Shaman update, but a worthy mention that the intense, insane and unruly Bad Acid Tab #6 will be available from Saturday 1st March 2008. Priced at £12, this monstrous issue features a 70 minute DVD with promo/live videos, a glossy booklet with accompanying written features plus a 56 band, 102 track, 11 hour mp3 audio disc featuring the likes of Moss, Deer Creek, Acid King, Queen Elephantine, Litmus, Manatees, Lento, Orange Goblin, Khlyst, White Hills, Sleep Research Facility, Earthling Society and many many more! Order your copy online from www.myspace.com/badacidmagazine.
16/02/08
Wow, 4 updates in 4 days, I must be ill!! Anyway, this time around see's live images of Brutal Truth from the Corporation, Sheffield.
15/02/08
Interview now online with the man behind Stuntcock & The Sontaran Experiment, Mr Paul Catten.
14/02/08
Images for Earth from the Zion Arts Centre, Manchester are now online.
13/02/08
Interview now online with Spinning Piledriver metallers Zangief.
10/02/08
Photo's of Baroness, Kylesa & Bastard Of The Skies are now online from The Star & Garter last month.
31/01/08
Interview with Psychedelic Doomers Bongripper now online.
28/01/08
Images now online for the first gig in 2008 for Berserkowitz, Limbic Riot & The Freezing Fog from The Retro Bar, Manchester.
19/01/08
3 new reviews online for Volition S/T CD, Stuntcock vs The Sontaran Experiment 'When I Heard You Were Dying...' CD & Rise To Thunder 'Master of Infinite Wisdom' CD, my thanks go to Pete for his contribution.
Other news, Future Noise have confirmed Weedeater & Stinking Lizaveta will be playing for them at The Star & Garter, Manchester on Thursday 20th March 2008, more info can be found on the Gigs page or by heading over to www.future-noise.co.uk.
16/01/08
Interview now online with Blackburn Sludge trio Bastard Of The Skies.
05/01/08
I thought you all might like to know I launched a new website for despondent doomers Volition yesterday, you can check it out at www.volitiondoom.co.uk.
27/12/07
Interview now online for Stockport Sludgers Limbic Riot.
23/12/07
Images now live for Atavist, Rise To Thunder, The Sontaran Experiment & Stuntcock from The Star & Garter, Manchester.
21/12/07
2 new Album Reviews now online for Electric Wizard 'Witchcult Today' CD and Evoken 'A Caress of the Void' CD, my thanks once again go to Lewis for his contributions.
20/12/07
Images and Review now online for Blood Island Raiders, Volition, Zangief & Limbic Riot, my thanks go to not only the bands that played but also Dave & Paul of Future Noise for letting me help out promoting this gig and Lewis for his review, which you can read here.
01/12/07
Images now online for Leaf Hound, Winters & Gentlemans Pistols from The Star & Garter, Manchester.
23/11/07
Review now online for Jesu 'Lifeline' CDEP, my thanks go to Pete for his contribution.
18/11/07
Images now online for Brant Bjork and The Bros and Suns Of Thunder from The Star & Garter, Manchester.
16/11/07
Images now online for Manatees and Bossk from The Ruby Lounge, Manchester the other week.
12/11/07
Well finally, my forum is back online so I hope you all nip over and register, I've not had time to check the software as I wanted to get it launched at the same time as the new Future Noise site, so if you find gremlins, please let me know, see you all at the forum: www.thesleepingshaman.com/forum.
10/11/07
Images now online for The River & Warning from The Star & Garter the other week.
01/11/07
Review now online for Atavist II: Ruined CD, my thanks go to Pete for his contribution.
28/10/07
Interview now online with Nihilistic Grinders Total Fucking Destruction.
27/10/07
Interview now online for Grindcore Legends Brutal Truth.
07/10/07
Review now online for Taunt/Stumm split 7".
06/10/07
Interview now online for Despondent Industrial Doomers Hordes Of Satan.
03/10/07
Images now online for Unearthly Trance, Ramesses & Stuntcock from the Star & Garter.
19/09/07
As promised, photos of High On Fire, Hordes Of Satan & The Freezing Fog from the Jabez Clegg are now online.
18/09/07
Hello, and welcome to the new look Sleeping Shaman, as you can imagine I've been burning the midnight oil getting this new layout finished, its took a while, but is finally done so I hope you all like it. Over the next few weeks you may see a few tweaks and changes as the site settles into its new home, also feel free to pass on any comments and/or suggestions and if you find any dead links, mistakes etc please let me know.
Along with the new layout, I hope to have the site updated on a more regular basis but to make this happen, I need your help, so if you fancy yourself as a budding writer and would like to contribute to the reviews and/or interviews sections, please drop me a line!
Other news, I've recently re-located to Manchester (UK) which means on the gig front I'll be more hands on with Future Noise helping them to promote their metal and doom madness. My first promotion with them is Blood Island Raiders & Volition on Thurs 29th November 07 @ The Star & Garter, Manchester, further info can be found here and I hope you come out and support not only this, but also other Future Noise gigs.
OK, that's all from me for the moment, I hope you like the new layout and all being well, my first update will be photos from the High On Fire gig at the Jabez Clegg the other week.
Peace, Lee