Possession, the first full length album by Vodun, was released this month. Coupling a unique afro-psychedelic-soul sound with occult, voodoo themed lyrics and incendiary ‘live rituals’, the band present a fascinating new prospect in heavy music. We caught up with vocalist/frontwoman Chantal Brown to…
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UK punk sludgers HAG – Ian Baigent (vox/guitars), Robin Freeman (bass), and Tamas Kiss (drums) – emerged with 2016’s awesome Fear Of Man after nearly six years of radio silence. The doom battlefield may be a bit different these days, but this trio’s cut…
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If we were to pit the sonic force of Conan against any other band in the UK, it would be pretty obvious that Conan’s riffs are the schoolyard bullying in that respect, humiliating your pitiful amps and stealing their lunch money. Bludgeoning eardrums since…
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Often bleak, always beautiful, and perversely elevating, Night Of Your Ascension is the latest release by Wrekmeister Harmonies. If you’re looking for upbeat fun, you’ve come to the wrong place. Marrying serialism, drone, doom and ambience, Night Of Your Ascension is an exploration of…
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We at the Sleeping Shaman like ourselves a nice slice of doom now and then and who better to provide some of the thickest and most salty slices of it than Germany’s Ahab. The nautical doom pioneers have a new album in store for…
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At the beginning of the 90s, the thought of Carcass playing good ol’ rock & roll would have been pretty damn unlikely. Not impossible, but probably not too high up on the list of future career moves. Since then, though, we’ve had Bill Steer’s…
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From humble beginnings in their native and beloved Leeds, to blasting out their psyche-laden doom bliss alongside the likes of Brant Bjork, heavy instrumental jammers Wiht always did have something a little bit special about them. Despite only putting out an eponymously-title EP in…
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Yob have to be one of the most talked about bands this year, if you don’t know who they are then you are probably on the wrong website… If perchance, you are on the correct website, then as they say “it is never too…
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Anaal Nathrakh are, and always have been, one of black metal’s most violent and yet aurally interesting bands. With equal parts aggression and vast, fucking epic parts, the duo of Mick Kenny and Dave Hunt have pushed their music into darker and darker corners,…
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Having discovered Newport’s Spider Kitten supporting Yob last year I instantly became a fan. Having got the chance to review their extended three track Behold Mountain. Hail Sea. Venerate Sky. Bow Before Tree, I had intended to interview the band about that piece of…
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