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Birds In Row 'Gris Klein'
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Review: Birds In Row ‘Gris Klein’

4th November 202215th December 2022 Ian M Birds In Row, Post-Hardcore, Red Creek Recordings

French progressive hardcore troupe Birds In Row return with a new full-length Gris Klein. Their first since the switch from

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Yob @ Desertfest London 2022 - Photo by Simon Kallas
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Desertfest London 2022 – Sunday Review & Photos

27th May 20221st July 2022 Ian M Bongzilla, Desertfest, DVNE, Electric Wizard, EyeHateGod, Naxatras, Wallowing, Yob

Suffering somewhat on Sunday, I dragged my weary body and head up to The Devonshire Arms in time for a

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My Sleeping Karma @ Desertfest London 2022 - Photo by Simon Kallas
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Desertfest London 2022 – Saturday Review & Photos + Hundred Year Old Man

26th May 20221st July 2022 Ian M Desertfest, Earthless, Elder, Elephant Tree, Hundred Year Old Man, My Sleeping Karma, Orange Goblin, Part Chimp, Pissed Jeans, Shellac

It’s been a good few years since the soothing tones of My Sleeping Karma’s hypnotic instrumental stoner first graced my

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Slift @ Desertfest London 2022 - Photo by Simon Kallas
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Desertfest London 2022 – Friday Review & Photos

25th May 20221st July 2022 Ian M 1000 Mods, Coltsblood, Desertfest, Gnod, Lowrider, Petbrick, Slift, Switchblade, Witchcraft

Fresh from a triumphant weekend as Roadburn house band, French mega psych purveyors Slift kicked off The Electric Ballroom on

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Naxatras 'IV'
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Review: Naxatras ‘IV’

2nd March 20226th April 2022 Ian M Independent, Naxatras, Psych, Space Rock

I’ve kept a close eye on Thessaloniki based psych rock band Naxatras since their debut LP dropped in 2015. An

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Still ‘{ }’
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Review: Still ‘{ }’

28th September 202129th October 2021 Ian M Post-Hardcore, Still, Trepanation Recordings

After two EPs Still, a claustrophobic post-hardcore and blackened sludge outfit return with their first full-length, the confusingly titled {

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Year Of No Light ‘Consolamentum’
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Review: Year Of No Light ‘Consolamentum’

15th July 20219th September 2021 Ian M Pelagic Records, Post-Metal, Year Of No Light

Bordeaux’s post-metal giants Year Of No Light have returned with their fourth full length, Consolamentum. A sprawling and unruly album,

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Amenra ‘De Doorn’
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Review: Amenra ‘De Doorn’

22nd June 20216th August 2021 Ian M Amenra, Post-Metal, Relapse Records

Few bands in our genre garner the level of excitement that an Amenra release creates. The combination of their emotive

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Freedom Run – From Kyuss Lives To Vista Chino
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Book Review: Freedom Run – From Kyuss Lives To Vista Chino

26th May 202119th August 2022 Ian M Freedom Run, Katrin Saalfrank, Kyuss, Kyuss Lives, Vista Chino

Readers of The Shaman are probably well-acquainted with the core subject matter of this beautifully produced photobook – Kyuss, the

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Gangrened 'Deadly Algorithm'
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Review: Gangrened ‘Deadly Algorithm’

12th May 202113th September 2021 Ian M Burial Records, Deadly Algorithm, Domestic System, Doom, Gangrened, Kohina Records, Noizeland Records, Odio Sonoro, Quebranta Records, Sludge, Trepanation Recordings, Violence In The Veins

Gangrened produce a varied and excellent debut album, confounding expectations with an open-minded take on the sludge genre. I found

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Sarin 'You Can't Go Back'
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Review: Sarin ‘You Can’t Go Back’

5th April 20216th May 2021 Ian M Post-Metal, Prosthetic Records, Sarin, You Can't Go Back

You Can’t Go Back is the third album release from Toronto’s Sarin. Primarily focussed on the more immediate end of

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