Review: New Ghost ‘A Dagger In Every Tide’
One of the most interesting bands I came across during my most recent visit to the Portals Festival back in
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Author: Lee Beamish
Review: Cold Gawd ‘I’ll Drown On This Earth’
Recent years has seen a big-time resurgence for a genre of music which was once feared a distant memory. It’s
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Review: The Bridge City Sinners ‘In The Age Of Doubt’
Having been a fan since around 2019, it’s been quite the ride following the little-known punk rock/dark folk outfit The
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Portals Festival 2024 – Sunday
As day two of Portals Festival 2024 starts, I am filled with equal amounts of joy and scepticism. Joy, as
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Portals Festival 2024 – Saturday
Welcome welcome, it’s great to have you here, joining me for another ride as I tell you all about Portals
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Review: Outlander ‘Acts Of Harm’
If ever there were a ‘next favourite band’ in need of exposure, then it would be these guys, Outlander. You
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Review: Louise Patricia Crane ‘Netherworld’
For all the albums I’ve covered since writing for The Sleeping Shaman, there have only really been a couple of
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Review: Pia Isa ‘Dissolve’
Way back in March of 2022, I was tasked with reviewing the debut solo album for Pia Isaksen, who back
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Review: Mono ‘Oath’
Life, it’s a journey we all face, and for some of us, we will be lucky enough to fill it
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Review: Aythis ‘Celestial Exile’ & ‘Lost Lighthouse’
Having been performing solo for pretty much twenty years, outside of being involved with other musical projects, you would have
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Review: Black Snake Moan ‘Lost In Time’
Not to be mistaken for the film of the same name, Italy’s Black Snake Moan is an enigma if ever
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