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Nine Altars 'The Eternal Penance'
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Review: Nine Altars ‘The Eternal Penance’

22nd March 202322nd March 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doom, Good Mourning Records, Journeys End Records, Nine Altars

Traditional epic doom band Nine Altars have arrived on the scene looking to make a big noise with their thirty-minute

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Napalm Death @ Club Academy, Manchester, 18th March 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Napalm Death / Dropdead / Siberian Meat Grinder / Escuela Grind @ Club Academy, Manchester, 18th March 2023

21st March 202321st March 2023 Lee Edwards Club Academy, Crust, Dropdead, Escuela Grind, Grindcore, Hardcore, Manchester, Napalm Death, Siberian Meat Grinder, Through The Lens

A night of politically charged grindcore, hardcore, crust and punk was in order for a cold and wet, with threats

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Ecstatic Vision 'Live At DunaJam'
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Review: Ecstatic Vision ‘Live At DunaJam’

21st March 202321st March 2023 Martin Williams Ecstatic Vision, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Psych

Of all the heavy, stoner, desert, psych bands I’ve been exposed to in the last decade, Philadelphia’s Ecstatic Vision have

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Black Helium 'Um'
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Review: Black Helium ‘Um’

21st March 202321st March 2023 Harry Holmes Black Helium, Psych, Riot Season

Back again on Riot Season, Black Helium assault our senses with another lurid slab of burned-out psych. Making a play

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Gnoomes 'Ax Ox'
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Review: Gnoomes ‘Ax Ox’

20th March 202320th March 2023 Reza Mills Electronic, Experimental, Gnoomes, Rocket Recordings

Seeing as I’ll be in attendance for the Gnoomes gig at Low Four in Manchester on the 24th March, it

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OAK 'Disintegrate'
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Review: OAK ‘Disintegrate’

20th March 202320th March 2023 Sandy Williamson Doom, Oak, Season Of Mist

Portugal’s OAK, one of many with the same name on the Encyclopaedia Metallum, are a band whose journey began on

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Legends Of The Desert: Volume 3 – Fatso Jetson & Dali's Llama
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Review: Legends Of The Desert: Volume 3 – Fatso Jetson & Dali’s Llama

17th March 202323rd February 2024 Reza Mills Dali's Llama, Desert Records, Desert Rock, Fatso Jetson, Legends Of The Desert, Stoner Rock

I didn’t get the opportunity to review the first two volumes of Desert Records Legends Of The Desert series, so

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Temptress 'See'
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Review: Temptress ‘See’

17th March 202317th March 2023 Josh Schneider Doom, Heavy Rock, Metal, Metal Assault Records, Temptress

When reviewing albums, it’s natural to compare bands to other similar bands. It makes it easy for the readers to

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Grub Nap - Photo by Dave Jerome
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Premiere: Grub Nap ‘God Pile’ – Debut EP Drops Tomorrow, 17th March, via Human Worth

16th March 202316th March 2023 Lee Edwards Grub Nap, Human Worth, Sludge

As long-time readers of these hallowed pages know, we at The Shaman have a hell of a lot of time

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In The Ponds 'Fever Canyon' EP
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Review: In The Ponds ‘Fever Canyon’ EP

16th March 202316th March 2023 Reza Mills Entelodon Records, In The Ponds, Post-Rock

Having fallen hard for In the Ponds brand of ambient post-rock goodness when I reviewed their debut EP Polar Night

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Dirge 'Dirge'
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Review: Dirge ‘Dirge’

16th March 202316th March 2023 Goro Riffs Dirge, Immersive Sounds, Post-Metal

Formed in 2014, Dirge bring their unique blend of doom rock, metal and psychedelic sludge from the Indian underground. The

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Video Premiere: Black Helium ‘Up On A Hill’ – New Album ‘The Animals Are Coming’ Drops Friday
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Video Premiere: Black Helium ‘Up On A Hill’ – New Album ‘The Animals Are Coming’ Drops Friday

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Step into a kaleidoscopic fever dream with the premiere of Up On A Hill, the latest mind-warping transmission from London’s

Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July
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Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July

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Video Premiere: Lower Slaughter ‘Take A Seat’ – New Album ‘Deep Living’ Releases 6th June
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Video Premiere: Lower Slaughter ‘Take A Seat’ – New Album ‘Deep Living’ Releases 6th June

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Premiere: Clamfight – Self-Titled Album Releases This Friday, 16th May
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Premiere: Clamfight – Self-Titled Album Releases This Friday, 16th May

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