Premiere: Grub Nap ‘God Pile’ – Debut EP Drops Tomorrow, 17th March, via Human Worth
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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Review: In The Ponds ‘Fever Canyon’ EP
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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Review: Dirge ‘Dirge’
Formed in 2014, Dirge bring their unique blend of doom rock, metal and psychedelic sludge from the Indian underground. The
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Premiere: Mean Green ‘Crow’ – Taken From Their Self-Titled Debut That Drops 24th March
Although a new band on the ‘scene’, North Carolina’s Mean Green have been making a hell of a lot of
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Review: Håndgemeng ‘Ultraritual’
From the triumphant opening guitar riff on the first track of Håndgemeng’s Ultraritural, it is clear that this is not
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Review: Oranżada ‘Karma Tango’
Way back in the late 60s and throughout the 70s, the Polish music scene was dominated by four much loved
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Obituary / Conjurer / Celestial Sanctuary @ Electric Ballroom, London, 23rd February 2023
When I was a teenage dirtbag back in the naughties, I had three passions in life: reading metal magazines, going
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Review: REZN ‘Solace’
What!?! Did I read that correctly? ‘The first half of a two part series!’. REZN never disappoints and I thought
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Review: The Atomic Bitchwax ‘Live At Freak Valley Fest’
Let me begin by mentioning the fact I’ve been listening to New Jersey’s heavy, mind-melting, riff-warpers The Atomic Bitchwax (sometimes
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Through The Lens: Messa / Julinko @ The White Hotel, Salford, 22nd February 2023
Just 24 hours after the Author & Punisher and Zetra gig at The Deaf Institute in Manchester‘s city centre, our
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Review: TORSO ‘A Crash Course In Terror’
I must admit to being excited whenever I see a new release from APF Records crop up. The label is
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