Review: Louse ‘Buyer’s Remorse’
Scum rock as a genre label usually conjures up images of GG Allin, The Mentors, and The Dwarves, intentionally disgusting
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Album & EP Reviews
Review: Pleb ‘Grease Trap’ EP
Pleb don’t ease you into Grease Trap; they hurl you straight into the meat grinder. Hailing from Leeds, UK, the
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Review: 10,000 Years ‘Esox Lucifer’
Five years ago, when I first started writing for The Sleeping Shaman, one of my very first reviews was II,
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Review: Kulk ‘Choosing To Die’
Well, well, well, what have we here… could it be… yes, it could, it’s only the brand-spanking new album Choosing
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Review: Pallida Cavtat ‘La Distanza Tra Noi E La Riva’
Amerigo Verardi, a leading figure in Italy’s independent underground rock scene, has reinvented himself over the years not only as
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Review: Hibushibire ‘Phantom Fuzzy Exotica’
I had the utmost pleasure of watching and reviewing Osaka’s best-kept secret Hibushibire when they played at The Peer Hat
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Review: Kevin ‘It Is What It Is’
There’s something strangely hypnotic about It Is What It Is, the new album from Osaka, Japan’s experimental psych krautrock band
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Review: REZN ‘Cycles In The Infinite Dream’
REZN might just be one of Chicago’s best-kept heavy musical secrets. While they may not immediately ring as many bells
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Review: Spiral Galaxy ‘II’
This is not the first time I have crossed paths with Plastic Crimewave, aka Steven H. Krakow, having previously had
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Review: Morrison Graves ‘Under The Weight Of Gravity’ EP
Having sprung to life during the 2020 pandemic, Morrison Graves entered the musical ring during a particularly turbulent time. The
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Review: Semantron ‘Secrets Of A Krummholz Heart’
Dave French is best known for his work as the incredible drummer of the legendary stoner doom band Yob, but
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