Skip to content
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Latest:
  • Video Premiere: Sheverb ‘Rattle Can Thrash’
  • Review: Wardruna ‘First Flight Of The White Raven’
  • Review: Spirit Mother ‘Live In The Mojave Desert – Volume 3’
  • Review: Motorpsycho ‘Kingdom Of Oblivion’
  • Review: Heavy Feather ‘Mountain Of Sugar’
The Sleeping Shaman

The Sleeping Shaman

The 'Heavier Than Thou' Webzine

Get Involved

  • News
  • Album & EP Reviews
    • #
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • H
    • I
    • J
    • K
    • L
    • M
    • N
    • O
    • P
    • Q
    • R
    • S
    • T
    • U
    • V
    • W
    • X
    • Y
    • Z
  • Interviews
    • A-F
    • G-Q
    • R-Z
  • Live Reviews
  • Articles
  • Streams

Gothic

Paradise Lost ‘Draconian Times’
Album & EP Reviews P 

Review: Paradise Lost ‘Draconian Times’ 25th Anniversary Edition

10th December 202012th January 2021 David J McLaren Draconian Times, Gothic, Metal, Music For Nations, Paradise Lost

I had intended to start this review with a throwaway phrase, something like ‘is there anyone in Sleeping Shamanland that

Read More >>
Mercury Circle ‘The Dawn Of Vitriol’
Album & EP Reviews M 

Review: Mercury Circle ‘The Dawn Of Vitriol’

7th August 202014th September 2020 Lee Beamish Doom, Gothic, Mercury Circle, Noble Demon, The Dawn Of Vitriol, The Vinyl Division

Helsinki, the capital city of Finland, has quite the heritage when it comes to famous rock and metal bands, the

Read More >>
Zetra ‘Zetra’ EP
Album & EP Reviews Z 

Review: Zetra ‘Zetra’ EP

31st July 202014th September 2020 Reza Mills Coldwave, Death Waltz, Doom, Gothic, Synth, Zetra

Zetra are a London two-piece consisting of Adam (guitar & vocals) and Jordan (synthesiser & vocals) who formed in the

Read More >>
Wailin Storms ‘Rattle’
Album & EP Reviews W 

Review: Wailin Storms ‘Rattle’

22nd May 202023rd June 2020 Reza Mills Antena Krzyku, Death Rock, Gilead Media, Gothic, Rattle, Wailin Storms

Wailin Storms are a fourpiece from Durham, North Carolina consisting of artist Justin Storms (guitar/vocals), Mark Oates (drums), Steve Stanczyk

Read More >>
Constance Tomb ‘Constance Tomb’
Album & EP Reviews C 

Review: Constance Tomb ‘Constance Tomb’

15th May 20201st November 2020 Reza Mills Constance Tomb, Death Rock, Gothic, Independent, Tony Reed

Tony Reed can hardly be accused of idleness, not only is he a member of several bands, including Mos Generator,

Read More >>
Cold In Berlin ‘Rituals Of Surrender’
Album & EP Reviews C 

Review: Cold In Berlin ‘Rituals Of Surrender’

31st December 201923rd January 2020 Daniel Pietersen Cold In Berlin, Doom, Gothic, New Heavy Sounds, Rituals Of Surrender

Cold In Berlin’s previous album, The Comfort Of Loss & Dust, was one of my favourite releases from 2015. Something

Read More >>
Se Delan ‘Drifter'
Album & EP Reviews S 

Se Delan ‘Drifter’ CD/LP/DD 2016

19th May 20167th September 2019 Daniel Pietersen 2016, Alternative, Belinda Kordic, CD, Daniel Pietersen, Digital, Drifter, Gothic, Justin Greaves, Kscope, LP, Post-Punk, Review, Se Delan

So, you’ve laid waste to countless ears with Iron Monkey, had an in-one-door-out-the-next tenure in Electric Wizard and then basically

Read More >>
Alaric ‘End Of Mirrors’
A Album & EP Reviews 

Alaric ‘End Of Mirrors’ CD/LP/CS/DD 2016

17th May 20167th September 2019 Guido Segers 2016, Alaric, Cassette, CD, Dark, Digital, End Of Mirrors, Gothic, Guido Segers, LP, Neurot Recordings, Post-Punk, Review

Alaric is probably most known for the sacking of Rome in the fifth century. Those were dark times. The namesake

Read More >>
Christian Death 'The Scriptures'
Album & EP Reviews C 

Christian Death ‘Atrocities’ & ‘The Scriptures’ LP Reissue 2016

21st January 20161st November 2019 Guido Segers 2016, Atrocities, Avant-Garde, Christian Death, Death Rock, Gothic, Guido Segers, LP, Reissue, Review, Season Of Mist, The Scriptures

Christian Death is one of those bands that fit within a specific time frame and setting, There’s a certain cult

Read More >>
Review
Album & EP Reviews P 

Publicist UK ‘Forgive Yourself’ CD/LP/DD 2015

24th September 20153rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2015, CD, Darkwave, Digital, Forgive Yourself, Gothic, Jeremy Moore, LP, Post-Punk, Publicist UK, Relapse Records, Review

Every few years or so an album appears that takes you by surprise through its sheer audacity of expression –

Read More >>
Roadburn Festival 2016 - Paradise Lost
News 

Paradise Lost To Play ‘Gothic’ In Full At Roadburn 2016; Headlining Thursday, April 14th

6th August 201517th September 2019 Lee Edwards 013 Venue, Costin Chioreanu, Gothic, News, Paradise Lost, Roadburn, Roadburn 2016, Roadburn Festival 2016, The Plague Within, Tilburg

Pioneering Yorkshire doom legends Paradise Lost will headline Roadburn Festival 2016 on Thursday 14 April 2016 playing their highly influential

Read More >>
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. »
  • ← Previous

Latest StreamsView All

Video Premiere: Sheverb ‘Rattle Can Thrash’
Featured Streams 

Video Premiere: Sheverb ‘Rattle Can Thrash’

9th April 202110th April 2021 Lee Edwards

Introducing Sheverb, a band I became aware of through Brad at Desert Records when we recently premiered Mescaline Prayer Song

Premiere: Howling Giant ‘Luring Alluring Rings’ – New EP ‘Alteration’ Drops 4/20
Featured Streams 

Premiere: Howling Giant ‘Luring Alluring Rings’ – New EP ‘Alteration’ Drops 4/20

2nd April 20212nd April 2021 Lee Edwards
Premiere: Angela Autumn ‘Lonesome Traveler’ – ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Releases Today
Featured Streams 

Premiere: Angela Autumn ‘Lonesome Traveler’ – ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Releases Today

2nd April 20212nd April 2021 Lee Edwards
Premiere: Dead Neanderthals ‘Restraining Order’
Featured Streams 

Premiere: Dead Neanderthals ‘Restraining Order’

27th March 202127th March 2021 Lee Edwards

Must Attend

Sidebar - Roadburn Redux 2021

Weirdo Canyon Dispatch

Weirdo Canyon Dispatch

Must Listen

Shaman Recordings

About

The Sleeping Shaman
After a long hiatus The Sleeping Shaman is back. Although we don’t aim to set the world on fire, the plan is to bring you the latest news, reviews and interviews from the 'heavier than thou' underground.

Information

  • Disclaimer
  • FAQ
  • Get Involved
  • Contact

Quick Links

  • Latest News
  • Album & EP Reviews
  • Live Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Articles

Get Involved

Wanna Get Involved
© 2005 - 2021 The Sleeping Shaman // Artwork by CAVUM. All rights reserved.