Through The Lens: Chat Pile / Frontierer @ Rebellion, Manchester, 18th August 2023
OK, I admit, I’m once again slow getting these photos published as it has been a crazy time at Shaman
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Hardcore
Review: Slutavverkning ‘Levande Charader’
Since forming in 2018, Stockholm’s Slutavverkning have put out the three-part Arbetets Sorgemusik (The Song of Sorrow) series of EPs
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Album Premiere: Slutavverkning ‘Levande Charader’ – Drops This Friday via Feral Cuts
Stockholm’s Slutavverkning deliver what the band self-describe as ‘Swedish anti-capitalist jazz-punk fury’, which pretty much sums up their raucous sonic
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Review: Sweat/Negative Blast – Split EP
Sweat formed circa 2019 and its membership consists of Tuna on vocals, Justin on guitars/vocals and Anthony on drums, all
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Review: Silverburn ‘Self Induced Transcendental Annihilation’
OK, so 2020, it’s mostly a year we would rather forget. With Covid being a global situation, pretty much everything
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Review: Somnuri ‘Desiderium’
While New York’s Somnuri are described as a ‘progressive sludge’ or ‘post-sludge’ band, a term I would prefer to use
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Review: Boris & Uniform ‘Bright New Disease’
The fusing of Japan’s premier noiseniks Boris and the stark, corrosive violence of Uniform makes both perfect sense and no
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Review: Thetan ‘Dim Times’ EP
Thetan is a two-piece hardcore/grindcore outfit from Nashville, Tennessee that comprises of Chad L’Eplattenier on drums and Dan Emery on
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Review: Pupil Slicer ‘Blossom’
For many of you, just as I, Pupil Slicer will be a name that you have, up until now, been
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Review: .Gif From God ‘Digital Red’ EP
This review has been a long time coming as I’ve been regularly listening to it since its release back in
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Review: Poison Idea ‘Young Lords’
Having reviewed Jerry A‘s fantastic solo album From The Fire Into The Water last year for The Shaman I was
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