Skip to content
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Latest:
  • Besvärjelsen: Emil Interviews The Swedish Dark Doom Rock Quintet
  • Review: Pit Pony ‘World To Me’
  • Review: Radian ‘Discordian’
  • Review: Mirror Queen ‘Inviolate’
  • Review: James Romig & Mike Scheidt ‘The Complexity Of Distance’
The Sleeping Shaman

The Sleeping Shaman

The 'Heavier Than Thou' Webzine

Header - Spotify Playlist

  • 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
  • Shaman Shop
    • Shaman Recordings
    • Vinyl Records
    • Compact Discs
    • Merch
    • Downloads
    • Basket

Hardcore

Review
Album & EP Reviews T 

The Endless Blockade ‘Primitive’ CD/LP 2008

27th October 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 20 Buck Spin, 2008, Adam Stone, CD, Grindcore, Hardcore, LP, Noise, Power Violence, Primitive, Review, The Endless Blockade

Ah, the cleansing purity of noise. Like standing in the shower and feeling the shit wash away – itself a

Read More >>
Review
Album & EP Reviews T 

The Sontaran Experiment – S/T – CD 2008

21st October 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CD, Doom, Experimental, Hardcore, Industrial, Paul Catten, Review, The Sontaran Experiment, Undergroove Records

The thing is, Sontarans do love technology, almost as much as they enjoy incessant warfare. Field Marshall Styre would undoubtedly

Read More >>
Review
Album & EP Reviews D 

Dystopia – ST – CD/LP 2008

15th October 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CD, Crust, Doom, Dystopia, Hardcore, Life Is Abuse, LP, Nasty, Review, Sludge

Punk’s not dead, it merely crawled into a disused orifice of the dark underbelly of the capitalist economic system and

Read More >>
Review
Album & EP Reviews D 

Disfear ‘Live The Storm’ CD 2008

26th August 20083rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, At The Gates, CD, Crust, D-Beat, Death Crust, Disfear, Entombed, Hardcore, Live The Storm, Relapse Records, Review, Thomas Lindberg, Ulfe Cederlund

What does the term Punk Rock mean these days? It’s a genre so watered down by lightweight, pop star-aspiring posturing,

Read More >>
Article
Articles 

Roots Of Sludge

16th August 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone Adam Stone, Amebix, Article, Black Sabbath, Burning Witch, Charger, Crust, Discharge, Doom, EyeHateGod, Godflesh, Grief, Hardcore, Iron Monkey, Melvins, Metal, Napalm Death, Neurosis, Punk, Roots Of Sludge, Sludge, Weedeater

Sludge is a thick mud or sediment, greasy, foul and noxious. Sounds good already. But when it comes to music,

Read More >>
Rwake 'Voices Of Omens'
Album & EP Reviews R 

Rwake ‘Voices Of Omens’ CD 2007

1st February 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2007, CD, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, Lewis Hunter, Relapse Records, Review, Rwake, Sludge, Voices of Omens

In my opinion, Rwake were on the right track with their previous release, ‘If You Walk Before You Crawl, You

Read More >>
Review
Album & EP Reviews R 

Rwake ‘If You Walk Before You Crawl, You Crawl Before You Die’ CD 2004

28th January 20076th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2004, At A Loss Recordings, CD, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, If You Walk Before You Crawl You Crawl Before You Die, Lewis Hunter, Review, Rwake, Sludge

It seems that Rwake is only getting better with time. This is their third full-length LP, and what an experience

Read More >>
EyeHateGod 'Preaching The End-Time Message'
Album & EP Reviews E 

EyeHateGod ‘Preaching The End-Time Message’ CD 2005

4th January 200614th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, CD, Crust, Doom, Emetic Records, EyeHateGod, Hardcore, Heavy, Lee Edwards, Nasty, Preaching The End-Time Message, Review, Sludge

‘Preaching The End-Time Message’ is a Sludge fuelled compilation from those Southern wasters Eyehategod, which features alternative takes, rare &

Read More >>
Martyr AD ‘On Earth As It Is In Hell’
Album & EP Reviews M 

Martyr AD ‘On Earth As It Is In Hell’ CD 2005

6th May 200514th September 2019 Jas Murray 2005, Brutal, CD, Hardcore, Jas Murray, Martyr AD, Metal, On Earth As It Is In Hell, Review, Victory Records

This is the second album from these US Hardcore stalwarts. Apparently the first album ‘The Human Condition in Twelve Fractions’

Read More >>
  1. «
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. ...
  5. 13
  6. 14
  7. 15
  8. 16
  • Next →

Basket

Shaman T-Shirt

Shaman T-Shirt Mroc71 Design - Buy Now

Latest StreamsView All

Video Premiere: Dalila Kayros ‘Yonder’ – New Album ‘Animami’ Releases 1st July
Featured Streams 

Video Premiere: Dalila Kayros ‘Yonder’ – New Album ‘Animami’ Releases 1st July

27th June 202227th June 2022 Lee Edwards

As vocalist and visionary Dalila Kayros, in collaboration with electronics guru Danilo Casti, prepare to release their new album Animami

Premiere: Cachemira ‘Ambos Mundos’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow via Heavy Psych Sounds
Featured Streams 

Premiere: Cachemira ‘Ambos Mundos’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow via Heavy Psych Sounds

23rd June 202223rd June 2022 Lee Edwards
Premiere: Existence Dysphoria ‘Sculpted Into Nothing’ – Taken From New Album ‘Minus Negative’
Featured Streams 

Premiere: Existence Dysphoria ‘Sculpted Into Nothing’ – Taken From New Album ‘Minus Negative’

22nd June 202222nd June 2022 Lee Edwards
Video Premiere: Marissa Nadler ‘Sad Cinderella’ – Taken From ‘Songs Of Townes Van Zandt Vol. III’
Featured Streams 

Video Premiere: Marissa Nadler ‘Sad Cinderella’ – Taken From ‘Songs Of Townes Van Zandt Vol. III’

16th June 202216th June 2022 Lee Edwards

Must Attend

Roadburn Festival 2022

Weirdo Canyon Dispatch

Weirdo Canyon Dispatch

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
  • Payment & Delivery Info
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

Quick Links

  • Album & EP Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Articles
  • Live Reviews
  • Streams
  • Shaman Shop

Get Involved

Wanna Get Involved
© 2005 - 2022 The Sleeping Shaman // Artwork by CAVUM. All rights reserved.