Review: The Neptune Power Federation ‘Mondo Tomorrow’
After all that unpleasantness with The Sleeping Shaman limo, the expense account, and that run in with the tax authorities,
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Heavy Metal
Review: Axe Dragger ‘Axe Dragger’
There’s a new band coming your way, one that I suppose you could call a super group, as the members
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Review: Vulture God ‘No Easy Answer’ EP
In my long journey to end up as the old dog of The Sleeping Shaman writing staff, one thing has
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Review: Wolftooth ‘Wizard’s Light’
Having gotten into heavy music at the tail-end of the ‘eighties ’80s, my tastes have walked a tightrope between what
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Review: Castle Rat ‘The Bestiary’
The dance of the beasts. Castle Rat‘s second full-length album, The Bestiary, is their most ambitious and realised work yet,
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Retro Review: Black Sabbath ‘Sabotage’ – 50th Anniversary
July 28th, 2025 marked exactly fifty years since Black Sabbath (it’s likely if you’re reading this, Sabbath need no introduction,
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Review: Håndgemeng ‘Satanic Panic Attack’
I initially became curious about Oslo, Norway’s self-described ‘doom and roll’ Håndgemeng (a rough and tumble scuffle in Norwegian) via
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Review: Pentagram ‘Lightning In A Bottle’
Heavy Psych Sounds will be releasing the new album from the proto-doom practitioners known as Pentagram on January 30th, 2025!
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Review: Love Your Witch ‘Witches Burn Alive’
Whenever I get handed a live album, I’m always a bit sceptical. While on paper they sound like a good
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Review: 10,000 Years ‘All Quiet On The Final Frontier’
It’s been four years since 2020, aka ‘The Year Of The Plague’, and it’s been a whirlwind, especially for the
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Premiere: 10,000 Years ‘All Quiet On The Final Frontier’ – New Album Drops This Friday
The Swedish heavy-hitting stoner metal trio have been firm favourites here at Shaman HQ since the release of their self-titled
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