Review: Nebula ‘Transmissions From Mothership Earth’
When I wax nostalgic for my late 90s stoner rock ‘big bang’, I always focus on Monster Magnet and Corrosion
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Review: Lord Elephant ‘Cosmic Awakening’
By now, any fan of underground heavy rock, and any regular reader of The Sleeping Shaman, will surely have noticed
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Premiere: TONS ‘A Hash Day’s Night’ – Taken From New Album ‘Hashension’ That Drops 7th October
After last year’s critically acclaimed EP Doom Sessions Vol. 4 that they shared with Wisconsin’s celebrated higher-than-hell sludge deviants Bongzilla,
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Review: Știu Nu Știu ‘New Sun’
Hailing from Stockholm Sweden, Știu Nu Știu follows 2019’s Sick Sad Love with New Sun, their first album to be
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Premiere: Cachemira ‘Ambos Mundos’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow via Heavy Psych Sounds
If ‘70s trippy and fuzzed-out rock ‘n’ roll gets your blood pumping, then it’s time to sit up and take
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Review: Cachemira ‘Ambos Mundos’
I’ve been writing so few album reviews of late that I’m feeling out of practice. I’m sure I used to
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Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Los Angeles 2022 – Sunday
Murphy’s Law. A cosmic force from which few touring bands are safe from. And on this sunny Sunday, the law
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Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Los Angeles 2022 – Saturday
And we’re off! After some fairly mild traffic, I arrived at 1710 for the Heavy Psych Sounds Fest. This venue
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Through The Lens: Heavy Psych Sounds Fest San Francisco 2022
The Shaman’s resident live music photographer Tyler Johnston took a trip to this year’s Heavy Psych Sounds Fest in San
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Premiere: Lord Elephant ‘Stellar Cloud’ – Taken From Debut Album ‘Cosmic Awakening’
Today The Shaman is proud to introduce you, our faithful readers, to the instrumental heavy blues, psych, and stoner rawk
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Review: Somnus Throne ‘Nemesis Lately’
Often you need a riff that just hits the spot. A bit like Pantera’s ethos of just hitting the money
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