Post-Hardcore Archives - The Sleeping Shaman

Review: Kiova ‘Empty Fields And Smoke-Filled Skies’

19th November 202019th November 2020 Will J Blackgaze, Empty Fields and Smoke-Filled Skies, Kiova, Maniyax Records, Off Records, Post-Hardcore

It’s become an increasing phenomena to see the lines between post-hardcore and post-black metal blurred. It’s not a surprising development

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Review: KITE ‘Irradiance’

6th April 20201st May 2020 Jamie Grimes Argonauta Records, Irradiance, KITE, Post-Hardcore

Norway really does seem to be fertile soil for unusual takes on heavy music of all forms. Norwegian trio KITE‘s

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Premiere: Stream ‘Irradiance’ – The New Album From Norway’s KITE

26th March 202022nd May 2020 Lee Edwards Argonauta Records, Exclusive Stream, Irradiance, KITE, Post-Hardcore

With being out of the loop before getting The Shaman back up and running last year, to my ignorance Norway’s

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Review: Bushpilot ‘Already!’

17th March 20209th April 2020 Reza Mills Already!, Bushpilot, God Unknown Records, Noise-Rock, Post-Hardcore

I’ve been on a God Unknown Records trip recently, having reviewed Twin Sister’s debut record, (due out in the next

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Old Man Gloom ‘Mickey Rookey Live At London’ CD/LP 2016

6th April 201611th September 2019 Daniel Pietersen CD, Daniel Pietersen, Doom, Ektro Records, Full Contact Records, Heavy, LP, Mickey Rookey Live At London, Old Man Gloom, Post-Hardcore, Review

Live albums are a curious beast. Stick too closely to the hits and you risk giving the audience a not-quite-as-good

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Hang The Bastard ‘Sex In The Seventh Circle’ CD/LP/DD 2014

29th October 20142nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2014, CD, Century Media, Digital, Guido Segers, Hang The Bastard, Heavy, LP, Post-Hardcore, Review, Sex In The Seventh Circle, Sludge

“We are called Hang The Bastard I have no delusions of grandeur.” That’s what vocalist Tomas Hubbard told me in

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Comply Or Die ‘Northless’ DD 2014

19th July 20143rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2014, Comply Or Die, Digital, Northless, Post-Hardcore, Punk, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Tom McKibbin

Belfast’s Comply Or Die unfortunately announced their decision to split shortly before they released Northless, their sixth release in as

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Nux Vomica – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014

4th April 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, CD, Crust, Digital, Heavy, LP, Nux Vomica, Post-Hardcore, Relapse Records, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Titled

When I read the promo stuff that the Shaman sent me with this record, I was definitely intrigued. How do

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Iron Walrus ‘Insidious Black Sea’ CD/LP 2014

19th March 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, CD, Doom, Heavy, Insidious Black Sea, Iron Walrus, Jeremy Moore, LP, Post-Hardcore, Redfield Records, Review

The birth of post-hardcore and grunge marked an era where musical artistic integrity and the sensibilities of the mainstream were

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The Icarus Line ‘Slave Vows’ CD/LP 2013

8th December 20133rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2013, Agitated Records, CD, Joe Cardamone, LP, Post-Hardcore, Psych, Review, Rock n Roll, Ross Horton, Slave Vows, Sleaze Rock, The Icarus Line

‘Raw Power‘ was released in 1973. Joe Cardamone, singer, songwriter and leader of The Icarus Line, wasn’t even born. His

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Carne ‘Ville Morgue’ LP/DD 2013

5th December 20133rd September 2019 Kevin Kentie 2013, Carne, Digital, Kevin Kentie, LP, Noise, Post-Hardcore, Review, Sludge, Solar Flare Records, Ville Morgue

French duo Carne describes their music as sludge/hardcore/noise. Being a lover of all things sludge, they caught my interest, so

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