Premiere: New Holden Track ‘Emperor Of Maladies’
Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Holden are another new name to us at Shaman HQ, and even as the world around
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Premiere: Stream New Alkymist Track ‘Draugr’
Today, we’re exclusively streaming the first single Draugr from Denmark’s Alkymist, a band that defy being pigeon holed into in
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Review: Humulus ‘The Deep’
Did you know that Humulus is the genus to which the hop plant, everyone’s favourite beer flavouring and preservative agent,
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Review: envy ‘The Fallen Crimson’
For a while there, things did not look great for envy. A true workhorse of a band, the Tokyo-based troupe
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Review: Timeworn ‘Leave The Soul For Now’
A stark contrast develops outside my window during the annual descent into prolonged darkness which is the winter solstice. Blistering
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Review: Sons Of Alpha Centauri ‘Continuum’ & ‘Buried Dreams’
Describing a band as a ‘best kept secret’ is a touch patronising. However when I get taxed to recommend music
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Review: Cult Of Luna ‘A Dawn To Fear’
In 2016 Swedish avant-garde metal titans Cult Of Luna collaborated with US underground noise siren Julie Christmas to produce one
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Review: Russian Circles ‘Blood Year’
If you’re reading this, then it’s quite likely you already know who Russian Circles are…maybe even listened to their earlier
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Sumac ‘What One Becomes’ CD/LP/DD 2016
Promotional snippets for Sumac’s latest full-length What One Becomes summarise the records’ tone and content more succinctly than should be
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Spider Kitten ‘Ark Of Octofelis’ CD/LP/DD/CS 2016
Another month and seemingly another release from prolific Newport collective Spider Kitten. Having made critical waves following the release of
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Mars Red Sky ‘Apex III (A Praise For The Burning Soul)’ CD/LP/DD 2016
French trio Mars Red Sky (Julian Pras-vocals/guitar, Jimmy Kinast-bass/vocals, Matieu Gazeau-drums) has emerged as one of the more unique heavy
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