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Raum Kingdom 'Monarch'
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Review: Raum Kingdom ‘Monarch’

19th January 202319th January 2023 Rob Walsh Argonauta Records, Post-Metal, Raum Kingdom, Sludge

There was a time when I was pretty fixated on so-called ‘post-metal’ and many of the analogous scenes and genres.

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KOLLAPS\E 'Phantom Centre'
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Review: KOLLAPS\E ‘Phantom Centre’

12th January 202312th January 2023 Reza Mills Kollapse, Post-Metal, Sludge, Trepanation Recordings

The backslash in KOLLAPS\E signifies a typographical mark used in computer programming, rather than English punctuation. Are the band computer

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Cerbère - Photo by Arthur Couette
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Video Premiere: Cerb​è​re ‘Cendre’ – From Their Debut Album, Releases 27th Jan via Chien Noir

10th January 202310th January 2023 Lee Edwards Cerb​è​re, Chien Noir, Doom, Sludge

Three mammoth tracks in forty-three minutes is what you’ll be tormented with on the debut album of despondent blackened sludge

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Private Prisons 'Extrication'
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Review: Private Prisons ‘Extrication’

28th December 202228th December 2022 Reza Mills Death Metal, Doom, Private Prisons, Sludge, Trepanation Recordings

Private Prisons are an Anaheim, California quartet who consist of Ryan Beitler – guitars, vocals, loops and synth, Federico Pennacchini

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-(16)- 'Into Dust'
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Review: -(16)- ‘Into Dust’

23rd December 202223rd December 2022 Harry Holmes 16, Metal, Relapse Records, Sludge

The band -(16)- have never quite landed squarely in my field of interest, on the face of it, they are

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Onhou 'Monument'
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Review: Onhou ‘Monument’

13th December 202213th December 2022 Lee Beamish Doom, Lay Bare Recordings, Onhou, Sludge, Tartarus Records

Heading out of Groningen, Dutch bruisers Onhou are coming for you, and it would appear the aim is aural destruction,

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Grava ‘Weight Of A God’
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Review: Grava ‘Weight Of A God’

1st December 20226th January 2023 Lee Edwards Aesthetic Death, Doom, Grava, Sludge

Personally, I have always found some connection with unpleasant, slow, grinding heavy music. There is something extremely cathartic when you

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Remote Viewing
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Video Premiere: Remote Viewing ‘Your Opinion Is Wrong’ – From New Album ‘Modern Addictions’

29th November 20223rd January 2023 Lee Edwards Hardcore, Human Worth, Remote Viewing, Sludge

Although Remote Viewing have been around for a handful of years, they’re a new name to us here at Shaman

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Buzzherd/Pale Horseman - Split
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Review: Buzzherd/Pale Horseman – Split

21st November 202226th December 2022 Goro Riffs Buzzherd, Death Metal, Doom, Pale Horseman, Sludge, Thrash Metal

The art of the split release is a beast all its own. Putting together two, or more, bands on a

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Rosy Finch 'Seconda Morte' EP
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Review: Rosy Finch ‘Seconda Morte’ EP

9th November 202215th December 2022 El Jefe Discos Macarras Records, LaRubia Producciones, Lay Bare Recordings, Rosy Finch, Sludge

My first encounter with Rosy Finch was reviewing their excellent album Scarlet. Melvins were a band that came immediately to

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Shallow Black 'THE SECOND MANUSCRIPt'
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Review: Shallow Black ‘THE SECOND MANUSCRIPt’

27th October 202213th December 2022 Lee Beamish Independent, Industrial, Shallow Black, Sludge

Well, well, well, here we are, once again, stepping into the world of Shallow Black, for THE SECOND MANUSCRIPt. Somewhat

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Premiere: TORSO ‘A Crash Course In Terror’ – Debut Album Drops This Friday via APF Records
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Premiere: TORSO ‘A Crash Course In Terror’ – Debut Album Drops This Friday via APF Records

25th January 202325th January 2023 Lee Edwards

When your current band calls it a day, what’s a man supposed to do? Gather your instruments of torture and

Video Premiere: Hands Up Who Wants To Die ‘L’inconnue’ – New Album ‘Nil All’ Drops Next Month
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Video Premiere: Hands Up Who Wants To Die ‘L’inconnue’ – New Album ‘Nil All’ Drops Next Month

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Premiere: Betty Benedeadly & Braden Guess ‘Dust Storm Dance’ – New Album ‘At The Institute Of Mentalphysics’, Pre-Sales Start Today
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Premiere: Betty Benedeadly & Braden Guess ‘Dust Storm Dance’ – New Album ‘At The Institute Of Mentalphysics’, Pre-Sales Start Today

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Premiere: The Freqs ‘Poacher Gets The Tusk’ – From ‘Poachers’ EP That Drops 3rd February
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Premiere: The Freqs ‘Poacher Gets The Tusk’ – From ‘Poachers’ EP That Drops 3rd February

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