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Author: Lee Beamish

Witnesses 'The Collapse'
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Review: Witnesses ‘The Collapse’

4th November 202115th December 2021 Lee Beamish Doom, Independent, Metal, Witnesses

So, here we are again, another release by the incredible Witnesses, or should I say Greg Schwan’s incredible music project

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Blackwater Holylight ‘Silence/Motion’
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Review: Blackwater Holylight ‘Silence/Motion’

21st October 202126th November 2021 Lee Beamish Blackwater Holylight, RidingEasy Records

Three albums into their career now, and Blackwater Holylight are absolutely on fire. With another step forward in their evolution,

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Crystal Spiders
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Crystal Spiders: Interview With Brenna & Tradd

5th October 20218th November 2021 Lee Beamish Crystal Spiders, Doom, Ripple Music

With new album Morieris, which I recently reviewed, having literally been birthed into the world last weekend, Crystal Spiders are

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Portals Festival - Sam, Asher & Arran
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Portals Festival: Interview With Sam, Asher & Arran

28th September 20218th November 2021 Lee Beamish Portals Festival

After sixteen months of multiple lockdowns, and restrictions, due to one covid pandemic, the weekend of the eleventh and twelfth

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Crystal Spiders 'Morieris'
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Review: Crystal Spiders ‘Morieris’

27th September 202129th October 2021 Lee Beamish Crystal Spiders, Doom, Ripple Music

For anyone in the know, who follows anything I post on The Sleeping Shaman, they will hopefully have checked out

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Portals Festival 2021 - Photo by Lee Beamish
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Review: Portals Festival 2021

21st September 202128th October 2021 Lee Beamish Bossk, CLT DRP, Garganjua, Human Pyramids, Jo Quail, London, Midas Fall, Mountain Caller, Nervus, OHHMS, Outcries, Pijn, Portals Festival, The Hyena Kill

Around a year and a half ago I was made aware of a small alternative festival, based in London, which

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The Body & Big | Brave ‘Leaving None But Small Birds’
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Review: The Body And BIG|BRAVE ‘Leaving None But Small Birds’

20th September 202128th October 2021 Lee Beamish Americana, BIG|BRAVE, Folk, The Body, Thrill Jockey Records

BIG|BRAVE is a band I’m relatively new to the table on. This last year they arrived on my radar, mostly

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Holy Death Trio 'Introducing...'
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Review: Holy Death Trio ‘Introducing…’

10th September 202118th October 2021 Lee Beamish Heavy Rock, Holy Death Trio, Ripple Music

In the last six month’s I’ve had the honour of reviewing three bands who have left me in no doubt

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EMBR '1021'
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Review: EMBR ‘1021’ EP

3rd September 202111th October 2021 Lee Beamish Doom, EMBR, New Heavy Sounds

What can I say about EMBR that I haven’t said before? After a year of knowing this absolutely incredible four

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The Slow Death ‘Siege’
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Review: The Slow Death ‘Siege’

1st September 202111th October 2021 Lee Beamish Death Doom, The Slow Death, Transcending Obscurity Records

When I think about the whole death/doom metal scene, I think about bands such as My Dying Bride, and Paradise

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Lore City ‘Participation Mystique’
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Review: Lore City ‘Participation Mystique’

18th August 202126th April 2023 Lee Beamish Lore City, Lore City Music, Shoegaze

Tonight, I’m sitting here typing up my review of the new album by Lore City, entitled Participation Mystique, and the

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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