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Author: Lee Beamish

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Review: Kæry Ann ‘Moonstone’

21st January 202621st January 2026 Lee Beamish Doomgaze, Kæry Ann, Subsound Records

Here we are, it’s 2026, and it’s my first review for a brand-new year! Better make sure this one sets

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Review: EF ‘Give Me Beauty… Or Give Me Death!’ [20th Anniversary Reissue]

13th January 202613th January 2026 Lee Beamish EF, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock

Hailing from Gothenburg in Sweden, EF have spent the last twenty years building a name for themselves, which has seen

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Review: Blue Heron ‘Emulations’

6th January 20266th January 2026 Lee Beamish Blue Heron, Blues Funeral Recordings, Desert Rock

Sometimes all you need in life is to kick back, put on some dirty scuzzy tunes, and forget about everything

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Review: Pupil Slicer ‘Fleshwork’

23rd December 202523rd December 2025 Lee Beamish Grindcore, Hardcore, Prosthetic Records, Pupil Slicer

Back in May of 2023, I had my eyes well and truly opened to a band that, at the time,

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Julie Christmas @ Portals Festival 2025 – Photo by Lee Beamish
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Portals Festival 2025 – Sunday

22nd December 202522nd December 2025 Lee Beamish Codices, EartH Hackney, Exxasens, Julie Christmas, Lys Morke, Mouse On The Keys, Peach, Portals Festival, Spurv, The Fierce And The Dead

It’s a perfect Sunday morning weather-wise as we enter day two of Portals Festival 2025, it’s the 25th May, and

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Kalandra @ Portals Festival 2025 – Photo by Lee Beamish
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Portals Festival 2025 – Saturday

22nd December 202522nd December 2025 Lee Beamish Black Aleph, CLT DRP, EartH Hackney, I Hear Sirens, Joliette, Kalandra, Long Distance Calling, Oavette, Portals Festival, Thot, World Coda

So, here we are, it’s Saturday 24th May 2025, and we are in London, well Hackney to be precise, at

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Review: kariti ‘Still Life’

18th December 202518th December 2025 Lee Beamish Ambient, kariti, Lay Bare Recordings

Way back in late 2023, just as Christmas was rearing its yearly apocalypse on all sense and morality, I was

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Review: Anna von Hausswolff ‘Iconoclasts’

9th December 20259th December 2025 Lee Beamish Anna von Hausswolff, Avant-Garde, Neo Classical, Year0001

So here we are, the last remaining weeks of 2025, and just when I thought I had wrapped up my

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Review: Frayle ‘Heretics & Lullabies’

21st November 202521st November 2025 Lee Beamish Doom, Frayle, Gothic, Napalm Records

Having been a fan of Frayle for the last few years, when the opportunity came up recently to review the

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Review: IAN ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’

17th October 202517th October 2025 Lee Beamish Human Worth, Ian, Noise-Rock, Post-Metal, Post-Rock

Holy fuckin’ Moly, it’s IAN!! The Band!!! This is the statement that should be on everyone’s lips when becoming aware

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Review: Lowrider ‘Ode To Io’ [25th Anniversary Reissue]

8th October 20258th October 2025 Lee Beamish Blues Funeral Recordings, Lowrider, Stoner

In all my time of loving heavy music, if ever there was a band I wished I had known about

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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

23rd April 202623rd April 2026 Lee Edwards

Today, The Shaman is pleased to premiere La Pucelle, the new video from Birmingham heavy rockers Alunah. Taken from their

Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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

1st April 20261st April 2026 Lee Edwards
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