Martin Williams, Author at The Sleeping Shaman

Top Ten Of 2021: Martin Williams

17th December 20218th February 2022 Martin Williams At The Gates, Borracho, Butcher In The Fog, Carcass, Green Lung, Greenleaf, Kadabra, Monolord, Red Fang, Snake Mountain Revival, Top Ten 2021

My 2021 like most people’s I’m sure, was slightly, SLIGHTLY, better than 2020. However, despite the orange monster being in

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Review: Restless Spirit ‘Blood Of The Old Gods’

16th December 20218th February 2022 Martin Williams Doom, Lifesblood Records, Prog Metal, Restless Spirit

Perhaps it’s because this is my first year as a music ‘writer’ and I’m way more in-tune, and up-to-date with

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Review: VHS ‘I Heard They Suck…Blood’

10th December 202111th January 2022 Martin Williams Death Metal, VHS, Wise Blood Records

Thunder Bay Ontario’s VHS (perhaps standing for Violent Homicidal Slasher, or even the track on the album Vampiric Hemoglobin Suckers)

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Review: Blue Heron ‘Black Blood Of The Earth/A Sunken Place‘ EP

6th December 202111th January 2022 Martin Williams Blue Heron, Independent

Any fan of the genre that came to be known as ‘stoner rock’ in the late 90s or early 00s,

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Review: Various Artists ‘Back In Black [Redux]’

2nd December 202111th January 2022 Martin Williams AC/DC, Back In Black, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Magnetic Eye Records, Redux, Various Artists

Tribute albums have always been dubious propositions to me. They can be fun, depending on who’s being paid tribute to,

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Review: Atom Driver ‘Is Anything Alright’ EP

25th November 202124th December 2021 Martin Williams Atom Driver, Garage Rock, Nefarious Industries, Punk

A great band name can quip my curiosity pretty quickly. If it’s a great name, and the band is portrayed

Snake Mountain Revival 'Everything Is Sight'

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Review: Snake Mountain Revival ‘Everything In Sight’

24th November 202124th December 2021 Martin Williams Heavy Rock, Psych, Rebel Waves Records, Snake Mountain Revival

It goes without saying that one of the cool things writing about, and reviewing music is inevitably I’ll get exposed

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Review: Bentrees ‘Two Of Swords’

22nd November 202124th December 2021 Martin Williams Argonauta Records, Bentrees, Fuzz, Psych

I’m not entirely sure what sort of cosmic coincidence occurred that has me reviewing not one, but TWO killer, Italian

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Review: Low Orbit ‘Crater Creator’

19th November 202124th December 2021 Martin Williams Fuzz, Low Orbit, Pink Tank Records, Space Rock

It goes without saying that science fiction, and space in general, are common themes running through many a stoner rock

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Review: Unleashed ‘No Sign Of Life’

18th November 202124th December 2021 Martin Williams Death Metal, Napalm Records, Unleashed

To any fan of Swedish death metal, or death metal in general, Unleashed need no introduction, but I’ll give a

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Review: Various Artists ‘Brown Acid: The Thirteenth Trip’

9th November 202115th December 2021 Martin Williams Brown Acid, Heavy Rock, Proto-Metal, RidingEasy Records, Various Artists

The RidingEasy Records Brown Acid series have proven to be one of the best, and most anticipated releases of the