Skip to content
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Latest:
  • Review: Ordh ‘Blind In Abyssal Realms’
  • Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
  • Review: Man Band ‘Strong Man’
  • Review: Acid Plato ‘Horòs’
  • Review: Melvins With Napalm Death ‘Savage Imperial Death March’
The Sleeping Shaman

The Sleeping Shaman

The 'Heavier Than Thou' Webzine

Header - Spotify Playlist

  • News
  • Album & EP Reviews
    • #
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • H
    • I
    • J
    • K
    • L
    • M
    • N
    • O
    • P
    • Q
    • R
    • S
    • T
    • U
    • V
    • W
    • X
    • Y
    • Z
  • Interviews
    • A-F
    • G-Q
    • R-Z
  • Live Reviews
  • Articles
  • Streams
  • Shaman Shop
    • Shaman Recordings
    • Vinyl Records
    • Compact Discs
    • Merch
    • Downloads
    • Basket

Author: Matt Alexander

Coffin Curse ‘The Continuous Nothing’ Artwork
Album & EP Reviews C Featured 

Review: Coffin Curse ‘The Continuous Nothing’

7th May 20247th May 2024 Matt Alexander Coffin Curse, Death Metal, Desert Wastelands Productions, Eat My Records, Memento Mori

Album artwork that includes wraiths, tendrils, a mysterious building covered in a mist of blood and a dripping band logo

Read More >>
Matt Alexander - 2023
Articles Featured 

Top Ten Of 2023: Matt Alexander

27th December 202327th December 2023 Matt Alexander Cruciamentum, Disguised Malignance, Dying Remains, Grotesqueries, Horrendous, Majesties, Serpent Corpse, Spirit Possession, Tomb Mold, Top Ten 2023, Ulthar

It’s my favourite time of the year where I get to spend hours trawling back through all the records I’ve

Read More >>
Feral Forms 'Premalignant' Artwork
Album & EP Reviews F Featured 

Review: Feral Forms ‘Premalignant’ EP

22nd December 202322nd December 2023 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Feral Forms, Filth Junkies Records, Grindcore, Night Terrors Records

‘But you can’t hear the lyrics…’ they cry! Well, who the fuck cares when the vocals sound like the Balrog

Read More >>
Rat King ‘Psychotic Reality’ Artwork
Album & EP Reviews Featured R 

Review: Rat King ‘Psychotic Reality’

29th September 202329th September 2023 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Grindcore, Rat King, Satanik Royalty Records

A mischief of rats with their tails knotted together lie deceased draped over your refuse in the shape of a

Read More >>
Coffin Mulch 'Spectral Intercession' Artwork
Album & EP Reviews C Featured 

Review: Coffin Mulch ‘Spectral Intercession’

29th June 202329th June 2023 Matt Alexander At War With False Noise, Coffin Mulch, Death Metal, Dry Cough Records, Gurgling Gore, Memento Mori

In an ever-burgeoning UK extreme metal scene, one of the stand-out acts and one of the records I have been

Read More >>
Album & EP Reviews Featured P 

Review: Putrid Yell ‘Consuming Aberration’

13th April 202313th April 2023 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Pulverised Records, Putrid Yell

‘The only two certainties in life are death and taxes’ famously said by Benjamin Franklin, well folks let me tell

Read More >>
Tithe 'Inverse Rapture'
Album & EP Reviews T 

Review: Tithe ‘Inverse Rapture’

16th February 202324th March 2023 Matt Alexander Black Metal, Death Metal, Grindcore, Profound Lore Records, Tithe

Portland, Oregon needs to get someone out to check the water, it seems like the ‘City Of Roses’ should be

Read More >>
Mithridatum 'Harrowing'
Album & EP Reviews M 

Review: Mithridatum ‘Harrowing’

25th January 20238th March 2023 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Mithridatum, Willowtip Records

To my delight there has been a spate of excellent disso-death being released over the past few years, with great

Read More >>
Matt Alexander - 2022
Articles 

Top Ten Of 2022: Matt Alexander

20th December 20226th February 2023 Matt Alexander Autophagy, Chaotian, Cruz, Heaving Earth, Inanna, Live Burial, Shrouded Infinity, Top Ten 2022, Vacuous, Worm

As the world burns, music remains an indelible source of hope and happiness for me so… hello to you the

Read More >>
Vrenth 'Succumb To Chaos'
Album & EP Reviews V 

Review: Vrenth ‘Succumb To Chaos’

5th September 20229th December 2022 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Rotted Life Records, Vrenth

Spewed out of the hell-mouth and landing straight in Amboy, California, the death metal cenobites Vrenth return with their second

Read More >>
Sedimentum 'Suppuration Morphogénésiaque'
Album & EP Reviews S 

Review: Sedimentum ‘Suppuration Morphogénésiaque’

27th July 202228th August 2022 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Me Saco Un Ojo Records, Memento Mori, Sedimentum

It’s July 2022, Buckingham palace has melted into a giant rouge and gold globule that is slowly devouring central London,

Read More >>
  1. «
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. ...
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. »
  • ← Previous
  • Next →

Basket

If You Can Help

Shaman Shop

Latest StreamsView All

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

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

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

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

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

23rd April 202623rd April 2026 Lee Edwards
Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
Featured Streams 

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

3rd April 20263rd April 2026 Lee Edwards
Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
Featured Streams 

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

1st April 20261st April 2026 Lee Edwards

Must Attend

Roadburn Festival

Weirdo Canyon Dispatch

Weirdo Canyon Dispatch

About

The Sleeping Shaman
After a hiatus The Sleeping Shaman is awake. Although we won't set the world on fire, we aim to bring you the latest reviews, interviews and premieres from the 'heavier than thou' underground.

Information

  • Disclaimer
  • FAQ
  • Get Involved
  • Payment & Delivery Info
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

Quick Links

  • Album & EP Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Articles
  • Live Reviews
  • Streams
  • Shaman Shop

Get Involved

Wanna Get Involved
© 2005 - 2026 The Sleeping Shaman // Artwork by CAVUM. All rights reserved.

Powered by
►
Necessary cookies enable essential site features like secure log-ins and consent preference adjustments. They do not store personal data.
None
►
Functional cookies support features like content sharing on social media, collecting feedback, and enabling third-party tools.
None
►
Analytical cookies track visitor interactions, providing insights on metrics like visitor count, bounce rate, and traffic sources.
None
►
Advertisement cookies deliver personalized ads based on your previous visits and analyze the effectiveness of ad campaigns.
None
►
Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.
None
Powered by