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Review: Litania ‘Litania’

10th October 202510th October 2025 Matthew Williams Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Litania, Psych, Subsound Records

What do you get when you cross members from Elli De Mon, The Great Northern X, Collars and The Black

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Review: Modder ‘Destroying Ourselves For A Place In The Sun’

6th October 20256th October 2025 Matthew Williams Consouling Sounds, Doom, Instrumental, Lay Bare Recordings, Modder, Sludge

I was kind of lulled into a false sense of security when I had my first listen to the third

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Review: Hebi Katana ‘Imperfection’

9th September 20259th September 2025 Matthew Williams Doom, Heavy Rock, Hebi Katana, Proto-Metal, Ripple Music

Since joining the roster of writers for The Sleeping Shaman, I’ve had my musical mind opened to a wide range

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Review: Brant Bjork And The Bros ‘Live In The High Desert’

2nd September 20252nd September 2025 Matthew Williams Brant Bjork, Brant Bjork And The Bros, Desert Rock, Duna Records

When you get to hear live music that’s been dug up from the archives, then you usually know that it’s

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Review: Margarita Witch Cult ‘Strung Out In Hell’

21st August 202521st August 2025 Matthew Williams Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Margarita Witch Cult

I feel somewhat conflicted as I write this review, as the final curtain has been brought down on the pioneers

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Review: Goya ‘In The Dawn Of November’

6th August 20256th August 2025 Matthew Williams Blues Funeral Recordings, Doom, Goya

As a band that I’d never heard much of until now, the gentle drum accompanied by this huge, unparalleled rumbling

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Review: This Love Is Drone ‘Angst, Anguish & Agnes’

4th July 20254th July 2025 Matthew Williams Doom, Drone, Dungeon Synth, Northern Haze, This Love Is Drone

Angst, Anguish & Agnes – An intriguing album title will always grab my attention, and I’d love to know who

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Review: Black Helium ‘The Animals Are Coming’

13th June 202513th June 2025 Matthew Williams Black Helium, Psych, Riot Season

Even back in my craziest party days during the hedonistic late ‘80s and early to mid ‘90s, I was never

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Review: Witchrot ‘Soul Cellar’

11th June 202511th June 2025 Matthew Williams Doom, Fuzz, Fuzzed And Buzzed Records, Majestic Mountain Records, Witchrot

There’s a slow, pedestrian paced start to Possession Deepens as the rumbling bass line from Jon Ferreira is joined by

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Review: AAWKS ‘On Through The Sky Maze’

15th May 202515th May 2025 Matthew Williams AAWKS, Black Throne Productions, Doom, Stoner

With a huge bell ringing in the background, feedback buzzes around your ears as the opening monologue fades in and

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Review: Clamfight ‘Clamfight’

13th May 202514th May 2025 Matthew Williams Clamfight, Doom, Independent, Metal, Sludge

You are welcomed into the fourth album from New Jersey/Philadelphia band Clamfight, with a gentle and calming introduction, a beat

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