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Grave Lines @ The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, 3rd November 2022 - Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Grave Lines / Pascagoula / Ensemble 1 @ The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, 3rd November 2022

18th November 202213th March 2023 Nessie Spencer Brighton, Ensemble 1, Grave Lines, Pascagoula, The Hope & Ruin

To anyone who loves to mosh in Brighton, having this show at the Hope & Ruin was to say the

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Witchfinder 'Forgotten Mansion'
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Review: Witchfinder ‘Forgotten Mansion’

17th November 202226th December 2022 Nessie Spencer Doom, Mrs Red Sound, Witchfinder

2022 is destined to be the year for the French stoner, sludge and doom scene. These past ten months alone,

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Elder @ Chalk, Brighton, 2nd November 2022 - Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Elder / Pallbearer / Irist @ Chalk, Brighton, 2nd November 2022

15th November 202226th December 2022 Nessie Spencer Brighton, Chalk, Doom, Elder, Heavy Rock, Irist, Pallbearer, Post-Metal

The bitterly windy cold weather did not dissuade me to go to Chalk because Elder playing in my town is

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Conjurer @ The Green Door Store, Brighton, 30th October 2022 - Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Conjurer / Tuskar / Sugar Horse @ The Green Door Store, Brighton, 30th October 2022

11th November 202225th December 2022 Nessie Spencer Brighton, Conjurer, Sugar Horse, The Green Door Store, Tuskar

Brighton’s finest venue, The Green Door Store, was packed like rarely before on that Halloween’s Eve, especially for a metal

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Acid Mothers Temple @ Komedia, Brighton, 20th October 2022 - Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Through The Lens: Acid Mothers Temple @ Komedia, Brighton, 20th October 2022

9th November 202226th December 2022 Nessie Spencer Acid Mothers Temple, Brighton, Komedia, Kraut, Psych, Through The Lens

Welcome new contributor to The Shaman, Nessie Spencer, who some of you might know under her alter ego Freaks &

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