Lord Mantis ‘Death Mask’ CD/DD 2014
Lord Mantis’ new record, ‘Death Mask’, is a dark, violent and often unsettling ride through the human psyche. It is
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Author: Sandy Williamson
Coffin Torture – S/T – CDEP/DD 2014
Coffin Torture are a sludgy duo from the great state of South Carolina, and their self titled release is one
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Mount Salem: Sandy Williamson Interviews Vocalist/Organist Emily Kopplin
Mount Salem are not just another occult doom band with a female vocalist to add to the growing pile. Their
Read More >>Nux Vomica – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014
When I read the promo stuff that the Shaman sent me with this record, I was definitely intrigued. How do
Read More >>Pilgrim ‘II: Void Worship’ CD/LP/DD 2014
To truly understand a band like Pilgrim, I truly believe you need to be stoned. Like, Cheech and Chong stoned.
Read More >>Sapien ‘Toad Handler’ CD/DD 2013
Sapien are a four piece sludge bands from Edinburgh, and are in possession of some class-A riffs. Seriously, listen to
Read More >>Mount Salem ‘Endless’ CD/DD 2014
Mount Salem have what we like to call in the reviewing business ‘swagger’. That’s not the same as ‘swag’, that’s
Read More >>Biche – S/T – CD/DD 2013
Biche are a French duo that play filthy, bleak sludge doom. This sentence alone excites me because I find that
Read More >>Poobah ‘U.S. Rock’ CD/LP/DD Reissue 2014
‘U.S. Rock’ is a reissue of Poobah’s seminal psych rock second album. It was originally released in 1976 and hasn’t
Read More >>Space God Ritual ‘Eldritch Tales’ DD 2013
Oregon doom duo Space God Ritual clearly has a huge boner for HP Lovecraft. There is, of course, absolutely nothing
Read More >>The Asound – S/T – CD/DD 2013
The best thing about writing for The Sleeping Shaman is I get to hear music by bands I’d never heard
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