High On Fire ‘The Art Of Self Defense’ Reissue CD/LP 2012
There’s no escaping those Sleep boys this year, is there? With rapturous receptions of Matt Pike’s new High On Fire
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Author: Tom McKibbin
OM ‘Advaitic Songs’ CD/LP 2012
OM’s discography is a beautiful thing – with each album you can hear the band become more refined, more mature
Read More >>Scott Kelly, Steve Von Till & Wino ‘Songs Of Townes Van Zandt’ CD/LP/Digital 2012
If you were going to ask for an album of Townes Van Zandt covers, you couldn’t ask for a trio
Read More >>Sleep ‘Dopesmoker’ Deluxe Reissue CD/2xLP 2012
Oh come on. This review really is redundant before it’s even begun isn’t it? I mean, where does one begin
Read More >>Ides Of Gemini ‘Constantinople’ CD/LP 2012
LA “dream doom” trio Ides Of Gemini have, as many other reviewers have already pointed out, taken the basic principles
Read More >>Mike Scheidt ‘Stay Awake’ CD/LP/Digital 2012
In recent years YOB have become one of the most popular bands in the doom metal canon, taking the essence
Read More >>Melvins ‘Freak Puke’ CD/LP/DD 2012
The Mevlins, or Melvins-Lite as their press release is dubbing them, are back with their second record of 2012 (easy
Read More >>Melvins ‘Scion A/V Presents: The Bulls And The Bees’ Digital EP 2012
What do Melvins records and buses have in common? Wait for one and two show up at the same time.
Read More >>Bastard Of The Skies / Catatomic – Split LP 2012
Bastard of the Skies will probably need no introduction to readers here at The Sleeping Shaman – the Blackburn sludge
Read More >>Mares of Thrace ‘The Pilgrimage’ CD/LP/DD 2012
Calgary, Alberta sludge duo Mares of Thrace have only been going for around three years but they’ve already made one
Read More >>Torche ‘Harmonicraft’ CD/LP/DD 2012
Melodic mentalists Torche have returned with Harmonicraft, technically their first album in four years (considering 2010’s “Songs for Singles” is
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