Will Beattie, Author at The Sleeping Shaman

Album & EP Reviews B

Boris ‘Dear’ 2017

1st August 20172nd September 2019 Will Beattie 2017, Boris, Dear, Doom, Drone, Review, Sargent House, Will Beattie

Before I begin, I have to make a confession. It’s something that I have agonised over for days, tossing and

Album & EP Reviews B

Barrabus – S/T – 2017

5th July 20172nd September 2019 Will Beattie 2017, Barrabus, Experimental, Hardcore, Metal, Paul Catten, Review, Undergroove Records, Will Beattie

Gather round, children, and I’ll tell you a tale. The year was 2007, the weather was British and there were

Album & EP Reviews Z

Zhrine ‘Unortheta’ 2017

19th June 20173rd September 2019 Will Beattie 2017, Black Metal, Review, Season Of Mist, Unortheta, Will Beattie, Zhrine

On the face of it, the name Unortheta doesn’t give much away. Neither does Zhrine, the name of the Icelandic

Album & EP Reviews E

Emptiness ‘Not For Music’ 2017

13th June 20173rd September 2019 Will Beattie 2017, Black Metal, Emptiness, Experimental, Industrial, Not For Music, Review, Season Of Mist, Will Beattie

For some strange reason, everyone keeps calling Emptiness a black/death metal band. I might be quite late to the party

Album & EP Reviews C

Cough ‘Still They Prey’ 2016

10th May 20173rd September 2019 Will Beattie 2016, Cough, Doom, Heavy, Relapse Records, Review, Still They Prey, Will Beattie

The first thing that strikes you about the latest offering from Virginian stoner doom outfit Cough‘s latest album, Still They

# Album & EP Reviews

-(16)- ‘Lifespan Of A Moth’ 2016

9th May 20173rd September 2019 Will Beattie 16, 2016, Hardcore, Heavy, Lifespan Of A Moth, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge, Will Beattie

Before beginning this review, let me admit something to my shame: I had never heard of -(16)- before listening to

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Goatess ‘Purgatory Under New Management’ CD/LP/DD 2016

22nd April 201611th September 2019 Will Beattie 2016, CD, Digital, Doom, Goatess, Heavy Rock, LP, Psych, Purgatory Under New Management, Review, Svart Records, Will Beattie

In spite of its self-evidently gloomy name, ‘doom’ is a vibrant genre. Contrary to the expectations of some, the scene

Album & EP Reviews B

Black Shape Of Nexus ‘Carrier’ CD/LP/DD 2016

21st April 201611th September 2019 Will Beattie 2016, B.SON, Black Shape Of Nexus, Carrier, CD, Digital, Doom, Exile On Mainstream Records, Experimental, Heavy, LP, Review, Will Beattie

If you’re the sort of sensitive, cheery chappy who enjoys nothing more than a light and delightful ditty to keep

Album & EP Reviews I

Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik ‘Skuggsjá’ CD/LP/DD 2016

29th March 201611th September 2019 Will Beattie 2016, Black Metal, CD, Digital, Einar Selvik, Folk, Ivar Bjørnson, LP, Norse, Review, Seasons Of Mist, Skuggsjá, Will Beattie

Forget the church burnings, the murders, that kvlt feeling when you hold your original pressing of Bathory’s ‘The Yellow Goat’

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Mower ‘Meathead’ DD 2016

7th February 20161st November 2019 Will Beattie 2016, Digital, Heavy, Meathead, Mower, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Will Beattie

I learned three things from Mower‘s press release: they are from Wigan, their EP was released on January 30th, and

Interviews R-Z

Wrekmeister Harmonies: Will Beatie Interviews JR Robinson

9th January 20162nd September 2019 Will Beattie Interview, JR Robinson, Night Of Your Ascension, Thrill Jockey Records, Will Beattie, Wrekmeister Harmonies

Often bleak, always beautiful, and perversely elevating, Night Of Your Ascension is the latest release by Wrekmeister Harmonies. If you’re

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