Malcolm Dome 1955–2021: Farewell To An Inspiration
I first discovered heavy music at 10 years old when I was exposed to what remains my favourite band in
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Monolith Of The Mesa: Rest In Peace Dan ‘Dano’ Sanchez
In what’s becoming an all-to-familiar occurrence the last few years, the stoner/doom community suffered yet another loss, when Monolith On
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In Praise Of ‘Folklore, Myths And Legends Of The Brothers Keg’ By The Brothers Keg
Confession time of sorts; last year Lee the esteemed overlord of The Sleeping Shaman emailed me asking if I could
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Run To The Light: Rest In Peace Eric Wagner
The heavy metal world, specifically the stoner/doom corner awoke the morning of August 23rd, 2021, to the grim, gut-wrenching news
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On The Racism Problem In Black Metal
I recently had an incident that rather disturbed me, and for the first time in my short career as a
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Book Review: Freedom Run – From Kyuss Lives To Vista Chino
Readers of The Shaman are probably well-acquainted with the core subject matter of this beautifully produced photobook – Kyuss, the
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A Tribute To Will Mecum Of Karma To Burn
By now the news has probably filtered through of the dreadful events of last week when it was confirmed that
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‘What A Wonderful World’ Of Jeff Wilson
I ‘ve had the honour of reviewing two Jeff Wilson related projects this year and I thought a broad overview
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Top Ten Of 2020: Neddal Ayad
Summarizing a year’s listening is always a bit of a weird proposition for me because my listening habits tend to
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Top Ten Of 2020: Harry Holmes
What a wonderful year it’s been! Oh, sorry that’s the start of my ‘Top 10 of 2022’ intro template. Still, some
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Top Ten Of 2020: David J McLaren
2020. Unprecedented times. Made us realise what’s really important. Our modern lives really do exist on a knife-edge. Bill Gates now controls
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