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Review: Leonov ‘Shape Of Ash’ EP

10th September 202510th September 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doomgaze, Leonov, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal

As the UK basked in the summer heat (or cowered indoors depending on your affinity with the fiery ball in

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Review: Hebi Katana ‘Imperfection’

9th September 20259th September 2025 Matthew Williams Doom, Heavy Rock, Hebi Katana, Proto-Metal, Ripple Music

Since joining the roster of writers for The Sleeping Shaman, I’ve had my musical mind opened to a wide range

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Review: Babal ‘Running In The Gutter’

3rd September 20253rd September 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Babal, Friends Of The Fish, Prog, Psych

Entering into the musical universe of Babal is a truly unique experience. Imagine stepping onto a spaceship crafted from sound,

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Review: Brant Bjork And The Bros ‘Live In The High Desert’

2nd September 20252nd September 2025 Matthew Williams Brant Bjork, Brant Bjork And The Bros, Desert Rock, Duna Records

When you get to hear live music that’s been dug up from the archives, then you usually know that it’s

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Thurnin: An Interview Into The Solo Artist’s World Of Dark Neo Folk

1st September 20251st September 2025 Lee Beamish Auerbach Tonträger, Jurre Timmer, Neo Folk, Thurnin

Having released one of the most poignantly beautiful albums of 2025, it seemed only fitting that if given the opportunity,

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Review: Swans ‘Birthing’

1st September 20251st September 2025 Reza Mills Experimental, Mute Records, Noise-Rock, Young God Records

It is intimidating covering a band you love as you pray you’ll do them justice; there’s an omnipresent feeling that

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Review: Woodhawk ‘Love Finds A Way’

29th August 202529th August 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Grand Hand Records, Heavy Rock, Woodhawk

Calgary’s grooving stoner trio Woodhawk celebrate a decade of existence by releasing their fourth, and possibly finest, album Love Finds

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Review: The Long Hunt ‘Natural Order’

28th August 202528th August 2025 Reza Mills Doom, Drone, Independent, Psych, The Long Hunt

The Long Hunt are from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and are Trevor Richards – guitar, Allison Kacmar Richards – bass and Mark

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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain

27th August 202527th August 2025 Lee Edwards Doom, Drone, Dub, My Proud Mountain, ORT

Seismic three-piece ORT return with Bodden Dub, a deep reworking of their track Heuvel / Bodden that features on the

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Review: Frankie And The Witch Fingers ‘Trash Classic’

27th August 202527th August 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Frankie And The Witch Fingers, Garage, Greenway Records, Psych, Punk, Rock 'n' Roll, The Reverberation Appreciation Society

If you look up the word ‘frenetic’ in the dictionary, there is probably a picture of the LA based quintet

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Review: Budos Band ‘VII’

26th August 202527th August 2025 Martin Williams Budos Band, Diamond West Records, Funk, Psych, Soul

Any thoughts or discussion of my favorite bands of the last twenty years absolutely must include New York’s legendary Budos

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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain
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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain

27th August 202527th August 2025 Lee Edwards

Seismic three-piece ORT return with Bodden Dub, a deep reworking of their track Heuvel / Bodden that features on the

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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September

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