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Review: Temptress ‘hear’

28th January 202628th January 2026 Matthew Williams Blues Funeral Recordings, Temptress

One of the few regrets I have when I once worked in Texas was that I didn’t go to any

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Review: Locusts ‘Lapsus Ab Inferno’ EP

27th January 202627th January 2026 Lee Beamish Hardcore, Independent, Locusts, Thrash Metal

In my escapades as a writer for The Sleeping Shaman, occasionally I will be asked if I can do a

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Review: The Mon ‘Songs Of Abandon’

26th January 202626th January 2026 Martin Williams Acoustic, Folk, Psych, Supernatural Cat, The Mon

The Mon, the acoustic, psych-folk, solo project from Urlo, the primary architect behind Italian heavy, portal-openers Ufomammut, had been floating

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Review: Ritual Arcana ‘Ritual Arcana’

23rd January 202623rd January 2026 Matthew Williams Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Ritual Arcana

When you see the legendary name of Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich attached to any band, you pretty much know that it’s

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Review: Coleman Williams ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

23rd January 202623rd January 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Coleman Williams, Country, Folk, The Magnolia Sessions

When he created The Magnolia Sessions back in 2020 to showcase real country, bluegrass and folk music, Anti-Corp Music main

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Review: Zu ‘Ferrum Sidereum’

22nd January 202622nd January 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Doom, House Of Mythology, Jazz, Zu

Imagine a soundscape, a vast and echoing chamber filled with rumbling bass, screeching saxophone, and the unpredictable crash of drums.

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Review: Coltaine ‘Brandung’

22nd January 202622nd January 2026 Matthew Williams Coltaine, Lay Bare Recordings, Post-Metal

There are many bands that gain inspiration from their surroundings, some of which spawn a whole scene, I’m thinking of

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Review: Kæry Ann ‘Moonstone’

21st January 202621st January 2026 Lee Beamish Doomgaze, Kæry Ann, Subsound Records

Here we are, it’s 2026, and it’s my first review for a brand-new year! Better make sure this one sets

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Review: Homegrown ‘Homegrown’

20th January 202620th January 2026 Rob Walsh Homegrown, Instrumental, Majestic Mountain Records, Psych

Homegrown… in our circle, it generally means two things. One is a local act, the other is local devil’s lettuce.

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Review: Rotten Sound ‘Mass Extinction’ EP

19th January 202619th January 2026 Sandy Williamson Grind, Rotten Sound, Season Of Mist

Finnish grindcore veterans Rotten Sound started when their genre was at its lowest coolness factor, blasted everyone to pieces for

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Review: Ragana & Drowse ‘Ash Souvenir’

19th January 202619th January 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Black Metal, Doomgaze, Drowse, Ragana, The Flenser

It might seem peculiar, but some of the times when encountering a new band, my initial attraction is almost entirely

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