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Review: Lili Refrain ‘Nagalite’

7th April 20267th April 2026 Lee Beamish Dark Ambient, Experimental, Lili Refrain, Subsound Records

Lili Refrain is a true pioneer: a seeker, a soothsayer, and a vessel. Her body of work is far more

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Review: Lesotho ‘A Flashing On Plain Glass’

27th March 202627th March 2026 Matthew Williams Independent, Instrumental, Lesotho, Post-Metal, Post-Rock

Over the past few years, I’ve started to enjoy more post-metal bands, having dived into the genre to expand my

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Review: Lamp Of The Universe ‘Existence Of The Self’

17th March 202617th March 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Acid Rock, Lamp Of The Universe, Psych, Sound Effect Records

My introduction to the extraordinary soundscapes crafted by Craig Williamson, known as Lamp Of The Universe, a true psych-acid folk

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Review: L’ira Del Baccano ‘The Praise Of Folly’

12th March 202612th March 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo L'ira Del Baccano, Prog, Psych, Subsound Records

After their 2025 split album with Dutch heavy stoner band Yama, L’ira Del Baccano, for the last twelve years, have

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Review: A-Sun Amissa & Lauren Mason ‘Water Scores’

25th February 202625th February 2026 Matthew Williams A-Sun Amissa, Drone, Gizeh Records, Lauren Mason, Spoken Word

Usually when I start writing down my thoughts and rough notes for a review, I sit, listen and scribble things

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Review: Lord Elephant ‘Ultra Soul’

16th February 202616th February 2026 Martin Williams Heavy Psych Sounds, Instrumental, Lord Elephant, Stoner

Florence, Italy’s chasm-opening, instrumental, cosmic doom trio, Lord Elephant, return with their second full-length, released once again through Heavy Psych

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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: Lavisher ‘Aligned & Vital’

8th January 20268th January 2026 Reza Mills Alternative, Lavisher, Nefarious Industries, Post-Hardcore

Chicago, Illinois’ Lavisher were formed in 2017 by guitarist Gavin Cushman III and Idin Alexander (later of Something Is Waiting),

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Review: Litania ‘Litania’

10th October 202510th October 2025 Matthew Williams Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Litania, Psych, Subsound Records

What do you get when you cross members from Elli De Mon, The Great Northern X, Collars and The Black

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Review: Lowrider ‘Ode To Io’ [25th Anniversary Reissue]

8th October 20258th October 2025 Lee Beamish Blues Funeral Recordings, Lowrider, Stoner

In all my time of loving heavy music, if ever there was a band I wished I had known about

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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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