Review: The Hyena Kill ‘Collapse’
Manchester’s The Hyena Kill are a band I have long admired but haven’t until now had the chance to write
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Album & EP Reviews
Review: Primitive Man ‘Observance’
When Primitive Man enter a stage, everyone in the room takes notice. I know this from experience. Back in 2012
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Review: Lavisher ‘Aligned & Vital’
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: Smote ‘Songs From The Free House’
There is something about Smote that captivates you, almost like a spell has been cast upon your soul from the
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Review: Blue Heron ‘Emulations’
Sometimes all you need in life is to kick back, put on some dirty scuzzy tunes, and forget about everything
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Review: Slomatics ‘Atomicult’
Belfast’s Slomatics are an institution at this point in the UK underground doom and sludge scenes, but their sound has
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Review: Vulture God ‘No Easy Answer’ EP
In my long journey to end up as the old dog of The Sleeping Shaman writing staff, one thing has
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Review: Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter ‘Forever, I’ve Been Being Born’
Following the dissolution of short-lived band Hominy, which Jesse played in with then husband Jim, she teamed up with Whiskeytown’s
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Review: Wolftooth ‘Wizard’s Light’
Having gotten into heavy music at the tail-end of the ‘eighties ’80s, my tastes have walked a tightrope between what
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Review: Pupil Slicer ‘Fleshwork’
Back in May of 2023, I had my eyes well and truly opened to a band that, at the time,
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Review: Julie’s Haircut ‘Radiance Opposition’
There is an unparalleled therapeutic quality to truly losing oneself in music, a deeply personal estrangement that offers perfect relaxation
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