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Review: Valley Of The Sun ‘The Blacklight Sessions’

10th November 202610th November 2026 Martin Williams Desert Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Stoner, Valley Of The Sun

I have a few consistent thoughts that tend to infiltrate my mind whenever I listen to the long-running, Cincinnati, Ohio-based

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Review: Various Artists ‘Yeah Man, It’s Bloody Heavy!! Volume 2’

5th October 20265th October 2026 Reza Mills Heavy Rock, Proto-Metal, Rise Above Records, Various Artists, Yeah Man It's Bloody Heavy!!

I’ve not reviewed anything from Rise Above Records for a fair while, the last time being way back in 2020

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Review: VLMV ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’

27th May 202627th May 2026 Lee Beamish Ambient, Pelagic Records, VLMV

As is the case with a lot of my favourite music, I can pretty much pinpoint where I was when

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Review: Void Of Light ‘Asymmetries’

1st April 20261st April 2026 Matthew Williams Post-Metal, Ripcord Records, Void Of Light

It’s another step into the mesmerising and thunderous world of post-metal for me as Glasgow’s Void Of Light release their

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Review: Void ‘Live – 1982’

25th March 202625th March 2026 Reza Mills Crossover, Hardcore, Outer Battery Records, Void

Maryland might perhaps be familiar to The Shaman regulars for its doom scene and bands such as Internal Void, Revelation,

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Review: Vulture God ‘No Easy Answer’ EP

31st December 202531st December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Independent, Vulture God

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: Various Artists ‘Brown Acid – The Twenty-First Trip’

5th December 20255th December 2025 Martin Williams Brown Acid, Heavy Rock, Permanent Records, Proto-Metal, Psych, RidingEasy Records, Various Artists

If I’m being honest, I was curious to see if LA’s always‑awesome RidingEasy Records was going to continue its iconic,

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Review: Various Artists ‘Marc Urselli’s Best Of Ramones Redux’

14th August 202514th August 2025 Martin Williams Magnetic Eye Records, Marc Urselli, Punk, Ramones, Various Artists

Hot on the heels of Magnetic Eye Record’s latest release in their fabled Redux series, Marc Urselli’s Ramones Redux, comes

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Review: Various Artists ‘Marc Urselli’s Ramones Redux’

13th August 202513th August 2025 Martin Williams Magnetic Eye Records, Marc Urselli, Punk, Ramones, Various Artists

Magnetic Eye Records famed Redux series returns, this time featuring a band that I would argue is as important as

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Review: Various Artists ‘Brown Acid – The Twentieth Trip’

14th May 202514th May 2025 Martin Williams Brown Acid, Heavy Rock, Permanent Records, Proto-Metal, Psych, RidingEasy Records, Various Artists

Spring is here, and all that comes with it, warmer weather, zombie Jesus, the universal stoner holiday and another installment,

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Review: Various Artists ‘Yeah Man, It’s Bloody Heavy!!’

12th May 20255th October 2026 Martin Williams Heavy Rock, Proto-Metal, Rise Above Records, Various Artists, Yeah Man It's Bloody Heavy!!

Now, here is an interesting compilation. In the spirit of Riding Easy Records fabled Brown Acid series, Rise Above Records

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