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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 202512th May 2025 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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Review: Vitskär Süden ‘Vitskär Süden’ [Reissue]

4th April 20254th April 2025 Renzo Doom, Prog, Psych, Ripple Music, Vitskär Süden

Vitskär Süden’s name makes me think this is another great Nordic band, but it’s actually the name of a band

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Review: Venamoris ‘To Cross Or To Burn’

27th February 202530th December 2025 Reza Mills Dave Lombardo, Dream Pop, Ipecac Recordings, Paula Lombardo, Venamoris

Venamoris debut Drown In Emotion made the number one spot of my Top Ten of 2023, so when I learnt

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Various Artists ‘Brown Acid The Nineteenth Trip’

18th December 202418th December 2024 Martin Williams Brown Acid, Heavy Rock, Permanent Records, Proto-Metal, Psych, RidingEasy Records, Various Artists

At this point, stoner rockers, doom-metal mavens, garage rock collectors, heavy psych-heads and proto-metal worshipers around the globe can practically

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