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Gridfailure
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Video Premiere: Gridfailure ‘Wish To Disinvent’

15th May 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Experimental, Gridfailure, Nefarious Industries, Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery II, Wish To Disinvent

There are those rare times when the good old heavy riff just doesn’t quite cut it, especially right now as

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BERSÆRK - Photo by Marika Hyldmar
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Video Premiere: BERSÆRK ‘Blod & Stål’

12th May 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards BERSÆRK, Blod & Stål, Heavy Rock, Video

Denmark’s BERSÆRK, although have gained a loyal following in their homeland, which like COVID-19 is growing at an exponential rate,

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Orgöne
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Video Premiere: Orgöne ‘Mothership Egypt’ & ‘Rhyme Of The Ancient Astronaut’

24th April 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Heavy Psych Sounds, Mos/Fet, Mothership Egypt, Orgöne, Rhyme Of The Ancient Astronaut, Video

Running this here website can throw up some complete surprises with bands you might have easily overlooked. France’s Orgöne are

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Holden
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Premiere: New Holden Track ‘Emperor Of Maladies’

16th April 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Doom, Emperor Of Maladies, Holden, Post-Rock, Ursa Minor

Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Holden are another new name to us at Shaman HQ, and even as the world around

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Twin Sister - Studio
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Premiere: Twin Sister Self-Titled Debut Album

9th April 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Dead Neanderthals, Drone, God Unknown Records, Psych, Twin Sister

In just over a week, we should have been huddled in a packed room waiting with baited breath for the

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Molasses Barge
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Premiere: Molasses Barge ‘A Grayer Dawn’

9th April 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards A Grayer Dawn, Argonauta Records, Doom, Heavy Metal, Molasses Barge

Molasses Barge are pillars of the Pittsburgh heavy music scene having been around since 2008 spreading the gospel of their

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Throatsnapper
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Video Premiere: Throatsnapper ‘From Wood To Gallows’

3rd April 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards About The Dead, Consouling Sounds, From Wood To Gallows, Throatsnapper, Video

Following on from the release of their sophomore album About The Dead late last year via Consouling Sounds, Belgium post-metal

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Lord Fowl - Photo by Meg Herlihy
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Premiere: New Lord Fowl Track ‘In Search Of’

31st March 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Glorious Babylon, In Search Of, Kozmik ArtIfactz, Lord Fowl, Small Stone Records

It’s been quite a wait for fans of Connecticut’s heavy retro rock outfit Lord Fowl tograce our ears with a

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Maya Mountains
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Premiere: Stream New Maya Mountains Track ‘San Saguaro’

27th March 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Era, Go Down Records, Maya Mountains, Psych, San Saguaro

It must be a week for the unknown as Italy’s Maya Mountains were another new band to fall into my

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KITE
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Premiere: Stream ‘Irradiance’ – The New Album From Norway’s KITE

26th March 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Argonauta Records, Exclusive Stream, Irradiance, KITE, Post-Hardcore

With being out of the loop before getting The Shaman back up and running last year, to my ignorance Norway’s

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Gaffa Ghandi - Photo by Maren Michaelis
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Premiere: Stream Gaffa Ghandi Track ‘War On Fire’

19th March 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Artificial Disgust, Exile On Mainstream Records, Gaffa Ghandi, War On Fire

How do you describe the indescribable? That was my immediate reaction when listening to Berlin based eclectic four piece Gaffa

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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