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In a time where the whole world seems to be completely losing its head, more than ever, now we turn

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Video Premiere: The Mon ‘Ritual Of Night Violence’ – From ‘Songs Of Embrace’ That Drops 6th March

13th February 202613th February 2026 Lee Edwards Ambient, Electronic, Supernatural Cat, The Mon

Today The Shaman is thrilled to premiere the new video from The Mon, the deeply personal solo project of Urlo,

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Review: Ulver ‘Neverland’

16th January 202616th January 2026 Reza Mills Ambient, Electronic, House Of Mythology, Ulver

Forming in 1993, Norway’s Ulver were predominantly a black metal outfit, producing three albums in that style, 1995’s Bergtatt –

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Review: kariti ‘Still Life’

18th December 202518th December 2025 Lee Beamish Ambient, kariti, Lay Bare Recordings

Way back in late 2023, just as Christmas was rearing its yearly apocalypse on all sense and morality, I was

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Review: Gridfailure ‘Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery III’

6th November 20256th November 2025 Reza Mills Ambient, Gridfailure, Nefarious Industries, Noise

The second installation of the Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery series was my first exposure to Gridfailure, and I remember finding it

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Review: Year Of No Light ‘Les Maîtres Fous’

25th June 202525th June 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Drone, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock, Year Of No Light

French post-metal collective Year of No Light are rapidly approaching the 25th anniversary of their existence, which is no small

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Review: Xeeland ‘Water’ [Vinyl Reissue]

3rd June 20253rd June 2025 Reza Mills Ambient, Drone, God Unknown Records, Jason Stoll, Xeeland

Xeeland is Jason Stöll, who has been in many bands over the years including Sex Swing, Twin Sister, Mugstar, Dømes,

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Review: Aidan Baker ‘& You Still Fall In’

9th April 20259th April 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Aidan Baker, Ambient, Gizeh Records

Immersing oneself in the gifted musical realm crafted by Aidan Baker, the experimental guitarist and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Canada and

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Review: Shane Embury ‘Atonement’

3rd April 20253rd April 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Electronic, Extrinsic Recordings, Shane Embury

Having achieved the distinction of being the longest-serving member of the British institution, grindcore/death metal band Napalm Death, bassist, and

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Review: Iggor Cavalera/Shane Embury ‘Neon Gods/Own Your Darkness’

27th March 202527th March 2025 Reza Mills Ambient, Cold Spring Records, Electronic, Iggor Cavalera, Industrial, Shane Embury

Even someone like me, who isn’t predominantly a ‘metalhead’, recognises the legendary names on this split release. On the off

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Review: Tacet Tacet Tacet ‘Fickle’

22nd January 202522nd January 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Ambient, Attenuation Circuit, Bloody Sound, Electronic, Gross Diskos, Light Item, Slowth Records, Tacet Tacet Tacet

Francesco Zedde, better known by his evocative moniker Tacet Tacet Tacet (from the Latin Silent Silent Silent) is an elektro

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