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Ggu:ll ‘Waan:Hoon’ CS 2014

3rd May 20143rd September 2019 Kevin Kentie 2014, Atmospheric, Cassette, Doom, Ggu:ll, Heavy, Kevin Kentie, Review, Sludge, Tartarus Records, Waan:Hoon

Something evil has awakened in the sewers of Tilburg. A vile monster, fed by the many years of musical warfare

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Ortega ‘Crows’ CS 2014

3rd May 20143rd September 2019 Kevin Kentie 2014, Cassette, Crows, Doom, Heavy, Kevin Kentie, Ortega, Review, Sludge, Tartarus Records

Ortega has been a rising star in the post core/ sludge/doom firmament for a while now and with this new

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Shroud Eater ‘Dead Ends’ LP/CD/DD/CS 2014

8th April 20143rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, Cassette, CD, Dead Ends, Digital, Divine Mother Recordings, Heavy, LP, Metal, Paul Robertson, Primitive Violence, Psychedelic, Red Moth Inc, Review, Shroud Eater, Sludge, The Path Less Traveled Records

Man the ramparts and summon the militia, those heathen barbarians known as Shroud Eater have returned and no-one is safe!

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Warp Transmission ‘Accidents And Madness’ 7”/DD 2014 & Heavy Smoke – S/T – CS/DD 2014

23rd March 20143rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 7", Accidents And Madness, Cassette, Digital, Heavy Smoke, Kraut, Mikrofoni, Psychedelic, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Self Released, Self Titled, Space Rock, Warp Transmission

Some things are like buses; you wait ages for one, and then two come along at once! Therefore, today we

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Lightsabres ‘Demons’ LP/CS/DD 2013

7th March 20142nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2013, 808 New York Tapes, Cassette, Demons, Digital, Fuzz, Guido Segers, Lightsabres, LP, Post-Punk, Review, Self Released

A long time ago, in a country far, far away…. It is a period of general unrest. Lightsabres, striking from

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The Shrine ‘Bless Off’ CD/LP/DD/CS 2014

3rd March 20142nd September 2019 Pete Green 2014, Black Flag, Bless Off, Cassette, CD, Digital, Fuzz, Heavy Rock, LP, Pete Green, Punk, Retro, Review, Tankcrimes, Tee Pee Records, The Shrine

“I’ve got no eternity and I’ve got no past, I’ve got no destiny man, my future’s fading fast, I’m a

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Mantar ‘Death By Burning’ CD/LP/CS/DD 2014

14th February 20143rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, Cassette, CD, Death By Burning, Digital, Heavy, LP, Mantar, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Review, Sludge, Svart Records

Sometimes a band or a record comes along at precisely the right moment for you, maybe at a point when

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Lurch – S/T – EP CS/DD 2013

13th February 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2013, Cassette, Digital, Grunge, Heavy, Lurch, Noise-Rock, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Released, Self Titled

This is a very interesting proposition. Take two nasty Irish sludge/hardcore bands who shared a split back in 2011 (Drainland

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UPYR ‘Altars/Tunnels’ CD/CS/DD 2013

30th January 20143rd September 2019 Kevin Kentie 2013, Altars/Tunnels, Cassette, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Kevin Kentie, Review, Serpent Eve Records, Sludge, Upyr

Bulgaria. Not a country that is well known for its metal in the rest of the world. However, there are

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Bast ‘Spectres’ CD/LP/CS/DD 2014

27th January 20143rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2014, Bast, Black Bow Records, Black Metal, Burning World Records, Cassette, CD, Digital, Doom, LP, Review, Sludge, Spectres, Tom McKibbin

It’s been a long time coming for Kingston-based black metal/doom band Bast, but this year finally marks the arrival of

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War Wolf ‘Crushing The Ways Of The Old’ LP/CS/DD 2013

16th January 20142nd September 2019 Pete Green 2013, Atomsmasher Records, Cassette, Crushing The Ways Of The Old, Crust, Digital, Doom, Headless Guru Records, LP, Pete Green, Review, Sludge, Tadpole Records, War Wolf

You could certainly never accuse Brighton-based Ant Cole (drums) and Paul Hale (bass/vocals) of being the sorts of guys to

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Today, The Shaman is pleased to premiere La Pucelle, the new video from Birmingham heavy rockers Alunah. Taken from their

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