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Horse Latitudes ‘Black Soil’ LP/CS/DD 2013

29th July 20133rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2013, Black Soil, Cassette, Digital, Doom, Doomentia Records, Heavy, Horse Latitudes, LP, Saúl Do Caixão

It’s pretty rare to come across a band that stands out as a distinct entity these days, but it does

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Coltsblood ‘Beyond The Lake Of Madness’ Demo CS/DD 2013

19th July 20133rd September 2019 Lyndon Renney 2013, Beyond The Lakes Of Madness, Cassette, Coltsblood, Demo, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Lyndon Renney, Review, Self Released, Sludge

This self released demo of filthy black metal tinged sludge doom goodness by Coltsblood had me hooked instantly through my

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Daniel Menche ‘Vilke’ LP/CS + DVD 2013

30th June 20133rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2013, Atmospheric, Cassette, Daniel Menche, Dark, DVD, Jamie Grimes, LP, Noise, Review, Sige Records, Soundscapes, Vilke

It’s as exhausting sometimes to listen to the work of Daniel Mench as it is to keep up with his

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On Pain Of Death ‘Year Naught Doom’ CS/DD 2012

26th June 20133rd September 2019 Ross McKendrick 2012, Cassette, Digital, Doom, Dry Cough Records, Handshake Inc, Heavy, On Pain Of Death, Review, Ross McKendrick, Sludge, Year Naught Doom

This album kills. I mean it literally sounds like it has the potential to warp listener’s minds and inspire them

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Space Witch ‘The Alchemy Paradox’ CS/DD 2013

6th June 20133rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2013, Cassette, Cosmic Tomb Records, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Instrumental, Psychedelic, Review, Space Witch, The Alchemy Paradox, Tom McKibbin

You’ve got to have a good sense of humour with a name like Space Witch, haven’t you? With the market

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The Body ‘Master, We Perish’ CD/12″/CS/DD 2013

17th May 20133rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 12", 2013, At A Loss Recordings, Cassette, CD, Dave Bowes, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Master We Perish, Noise-Rock, Revelations, Sludge, The Body

When 2010’s ‘All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood’ was released, The Body established themselves as a band

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Wölfbait – S/T – CS/DD 2012

14th May 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Art For Blind Records, Cassette, Digital, Drone, Hardcore, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Self Titled, Sludge, Wölfbait

It’s painfully, ear-rapingly, clear from listening to Gasp (Grey Earth), the opening track from this debut recording by Dublin-based bastards

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Mirbeau ‘Silence And Blue Notes’ CS/DD 2012

7th February 20133rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, Americana, Atmospheric, Cassette, Digital, Eidetic Seeing, Folk, Improv, Mirbeau, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Self Released, Silence And Blue Notes

It would be remiss of us at The Shaman to only regale you with tales of the good and bad

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Human Cull / Homolka – Split CS/DD 2012

26th January 20133rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2012, Cassette, Crust, Digital, Goatprayer Records, Grindcore, Jamie Grimes, Review, Sludge

Considering they started under the name Gran Toucher, it’s a relief to see how Human Cull have developed into a

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Nihill ‘Verdonkermaan’ CD/LP/CS/DD 2012

17th September 20123rd September 2019 Chris Moore 2012, Atmospheric, Black Metal, Cassette, CD, Chris Moore, Digital, Hydra Head Records, LP, Nihill, Review, Verdonkermaan

A rare foray into black metal territory for Hydra Head, a label which – to be fair – is by

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Fister ‘Violence’ CS/DD 2012

26th July 20123rd September 2019 Chris Moore 2012, Cassette, Chris Moore, Digital, Doom, Drone, Fister, Heavy, Review, Self Released, Violence

Fister are a three-piece doom outfit from Saint Louis. Fister is also a small village near Stavanger on the south-western

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

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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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