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Review: Ritual Arcana ‘Ritual Arcana’

23rd January 202623rd January 2026 Matthew Williams Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Ritual Arcana

When you see the legendary name of Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich attached to any band, you pretty much know that it’s

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Review: Zu ‘Ferrum Sidereum’

22nd January 202622nd January 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Doom, House Of Mythology, Jazz, Zu

Imagine a soundscape, a vast and echoing chamber filled with rumbling bass, screeching saxophone, and the unpredictable crash of drums.

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Review: Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin ‘Stygian Bough: Volume II’

14th January 202614th January 2026 Martin Williams Aerial Ruin, Bell Witch, Doom, Profound Lore Records

After five years, the Pacific Northwest doom ensemble Stygian Bough has returned with the follow-up to their 2020 debut, Volume

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Review: Primitive Man ‘Observance’

9th January 20269th January 2026 xdharmarajax Doom, Primitive Man, Relapse Records, Sludge

When Primitive Man enter a stage, everyone in the room takes notice. I know this from experience. Back in 2012

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Review: Slomatics ‘Atomicult’

5th January 20265th January 2026 Sandy Williamson Doom, Majestic Mountain Records, Slomatics

Belfast’s Slomatics are an institution at this point in the UK underground doom and sludge scenes, but their sound has

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Review: Mellowdeath ‘Mellowdeath’

19th December 202519th December 2025 Maxwell Seeman Doom, Independent, Instrumental, Jazz

Mellowdeath are a Berlin-based band who are incredibly innovative. For the past several years, they have been forging new and

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Review: The Devil’s Trade ‘Nincs Szennyezetlen Szép’

2nd December 20252nd December 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doom, Folk, Folk Doom, Pelagic Records, The Devil’s Trade

The Devil’s Trade has undoubtably been one of my favourite musical discoveries in recent years. Hungarian singer/songwriter Dávid Makó (formerly

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Review: Wino ‘Create Or Die’

1st December 20251st December 2025 Martin Williams Americana, Doom, Ripple Music, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, Wino

Chances are if you’re reading this review, or The Sleeping Shaman in general, the man known as Wino needs no

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Review: Frayle ‘Heretics & Lullabies’

21st November 202521st November 2025 Lee Beamish Doom, Frayle, Gothic, Napalm Records

Having been a fan of Frayle for the last few years, when the opportunity came up recently to review the

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Review: Cathedral ‘Society’s Pact With Satan’

19th November 202519th November 2025 Sandy Williamson Cathedral, Doom, Rise Above Records

When I first heard about a new release from departed British doom legends Cathedral was coming out, I was initially

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Review: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bleed The Wicked, Drown The Damned’

27th October 202527th October 2025 Rob Walsh Cosmic Reaper, Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds

North Carolina’s Cosmic Reaper have returned to reap the unworthy, the pitiful, the uncool… You know who you are! And

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Video Premiere: Oreyeon ‘I’m Your Mistake’ – New Album ‘The Grotesque Within’ Drops 13th Feb

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Today, The Sleeping Shaman is proud to host the exclusive video premiere for I’m Your Mistake by Northern Italian heavyweights,

Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

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