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Cathedral 'The Guessing Game [Rethink]' Artwork

Cathedral have always experimented, from the downbeat, sludgy doom metal of the debut full-length Forest Of Equilibrium to the stoner-oriented

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Review: Goat Major ‘Death Comes Twice’

5th November 20265th November 2026 Matthew Williams Doom, Goat Major, Ripple Music

From the deepest, darkest parts of picturesque Pembrokeshire, my Welsh brethren, Goat Major, return with the follow-up to their much-acclaimed

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Review: Witchsorrow ‘The Devil And All His Works’

2nd November 20262nd November 2026 Martin Williams Church Road Records, Doom, Witchsorrow

Long-running Hampshire, UK doom metal trio, Witchsorrow, return with their first full-length in eight years, The Devil And All His

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Review: Green Lung ‘Necropolitan’

1st October 20261st October 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doom, Green Lung, Heavy Rock, Nuclear Blast Records

It has been a satisfying journey to watch the rise of British occult metal band Green Lung. From the youthful

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Premiere: Spider Kitten ‘God Don’t Sleep’ – New Album Lands This Friday, 2nd October

30th September 202630th September 2026 Lee Edwards APF Records, Doom, Grunge, Prog, Spider Kitten

Ahead of its official release this Friday, 2nd October, through APF Records, today The Shaman is thrilled to host the

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Review: Oath ‘Unteach’

30th September 202630th September 2026 Renzo Doom, Oath, The Arcane Tapes

It is hard to make a doom record and try to sound different or new. But this is largely because

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Review: Spider Kitten ‘God Don’t Sleep’

29th September 202629th September 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Doom, Grunge, Prog, Spider Kitten

Spider Kitten. A puzzle wrapped in a conundrum. A contradictory battle with experimentation, mental health, and a refusal to sit

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Review: Sleep ‘Hempispheres’

4th September 20264th September 2026 Rob Walsh Doom, Sleep, Stoner, Third Man Records

Since their much-demanded reunion in the late 2000s, California stoner rock stalwarts Sleep have had quite a few surprises up

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Review: Godthrymm ‘Projections’

2nd September 20262nd September 2026 Sandy Williamson Doom, Godthrymm, Profound Lore Records

I’m not quite ready to induct Godthrymm fully into the Yorkshire Doom Hall of Fame (which is not a thing

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Premiere: Witchthroat Serpent ‘Silver Bell Of Satanic Ritual’ – New Album Lands 9th October

1st September 20261st September 2026 Lee Edwards Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Stoner, Witchthroat Serpent

French occult stoner doom purveyors Witchthroat Serpent are back to cast another dark spell across the underground metal landscape. Emerging

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Premiere: Goat Major ‘Under The Moonlight’ – New Album ‘Death Comes Twice’ Lands 23rd October

27th August 202627th August 2026 Lee Edwards Doom, Goat Major, Ripple Music

Welsh doom trio Goat Major are making their return, and The Shaman is thrilled to bring you the lyric video

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