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Gangrened 'Deadly Algorithm'
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Review: Gangrened ‘Deadly Algorithm’

12th May 202113th September 2021 Ian M Burial Records, Deadly Algorithm, Domestic System, Doom, Gangrened, Kohina Records, Noizeland Records, Odio Sonoro, Quebranta Records, Sludge, Trepanation Recordings, Violence In The Veins

Gangrened produce a varied and excellent debut album, confounding expectations with an open-minded take on the sludge genre. I found

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BIG | BRAVE ‘Vital'
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Review: BIG | BRAVE ‘Vital’

6th May 202115th April 2022 Jamie Grimes BIG|BRAVE, Doom, Drone, Southern Lord, Vital

BIG | BRAVE‘s constant mutation of their own sound continues to be a thing of wonder to behold. Vital, their

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Review: Black Moon Mother ‘Illusions Under The Sun’

29th April 20214th June 2021 Lee Beamish Black Moon Mother, Doom, Illusions Under The Sun, Petrichor Records, Shoegaze

Sometimes, something comes along, and right from the initial stages, it has you hooked, and you know you need to

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Conviction – Photo by Harknoia Shoot You
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Video Premiere: Conviction ‘Outworn’ – Debut Album Out Now Via Argonauta Records

28th April 20214th June 2021 Lee Edwards Argonauta Records, Conviction, Doom, Outworn

At Shaman HQ we’ve become huge fans of France’s Conviction who epitomise the meaning of doom metal, or as Jamie

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Bretus ‘Magharia’
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Review: Bretus ‘Magharia’

28th April 20214th June 2021 Reza Mills Bretus, Burning Coffin Records, Doom, Magharia, Overdrive Records, The Swamp Records

Magharia is Bretus‘ fifth full-length album and the official follow-up to 2019s Aion Tetra as 2020s Self-Titled EP, which I

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Déhà 'Cruel Words'
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Review: Déhà ‘Cruel Words’

26th April 20214th June 2021 Richard Murray Burning World Records, Cruel Words, Déhà, Doom, Post-Metal

I won’t speak for anyone but myself as I found a great love and appreciation for extreme metal because it’s

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10,000 Years 'March Of The Ancient Queen'
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Premiere: 10,000 Years ‘March Of The Ancient Queen’ New Album ‘II’ Drops In June

21st April 202124th May 2021 Lee Edwards 10000 Years, Death Valley Records, Doom, II, Interstellar Smoke Records, March Of The Ancient Queen, Metal, Ogo Rekords, Olde Magick Records

It only feels like last week when long time supporter of The Shaman Alex Risberg contacted me about premiering the

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Body Void 'Bury Me Beneath This Rotting Earth'
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Review: Body Void ‘Bury Me Beneath This Rotting Earth’

20th April 202124th May 2021 Mark Louth Body Void, Bury Me Beneath This Rotting Earth, Doom, Prosthetic Records, Sludge

It’s always worthwhile to dwell on your own mortality. As slaves to the human condition, we spend so much of

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Rorcal & Earthflesh 'Witch Coven'
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Review: Rorcal & Earthflesh ‘Witch Coven’

20th April 202124th May 2021 Sandy Williamson Black Metal, Doom, Earthflesh, Hummus Records, Industrial, Rorcal, Witch Coven

This pandemic has brought terrible suffering to this world, but it also seems to have inspired some truly inventive works

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Soothsayer ‘Echoes Of The Earth’
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Review: Soothsayer ‘Echoes Of The Earth’

12th April 202124th May 2021 Harry Holmes Doom, Echoes Of The Earth, Sludge, Soothsayer, Transcending Obscurity Records

Despite being their first full-length this album by heavy metallic doom outfit Soothsayer has had big backing from Transcending Obscurity,

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Jake Wallace / Elder Druid - Photo by Matt Johnston
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In Search Of Tone: Jake Wallace Of Elder Druid

26th March 202128th April 2021 Josh Schneider Doom, Elder Druid, In Search Of Tone, Jake Wallace, Sludge

It’s important to find good role models to help push you to reach your potential. I’m here to tell you

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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress
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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress

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Emerging once again from the Bristolian mire, the amphibious overlords known as Froglord return to deliver another dose of thick,

Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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