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

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: Morrison Graves ‘Under The Weight Of Gravity’ EP

18th August 202618th August 2026 Lee Beamish Grunge, Independent, Morrison Graves, Post-Rock, Psych

Having sprung to life during the 2020 pandemic, Morrison Graves entered the musical ring during a particularly turbulent time. The

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

16th December 202516th December 2025 Lee Edwards Grunge, Heavy Psych Sounds, Oreyeon, Stoner

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

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Review: Spider Kitten ‘The Truth Is Caustic To Love’

27th June 202527th June 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Americana, APF Records, Doom, Grunge, Noise-Rock, Spider Kitten

‘Mental illness? Check. Addiction? Check. Despair? Oh yeah, it’s there. They don’t sing about hope. They sing about what happens

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Review: Godzillionaire ‘Diminishing Returns’

23rd January 202523rd January 2025 Lee Beamish Godzillionaire, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music

Right off the bat I’m going to say this, if there’s one band who you should be firmly pointing your

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Review: ShitNoise ‘I Cocked My Gun And Shot My Best Friend’

19th September 202419th September 2024 Matthew Williams Cruel Nature Records, Grunge, Noise-Rock, ShitNoise

As I sit her listening to yet another new album by a band I’ve never heard of before, I wonder

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Review: Erronaut ‘The Space Inbetween’

29th August 202429th August 2024 Matthew Williams Doom, Erronaut, Grunge, London Doom Collective, Stoner

When you start to delve deeper into The Space Inbetween, the official debut album of Hertfordshire based foursome Erronaut, you

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Review: Excel ‘Seeking Refuge’ [Reissue]

2nd August 20242nd August 2024 Reza Mills Excel, Grunge, Southern Lord, Thrash Metal

Formed in 1985, Venice, LA outfit Excel emerged from the ashes of Chaotic Noise and were part of the Suicidal

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Review: The Velvets ‘Drinking, Fighting, Thinking’ EP

12th June 202412th June 2024 Lee Beamish Grunge, Heavy Rock, Independent, Stoner Rock, The Velvets

Living in a time when it’s becoming increasingly harder to start and maintain any sort of musical career, especially without

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Review: Melvins ‘Tarantula Heart’

30th April 202430th April 2024 Rob Walsh Alternative, Grunge, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, Noise-Rock

The Melvins. The riffs. The drums. The snarkiness. The influence. The frizzy hair. The massive discography. From small town obscurity

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