Heavy Psych Sounds Archives - The Sleeping Shaman

In all honesty, improvisational music can be somewhat difficult to review. I’m fully convinced that supergroup/revival group/meditation collective Yawning Balch

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Review: The Cosmic Dead ‘Beyond The Beyond’

10th June 202610th June 2026 Martin Williams Heavy Psych Sounds, Psych, The Cosmic Dead

Glasgow’s long-running, prolific, psychedelic portal-openers, The Cosmic Dead, return with their tenth album, Beyond The Beyond. Admittedly, despite hearing the

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Review: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol. 1, 1972 – 1984’

22nd May 202622nd May 2026 Sandy Williamson -(16)-, Heavy Psych Sounds, Sludge

A covers album can be one of two things: an easy cash-in record to fill time between studio releases or,

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Review: TONS ‘Stoned Villains’

22nd May 202622nd May 2026 Rob Walsh Heavy Psych Sounds, Sludge, Tons

A menacing laugh – most likely from the late great Vincent Price (think the end of Thriller) – opens TONS’

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

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards -(16)-, Heavy Psych Sounds, Sludge

Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

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

23rd April 202623rd April 2026 Lee Edwards Alunah, Doom Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Samavayo

Today, The Shaman is pleased to premiere La Pucelle, the new video from Birmingham heavy rockers Alunah. Taken from their

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Review: Witchcraft ‘A Sinner’s Child’ EP

24th March 202624th March 2026 Matthew Williams Doom, Folk Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Witchcraft

I keep having one of those recurring thoughts in my head about whether I’ve seen Witchcraft live, and if not,

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Review: Weedpecker ‘V’

19th March 202619th March 2026 Rob Walsh Heavy Psych Sounds, Prog, Psych, Weedpecker

Poland’s Weedpecker has been one of my favorites for a number of years. Their dare-I-say silly (intentionally?) band name might

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Review: Desert Storm ‘Buried Under The Weight Of Reason’

3rd March 20263rd March 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Storm, Heavy Psych Sounds

I’m not going to dedicate a large portion of this review to a sepia-tinged ‘…‘member when Desert Storm were just

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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March

17th February 202617th February 2026 Lee Edwards Desert Storm, Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds, Metal, Stoner

Oxford’s very own heavy hitters, Desert Storm, are revving up the engine once again with the premiere of their latest

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Review: Lord Elephant ‘Ultra Soul’

16th February 202616th February 2026 Martin Williams Heavy Psych Sounds, Instrumental, Lord Elephant, Stoner

Florence, Italy’s chasm-opening, instrumental, cosmic doom trio, Lord Elephant, return with their second full-length, released once again through Heavy Psych

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