Review: Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol ‘Ca$h Grab’
For me, the undoubted highlight of my first ever visit to Desertfest London 2025 was the forty-odd-minute set from Austin,
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Heavy Rock
Review: Stoned Jesus ‘Songs To Moon’
In all the years I have been writing for The Shaman, there have been a few bands for whom I
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Review: The Machine ‘Another Sun’
What draws me to Dordrecht, Netherlands’ heavy psych rock power trio The Machine is their understanding of something many heavy
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Review: Moon Destroys ‘OMNI’
Miami, Florida psych-heavy power trio Moon Destroys, founded by Juan Montoya (ex-Torche) and Evan Diprima (Gold Pyramid, ex-Royal Thunder), with
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Review: Various Artists ‘Yeah Man, It’s Bloody Heavy!! Volume 2’
I’ve not reviewed anything from Rise Above Records for a fair while, the last time being way back in 2020
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Review: Sweaty Betty ‘The Sweatier The Bettyer’
As I previously said in my review of Granicus’s self-titled album, I sometimes have more fun discovering unknown bands of
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Review: Green Lung ‘Necropolitan’
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: Nephila ‘Living Grave’ – New Album ‘Huldra’ Drops 28th August
The Shaman is thrilled to present the exclusive premiere of Living Grave, the driving new single from Swedish heavy rock
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Review: Okay You Win ‘End Of Days’
When doing research for acts I would see at this year’s Desertfest, I stumbled across London-based rockers Okay You Win
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Review: Robot God ‘Onto The Afterlife’
I’ve been following Sydney, Australia psych-space-stoner-rock power trio Robot God when they released their excellent 2022 third album, World Collide.
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Review: Green Desert Water ‘Eerie Meadows’
Where some albums explode into life from the very first moment, Eerie Meadows has that gentle, warming ambience to the
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