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Review: Earl Of Hell ‘Earl Of Hell’

25th April 202525th April 2025 Matthew Williams Copper Feast Records, Earl Of Hell, Heavy Rock

It’s somewhat strange that when I first reviewed Scottish fuzz rockers Earl Of Hell back in April 2022, I ended

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Review: Lo-Pan ‘Get Well Soon’

15th April 202515th April 2025 El Jefe Heavy Rock, Lo-Pan, Magnetic Eye Records

I have to say, I really dig bands who just don’t fit into any particular genre. Sounds and styles that

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Review: Rainbows Are Free ‘Silver And Gold’

11th April 202511th April 2025 Renzo Heavy Rock, Proto-Metal, Rainbows Are Free, Ripple Music

The Unlimited Colours Of The Rainbow… There are countless stoner-doom and heavy-psych bands these days, both classic and emerging, but

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Review: Granicus ‘Granicus’ [Reissue]

10th April 202510th April 2025 Rob Walsh Granicus, Heavy Rock, Proto-Metal, RidingEasy Records

YouTube might not be the site it was twenty years ago, but if there is one silver lining aspect, it

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Review: Greenleaf ‘Revolution Rock Deluxe’

4th April 20254th April 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blues Funeral Recordings, Greenleaf, Heavy Rock

Regular readers of this site should really need no introduction to Greenleaf. The once fledgling side band from Tommi Holappa

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Review: Rainbows Are Free ‘Heavy Petal Music’

3rd April 20253rd April 2025 Renzo Heavy Rock, Rainbows Are Free, Ripple Music

Rainbows Are Free, the stoner-psychedelic band from Norman, Oklahoma, released their first official live album, Heavy Petal Music. Recorded at

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Review: Ritual King ‘The Futureworks Sessions’

2nd April 20252nd April 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blues, Heavy Rock, Psych, Ripple Music, Ritual King

It’s strange that in some quarters, people are ‘celebrating’ or ‘remembering’ the 5th anniversary of the Pandemic. Of course, it

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Review: Rise To Thunder ‘Black Reflections’

1st April 20251st April 2025 Matthew Williams Future Noise, Heavy Rock, Instrumental, Psych, Rise To Thunder

I remember the days well of watching Rise To Thunder on various stages across their home city of Stoke-on-Trent, or

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Premiere: Earl Of Hell ‘Macabra Cadabra’ – Debut Self-Titled Album Releases 25th April

27th March 202527th March 2025 Lee Edwards Copper Feast Records, Earl Of Hell, Heavy Rock

Rising from Edinburgh’s shadowy underbelly, Earl Of Hell hit the airwaves with an exclusive premiere here on The Shaman with

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Review: Nightstalker ‘Return From The Point Of No Return’

14th March 202514th March 2025 Matthew Williams Heavy Psych Sounds, Heavy Rock, Nightstalker, Stoner

Nightstalker are a band who don’t seem to get the praise or recognition that they thoroughly deserve. For a band

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Review: Howling Giant ‘Howling Giant’ EP [10th Anniversary Reissue]

6th March 20256th March 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Heavy Rock, Howling Giant, Independent

My first entry point to Nashville heavy psych three-piece Howling Giant was (somewhat predictably for those who have read my

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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

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

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

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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