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Heavy Temple

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Review: Heavy Temple ‘Garden Of Heathens’

9th April 20249th April 2024 Liam Blanc Doom, Heavy Temple, Magnetic Eye Records, Stoner Rock

Do you sometimes think that you’re not the intended target of press releases? I should start counting the number of

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Review: Various Artists ‘Best Of Soundgarden Redux’

20th July 202320th July 2023 Martin Williams Blue Heron, Dendrites, Doom, Freedom Hawk, Grunge, Heavy Temple, High Desert Queen, Josiah, Lamassu, Magnetic Eye Records, Milana, Mirakler, Miss Lava, Restless Spirit, Soundgarden, Spotlights, Sun Crow, Swamp Coffin, Various Artists, Witch Ripper

I’m going to go ahead and get this out of the way now: Soundgarden is one of my all-time favorite

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Top Ten Of 2021: Liam Blanc

16th December 20218th February 2022 Liam Blanc Dr. Colossus, Heavy Temple, Land Mammal, Paralyzed, Redscale, Robots Of The Ancient World, Sonic Demon, Sunnata, Thunder Horse, Top Ten 2021, Void Commander

I’m in the mood to be optimistic, so let’s all bask in 2021 having been marginally less rubbish than 2020.

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Heavy Temple: Interview With Bassist & Vocalist High Priestess Nighthawk

2nd September 202111th October 2021 Liam Blanc Doom, Heavy Temple, Magnetic Eye Records

Heavy Temple have been fighting the good fight since 2012, but they’ve kept the world waiting until 2021 for their

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Review: Heavy Temple ‘Lupi Amoris’

17th June 202121st July 2021 Liam Blanc Doom, Heavy Temple, Magnetic Eye Records

Picking records for review is a fraught business, especially if you’re generally too lazy or disorganised to listen to the

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

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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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’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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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March
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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March

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