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Old Mayor 'Shelter Ceremony Collapse'
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Review: Old Mayor ‘Shelter Ceremony Collapse’ EP

28th April 202328th April 2023 Josh Schneider Doom, Human Worth, Old Mayor, Sludge

Less is more… A strange saying but meaningful nonetheless. Especially when it comes to music. As a guitarist, I’ve tried

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Premiere: Grub Nap ‘God Pile’ – Debut EP Drops Tomorrow, 17th March, via Human Worth

16th March 202317th January 2026 Lee Edwards Grub Nap, Human Worth, Sludge

As long-time readers of these hallowed pages know, we at The Shaman have a hell of a lot of time

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Remote Viewing 'Modern Addictions'
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Review: Remote Viewing ‘Modern Addictions’

1st February 20238th March 2023 Harry Holmes Hardcore, Human Worth, Remote Viewing, Sludge

‘Is it serious?’ – in the sense of ‘not humorous’, perhaps not entirely. In the sense of ‘grievous’, ‘will I

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Video Premiere: Hands Up Who Wants To Die ‘L’inconnue’ – New Album ‘Nil All’ Drops Next Month

18th January 20238th March 2023 Lee Edwards Fonoradar Records, Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Human Worth, Noise-Rock, Sleeping Giant Glossolalia

Hands Up Who Wants To Die, no that’s not a question, but the moniker of traumatising Irish noise-rockers who are

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Video Premiere: Remote Viewing ‘Your Opinion Is Wrong’ – From New Album ‘Modern Addictions’

29th November 20223rd January 2023 Lee Edwards Hardcore, Human Worth, Remote Viewing, Sludge

Although Remote Viewing have been around for a handful of years, they’re a new name to us here at Shaman

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Video Premiere: BELK ‘Warm Water’ – From New 7″ ‘The Committee’, Pre-Sales Start Today

2nd September 20229th December 2022 Lee Edwards BELK, Human Worth, Noise-Rock, Sludge

Noise-rock and sludge is a potent mix and when it’s performed by a duo of guitar and drums, it becomes

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Video Premiere: Friend ‘International Top Bloke’ – Taken From Their Debut Album ‘Champion’

4th May 202215th June 2022 Lee Edwards Friend, Human Worth, Noise-Rock, Sludge

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, we at Shaman HQ are big fans of Human Worth, both

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Premiere: Olanza ‘Accelerator’ – Self-Titled Album Drops Next Month Via Human Worth

24th March 20224th May 2022 Lee Edwards Human Worth, Noise-Rock, Olanza, Post-Rock

Olanza are a new name here at Shaman HQ but as they’ve recently hooked up with the awesome Human Worth

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Modern Technology - Photo by Eleonora Collini
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Video Premiere: Modern Technology ‘Live At Raw Power’ – Releases Today On Bandcamp

4th February 202229th September 2023 Lee Edwards Human Worth, Modern Technology, Noise-Rock, Raw Power Festival

Back in August of 2021, when gigs were starting to happen, but also with an aura of pessimism that they

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Enablers 'Output Negative Space'
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Review: Enablers ‘Output Negative Space’

26th November 202111th January 2022 Reza Mills Enablers, Human Worth, Post-Punk, Spoken Word

OK folks, some housekeeping first. This is a 15th anniversary reissue from Human Worth of Enablers highly acclaimed 2006 Output

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72% 'How's This Going To Make It Any Better'
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Review: 72% ‘How’s This Going To Make It Any Better’

24th November 202124th December 2021 Mark Louth 72%, Human Worth, Noise-Rock, Squirrelled Away Records

It’s rare that you get a noise-rock band that you can just simply define as ‘noise’. The only use of

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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

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

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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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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