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Review: Supernaughty ‘Apocalypso’

9th October 20259th October 2025 Martin Williams Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Stoner, Supernaughty

Livorno, Italy’s Supernaughty return with their third full-length, and the four-piece’s first for Ripple Music, the much-anticipated Apocalypso. Supernaughty (undoubtedly

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Review: Borracho ‘Ouroboros’

11th September 202511th September 2025 Martin Williams Borracho, Ripple Music, Stoner Rock

Borracho, the veteran, Washington DC based, riff and fuzz power trio, return in prompt fashion with Ouroboros, their first output

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Review: Hebi Katana ‘Imperfection’

9th September 20259th September 2025 Matthew Williams Doom, Heavy Rock, Hebi Katana, Proto-Metal, Ripple Music

Since joining the roster of writers for The Sleeping Shaman, I’ve had my musical mind opened to a wide range

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Review: Crystal Spiders ‘Metanoia’

10th June 202510th June 2025 Lee Beamish Crystal Spiders, Doom, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music

Crystal Spiders are back baby!! And this time there’s more of them. One of North Carolina’s premier hard rocking monoliths

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Review: Snakemother ‘Snakemother’ [Reissue]

2nd June 20252nd June 2025 Lee Beamish Doom, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Snakemother

Way back in 2023, an album emerged which, unless you were in the know, would have passed you by without

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Review: Paralyzed ‘Rumble&Roar’

28th May 202528th May 2025 El Jefe Blues Rock, Heavy Rock, Paralyzed, Ripple Music

Ever wondered what or why one band can hit the right notes and another band can look great on paper

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Review: Håndgemeng ‘Satanic Panic Attack’

29th April 202529th April 2025 Martin Williams Doom, Håndgemeng, Heavy Metal, Ripple Music

I initially became curious about Oslo, Norway’s self-described ‘doom and roll’ Håndgemeng (a rough and tumble scuffle in Norwegian) via

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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: Vitskär Süden ‘Vitskär Süden’ [Reissue]

4th April 20254th April 2025 Renzo Doom, Prog, Psych, Ripple Music, Vitskär Süden

Vitskär Süden’s name makes me think this is another great Nordic band, but it’s actually the name of a band

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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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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

1st October 20251st October 2025 Lee Edwards

Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November
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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain

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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September
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