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Review: HÃ¥ndgemeng ‘Satanic Panic Attack’

29th April 202529th April 2025 Martin Williams Doom, HÃ¥ndgemeng, 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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Review: Gin Lady ‘Before The Dawn Of Time’

12th February 202512th February 2025 Matthew Williams Gin Lady, Prog, Psych, Ripple Music

I will state from the off that when I had a quick listen to a track from Gin Lady, I

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Review: Dunes ‘Land Of The Blind’

29th January 202529th January 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Dunes, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Stoner

Holding my hands up here, I knew nothing of hard-rocking Newcastle-based three-piece Dunes until the announcement that they had signed

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Review: Godzillionaire ‘Diminishing Returns’

23rd January 202523rd January 2025 Lee Beamish Godzillionaire, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music

Right off the bat I’m going to say this, if there’s one band who you should be firmly pointing your

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Review: Shotgun Sawyer ‘Shotgun Sawyer’

9th January 20259th January 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blues, Heavy Rock, Ripple Music, Shotgun Sawyer

Auburn, California might not be the first place that springs to mind when you think of the blues, but three-piece

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Review: 10,000 Years ‘All Quiet On The Final Frontier’

4th December 20244th December 2024 Josh Schneider 10000 Years, Doom, Heavy Metal, Ripple Music, Stoner

It’s been four years since 2020, aka ‘The Year Of The Plague’, and it’s been a whirlwind, especially for the

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Premiere: 10,000 Years ‘All Quiet On The Final Frontier’ – New Album Drops This Friday

21st November 202421st November 2024 Lee Edwards 10000 Years, Doom, Heavy Metal, Ripple Music, Stoner

The Swedish heavy-hitting stoner metal trio have been firm favourites here at Shaman HQ since the release of their self-titled

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Premiere: Ensemble Tikoro ‘Tortoise’ – New Album Lands 23rd October via Jangjang Records
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Premiere: Ensemble Tikoro ‘Tortoise’ – New Album Lands 23rd October via Jangjang Records

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Enter the hypnotic, boundary-pushing world of Ensemble Tikoro as The Shaman premieres their formidable new full-length work, Tortoise, ahead of

Premiere: SEK ‘Amore Mio’ – Debut Album ‘Wallensteins Garage’ Lands 30th October
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Premiere: SEK ‘Amore Mio’ – Debut Album ‘Wallensteins Garage’ Lands 30th October

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