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The Asound – S/T – CD/DD 2013

16th February 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2013, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy Rock, Review, Sandy Williamson, Self Titled, Sludge, The Asound, Tsuguri Records

The best thing about writing for The Sleeping Shaman is I get to hear music by bands I’d never heard

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Wampus Cat – S/T – CD/DD 2011

16th February 20143rd September 2019 Drew Fulton 2011, CD, Digital, Doom, Drew Fulton, Heavy, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Sludge, Wampus Cat

Knoxville, Tennessee’s doom boogie band Wampus Cat isn’t your average, Craigslist-classifieds-built-band. A husband and wife team of Andrew and Courtney

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No Gods No Masters – S/T EP – CD/DD 2013

15th February 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2013, CD, Digital, Doom, EP, Heavy, Jeremy Moore, No Gods No Masters, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Sludge

Having been described as a NOLA infused sludge/doom outfit, my immediate excitement to hear No Gods No Masters‘ 4 song

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Drawers – S/T – CD/DD 2014

15th February 20142nd September 2019 Pete Green 2014, CD, Digital, Drawers, Heavy Rock, Kaotoxin Records, Pete Green, Post-Rock, Review, Self Titled, Sludge

French quintet Drawers have been listening to Mastodon. Lots of Mastodon. And Baroness. And Torche. And Isis. And Black Tusk.

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Mantar ‘Death By Burning’ CD/LP/CS/DD 2014

14th February 20143rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, Cassette, CD, Death By Burning, Digital, Heavy, LP, Mantar, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Review, Sludge, Svart Records

Sometimes a band or a record comes along at precisely the right moment for you, maybe at a point when

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Slomatics 'Estron'
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Slomatics ‘Estron’ CD/LP/DD 2014

11th February 20144th November 2019 Pete Green 2014, Burning World Records, CD, Digital, Doom, Estron, Head Of Crom Records, Heavy, LP, Pete Green, Review, Slomatics, Sludge

This may be an unusual way to begin, but don’t put the album on just yet. Look at that cover.

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71TONMAN – S/T – DD 2013

9th February 20143rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2013, 71TONMAN, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Johannes van der Meer, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Sludge

So I’m glad to see, and most of all hear, that Poland is producing some really good and heavy doom

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Mammoth Storm ‘Rite Of Ascension’ Digital EP 2014

5th February 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, Digital EP, Doom, Heavy, Mammoth Storm, Review, Rite Of Ascension, Sandy Williamson, Self Released, Sludge

There’s something about the name Mammoth Storm that intrigues me. Is it referring to an enormous weather front, or a

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Sealclubber ‘Sticky River’ CDEP/DD 2013

4th February 20143rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2013, CDEP, Crust, Digital, Doom, Ross Horton, Sealclubber, Sludge, Sticky River, Witch Hunter Records

Sealclubber. Let’s just consider that for a second. Seal. Clubber. What do you honestly expect a band with that name

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Godhunter ‘City Of Dust’ CD/LP/DD 2014

30th January 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, Battleground Records, CD, City Of Dust, Digital, Doom, Godhunter, Heavy, LP, Review, Sandy Williamson, Sludge, The Compound

Godhunter are from Tucson, Arizona, yet the scorching sunshine of their home state seems to have left little trace on

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UPYR ‘Altars/Tunnels’ CD/CS/DD 2013

30th January 20143rd September 2019 Kevin Kentie 2013, Altars/Tunnels, Cassette, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Kevin Kentie, Review, Serpent Eve Records, Sludge, Upyr

Bulgaria. Not a country that is well known for its metal in the rest of the world. However, there are

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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