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Mantar: Paul Robertson Questions Guitarist/Vocalist Hanno

3rd March 201411th September 2019 Paul Robertson Death By Burning, Hanno, Interview, Mantar, Paul Robertson, Svart Records

You may have noticed that some of us here at The Sleeping Shaman have been rather impressed with German two-man

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CALLISTO Signs With Svart Records; New Album Due In November

27th February 2014 Lee Edwards Callisto, News, Svart Records

Finnish band CALLISTO, perhaps best known for their genre-defining post-metal classic Noir (2006), have joined forces with local label Svart

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Messenger ‘Illusory Blues’ CD/LP/DD 2014

26th February 20143rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2014, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Illusory Blues, LP, Messenger, Prog Rock, Psych, Review, Ross Horton, Svart Records

Messenger have a lot of cool things on their side: from their record sleeve to their famous supporters, they’ve built

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Sabbath Assembly ‘Quaternity’ CD/LP/DD 2014

26th February 20143rd September 2019 Daniel Arom 2014, Acoustic, Ambient, CD, Daniel Arom, Digital, Experimental, LP, Quaternity, Review, Sabbath Assembly, Svart Records, The Church Of The Final Judgment

When it comes to religious experiences through music, many bands take on that challenge – yet fail miserably. Sabbath Assembly

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Loinen – S/T – LP 2014

25th February 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, Doom, Heavy, Jeremy Moore, Loinen, LP, Review, Self Titled, Sludge, Svart Records

Finland’s a cold, cold place. And what better to warm the soul than the sonic musings of a band like

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KUOLEMANLAAKSO Premiere New Track ‘Verihaaksi’ On Invisible Oranges

17th February 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Invisible Oranges, Kuolemanlaakso, New Album Details, News, Svart Records, Tulijoutsen, Verihaaksi

Finnish doom-death heavyweights KUOLEMANLAAKSO premiere the new track “Verihaaksi” at heavily trafficked tastemakers Invisible Oranges. The track hails from KUOLEMANLAAKSO‘s

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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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MANTAR Premiere New Video For ‘White Nights’ On Decibel

11th February 2014 Lee Edwards Death By Burning, Decibel, Decibel Magazine, Mantar, New Video, News, Svart Records, White Nights

MANTAR premiere the new video for ‘White Nights‘ on Decibel magazine’s website. The song hails from MANTAR‘s debut album, Death

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MESSENGER Premiere New Video For The Track ‘Somniloquist’ On PopMatters

11th February 2014 Lee Edwards Illusory Blues, Messenger, New Video, News, PopMatters, Somniloquist, Svart Records

MESSENGER (UK) premiere the video for ‘Somniloquist‘ on heavily trafficked tastemakers PopMatters.com. The track hails from MESSENGER‘s forthcoming debut album,

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MANTAR Stream Debut Album ‘Death By Burning’ At Terrorizer

7th February 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Death By Burning, Mantar, News, Svart Records, Terrorizer Magazine

MANTAR stream the entirety of their debut album, Death By Burning, at Terrorizer magazine’s website. The album is released today

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SABBATH ASSEMBLY Premiere New Video For The Track ‘Jehovah On Death’ Via Noisey

4th February 2014 Lee Edwards Jehovah On Death, New Video, News, Noisey, Quaternity, Sabbath Assembly, Svart Records

The ever-singular SABBATH ASSEMBLY premiere the video for haunting new track ‘Jehovah On Death’ on heavily trafficked tastemakers Noisey –

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