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Tal Fineman

Vodun
Interviews R-Z 

Vodun: Tal Chats To Vocalist Chantal Brown About Music, Influences & Voodoo

28th March 20163rd September 2019 Tal Fineman Chantal Brown, Interview, Possession, Riff Rock Records, Tal Fineman, UK Tour 2016, Vodun

Possession, the first full length album by Vodun, was released this month. Coupling a unique afro-psychedelic-soul sound with occult, voodoo

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Vodun ‘Possession’
Album & EP Reviews V 

Vodun ‘Possession’ CD/LP/DD 2016

13th March 201613th September 2019 Tal Fineman 2016, CD, Digital, Experimental, Heavy, LP, Possession, Review, Riff Rock Records, Soul, Tal Fineman, Vodun

There’s no point in beating around the bush in a review of Vodun’s first full-length album, Possession; the band have

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Cult Of Luna / The Old Wind 'Råångest'
Album & EP Reviews C 

Cult Of Luna / The Old Wind ‘Råångest’ 12”/DD 2016

28th February 20161st November 2019 Tal Fineman 12", 2016, Amebix, Cult Of Luna, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Last Will And Testament, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock, Råångest, Tal Fineman, The Old Wind

Råångest opens with Cult Of Luna’s cover of seminal 1980s proto-thrash metal band Amebix’s Last Will And Testament. Cult Of

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Ufomammut @ Islington Academy, London 09/10/2015
Live Reviews 

Ufomammut / Jex Thoth @ Islington Academy, London 09/10/2015

17th October 201513th September 2019 Tal Fineman Desertscene, Enzo Mercedes, Islington Academy, Jex Thoth, Live Review, London, Tal Fineman, Ufomammut

From the moment I step inside the Islington Academy, its clear that Jex Thoth’s live show is all about the

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Album & EP Reviews H 

Henge – S/T – LP/DD 2015

12th September 20153rd September 2019 Tal Fineman 2015, Doom, God Unknown Records, Heavy, Henge, Psych, Review, Self Titled, Tal Fineman

While Henge may well be a new name to many stoner/doom fans, they come with a sound that should be

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Review
Album & EP Reviews S 

Stubb ‘Cry Of The Ocean’ CD/LP/DD 2014

19th November 20143rd September 2019 Tal Fineman 2014, CD, Classic Rock, Cry Of The Ocean, Digital, LP, Psych, Review, Ripple Music, Stubb, Tal Fineman

As a passionate fan of stoner rock, the problem with writing for The Sleeping Shaman is that I don’t tend

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Review
Album & EP Reviews G 

Godhunter / Secrets Of The Sky ‘GH/0ST:S’ LP/DD 2014

16th September 20143rd September 2019 Tal Fineman 2014, Atmospheric, Battleground Records, Digital, Doom, GH/0ST:S, Godhunter, Heavy, LP, Review, Secrets Of The Sky, Sludge, Tal Fineman, The Compound

The concept of the GH/0ST:S split dates back to Godhunter and Secrets Of The Sky’s recent Southwest US tour, during which

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Review
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Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell ‘Check ‘Em Before You Wreck ‘Em’ CD/LP 2014

19th May 20143rd September 2019 Tal Fineman 2014, Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, CD, Check ‘Em Before You Wreck ‘Em, Heavy Rock, LP, Retro, Review, Rise Above Records, Rock 'n' Roll, Tal Fineman

The old adage “never judge a book by it’s cover” could just as easily apply to albums, and yet the

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Black Moth
A-F Interviews 

Black Moth: Tal Fineman Interviews Vocalist Harriet Bevan On The Eve Of Their Temples Festival Appearance

3rd May 201411th September 2019 Tal Fineman Black Moth, Harriet Bevan, Interview, Tal Fineman

Black Moth were propelled out of the stoner/doom underground by their 2012 debut, ‘The Killing Jar’, which has won them

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Review
Album & EP Reviews B 

Black Pussy / Biblical Proof Of UFO’s – Split LP/DD 2013

19th February 20143rd September 2019 Tal Fineman 2013, Biblical Proof Of UFO’s, Black Pussy, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Made In China Records, Prog Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Space Rock, Tal Fineman

Portland ‘Stoner-Pop’ band Black Pussy apparently derived their somewhat controversial name from The Rolling Stones’ ‘Brown Sugar’. The band are

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Review
Album & EP Reviews T 

The Vintage Caravan ‘Voyage’ CD/LP/DD 2014

3rd February 20143rd September 2019 Tal Fineman 2014, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Nuclear Blast Records, Prog Rock, Review, Tal Fineman, The Vintage Caravan, Voyage

The Vintage Caravan is the latest of Nuclear Blast’s 1970s revivalist bands, a young, longhaired power trio hailing from Iceland.

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