SHAWN JAMES & THE SHAPESHIFTERS - The Gospel According To Shawn James (Sealed) (LP)

The Gospel According To Shawn James” was released in 2015 by the Arkansas based heavy blues rock Shawn James & The Shapeshifters. Labelled as “Rock and Roar”, the album is a is a high energy rock opus blending elements of swampy blues, heavy metal and featuring intensely soulful, passionate vocals. In short, doom folk metal. MetalSucks enthuses "if this shit doesn’t get you clappin’ your hands, tappin’ your foot, and lookin’ for a partner with whom to do-si-do STAT, then you need to check your pulse.” Danger Dog Blog catalogs the band's sound citing "early heavy rock, like something out of the mid-Seventies, and classic Southern rock. But there are more layers put upon this: bluegrass, folk, stoner, country and swamp music."