Author Angela Brown
One of the most overlooked items in Darkthrone’s expansive back catalogue is undoubtedly ‘Under a Funeral Moon’. Sandwiched between the infamous ‘A Blaze in the Northern Sky’ and ‘Transylvanian Hunger’ it’s not difficult to see why this ’93 opus doesn’t… Continue Reading →
Long gone are the dark and brooding days of one of post metal’s most evil sounding albums – the masterpiece that was ‘Eternal Kingdom’ is long dead and the band once branded as ‘NeurIsis’ have taken a complete U-turn with… Continue Reading →
Third release from German four-piece Obelyskkh sees a refinement in their usually self-indulgent droning to something much sharper and, while still heavily infused with psychedelia, there are some suffocatingly crushing riffs at work, lifting the record out of the murky depths of… Continue Reading →
Shakespeare’s famous heroine Juliet Capulet asks in the infamous play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ “what is in a name?” – well if she were to ask this question to John Garcia and Brant Bjork she probably would have met her death… Continue Reading →
Armed for Apocalypse are a band that are met with staggering praise for reasons that are simply unfathomable. Often lumped into the category of sludge, the only connection they have with the genre is loose at best. The vocals are… Continue Reading →
Third studio album from Dallas ‘stonegaze’ trio, True Widow, is a bit of a mouthful – ‘Circumambulation’ – meaning to move around a sacred object or idol is the perfect title when considering the lustrous sound this opus encompasses. The… Continue Reading →
One fateful jamming session dated 11/11/11 is what set events in motion to birth 11Paranoias. Made up of Adam Richardson, Mark Greening (ex-Ramesses) and Mike West (Bong) this is a musical collective that will have underground doom fans the world… Continue Reading →
After 12 years of warping the lines of genre, experimental noise project Palehorse are finally being paid their dues; with the release of the definitive album of their career, ‘Harm Starts Here’, they have been picked up by prestigious record… Continue Reading →
The doom/death hybrid seems to be very much ‘in’ at the moment and with most bands opting for the yawn inducing formula of death metal growls over the top of slow, clinical, over produced sounding instrumentals, Skeletal Spectre are the… Continue Reading →
Viva Las Vegas! Everything coming out of this city is of monstrous proportions, from novelty cowboy hats to casino jackpot wins, so it’s no surprise that up and coming doom outfit Demon Lung’s sound is so awe-inspiringly enormous. ‘The Hundredth… Continue Reading →
American sludge heavyweights Kylesa have never let more than three years pass between releasing full lengths, however, since putting ‘Spiral Shadow’ out in 2010 fans have waited with agitated impatience for what the former Damad members will come up with… Continue Reading →
The first demo from Rhode Island five piece Balam is a slow burner of three lengthy tracks that span just over 30 minutes. Originally recorded in a session of just 12 hours, the quality of the material was so impressive… Continue Reading →