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Despite having something of a cult following in the doom community, I personally have had a bit of an up and down relationship with this US doom band Pale Divine over the years. Something between their fine sounds but inconsistent… Continue Reading →
“The world is nothing”, it is announced in the introductory part of this four part concept album about a boy’s childhood anguished development. The creator of this progressive rock work is Brent Vallefuoco, the 17 year old guitarist of a… Continue Reading →
Yes you really did read that band name right and with it bang goes our sites well maintained Universal suitable for all rating. Yes of course I am not being entirely serious and as you may have guessed nor are… Continue Reading →
Great line up this and a very versatile one. It caught a few out though as they had to decide between this and Overkill who were also playing down the road but to be honest I did not even think… Continue Reading →
I clearly like to make things difficult for myself, otherwise why would I offer to review an album of ‘instrumental acoustic blues raga drone’? Mind you, ‘difficult’ music is a reasonable part of my musical collection, so I kinda shrug… Continue Reading →
Entrapment is a one-man death metal project led by Michel Jonkers from Groningen in the Netherlands. ‘The Obscurity Within…’ is the debut album from this entity of his, and judging by the logo and fantastically painted artwork, everything here screams… Continue Reading →
Anyone playing atmospheric doom / death finds it really hard to be completely original and stepping out of the confines of that unholy Peaceville trinity will always be difficult. A certain Swedish troupe aside there is a lot of repetition… Continue Reading →
Having released two demos around 1992 and split up soon after, Evocation resurfaced in 2004, spawning a belated debut album in the form of 2007’s ‘Tales from the Tomb’. Since then, the band has released another couple of critically acclaimed… Continue Reading →
This German quartet is definitely melodic metal, and while I tend to listen to a fair share of melodic death metal this stuff is different, though not a million miles away. I guess the primary difference has to be the… Continue Reading →
You never know quite what to expect in a game of hide and seek. It could be a nice surprise or a nasty shock, or you might be one of those poor unfortunate people who hides for ages whilst everyone… Continue Reading →
Mercia’s doom ‘n’ roll kings have been playing some remarkable music since their debut release in 2010, I have had the pleasure of catching them live a few times and the one thing that sticks out in general, and again… Continue Reading →
I’ve been very lucky recently with Icelandic metal, having been fortunate enough to review albums by Kontinuum and Fortid. Dynfari are also from “The Land of Ice and Fire”, and judging by the fact that this 9 track album has… Continue Reading →