Tag Candlemass
Not too long ago I purchased a CD from a well regarded and signed doom band who shall remain nameless, and when it arrived care of a major online retailer, I honestly thought that I’d been sent some kind of… Continue Reading →
Not too long ago a certain cow tongued wig wearing dinosaur very publicly lambasted the internet and heralded it as the death of rock and roll. I’d like to reply to his contention; fuck off you stack heeled twat! Yes,… Continue Reading →
This would appear to be the work of just the one necromancer known as Niklas or Nerrath to his acolytes. Latitude Egress is the new name given to an old project entitled Licht Erlischt who released two albums via Black… Continue Reading →
Classic 80’s style Heavy/Doom Metal anyone? From an Italian band that were there the first time but have only just got around to re-recording their best tracks? A band that dress in silver pointy hats, fake Spock ears, skin-tight cropped… Continue Reading →
The place is Latveria, and on upon his iron throne, the absolute monarch of the country Doctor Victor Von Doom seethes within the armour that is his battle suit and second skin. “How is it that I am again defeated… Continue Reading →
Here’s a little lesson for you in the complex language that is English. The verb “to occult” has nothing to do with magic, but instead means for a light to go from on to off and back again, the reverse… Continue Reading →
Doom metal seems to get better and better these days and so it shouldn’t be a surprise when the genre casually throws up a band like The Order of Israfel totally out of the blue. Well, not quite out of… Continue Reading →
For me the Basque region of Spain (that is a politically dangerous thing to type) will always be intrinsically linked with Metal. This is thanks to my great friendship with Maria Herreros presenter of Sex to 9 and beloved of… Continue Reading →
If ever a name could conjure up a mental image, calling your band The Sabbathian and the debut EP ‘Ritual Rites’ does just that, creating an anticipation of dark tones, Black Sabbath guitar work, and lyrics of druidic mysticism; on… Continue Reading →
Whilst I may now be in my 45th year on this planet, and sometimes look back with fondness on the days of vinyl, tape exchanges, and badly printed fanzines on a few pages of photocopied A4 paper, the modern age… Continue Reading →
The Order of Israfel covers a pretty wide range of the doom spectrum from the gothic fantasy of early Candlemass, through the heavy chords of Sabbath and Cathedral to the more versatile, sinking-into-the-sofa vibes of stoner bands like All Them… Continue Reading →
Anyone for a slice of Candlemass inspired South American doom? Forty four years on this planet, and I never thought I’d put those words into one single sentence. The simple fact is that Capilla Ardiente (Burning Chapel) hail from Chile,… Continue Reading →