Tag doom
Is it really 4 years since I reviewed “The Horse and Other Weird Tales” by Finns Jess and the Ancient Ones? Of course time stands for Jess and chums – somewhere around 1967 in a haze of patchouli, flowers and electric kool aid. Exactly how it… Continue Reading →
Thankfully we are not going into this one completely blind. All paths lead to Reading resident Umair Chaudhry who has been musically involved in Xmas Lights, Abandon, Futureproof and Monday Morning Sun in the past. He set up Blindsight Records… Continue Reading →
Barely two years after releasing the critically acclaimed Grasping Time, earning a respectable score from a sometimes difficult to please yours truly, Vokonis return with their fourth full length. In Grasping Time the Swedish stoner doom rockers created an album… Continue Reading →
I do it to myself. I only have myself to blame. I read a short excerpt from a PR or label and something pricks at my core. I thrust my hand up like a needy toddler and before I know it, I… Continue Reading →
I’ve opined this many times before in prior online ramblings, but damn me if Sweden doesn’t produce more bands per head of population than pretty much any other nation in the world, and that’s just in the realms of hard… Continue Reading →
Since releasing their debut LP ‘Ruins’ in 2016, Vermont duo Body Void have been unstoppable, with three full lengths, an EP and a split with Keeper now under their belts, they’ve won over crowds at Roadburn and are now making… Continue Reading →
Heavy Trip – 1970’s vernacular that could mean a really bad time or a reaaaaallllllly good time depending on the intonation. This Heavy Trip are a three piece from Canada consisting of two Cole’s – one Jandrisch on guitars, the other Vibert on bass… Continue Reading →
“Oh noooooooooooooooooooooooooo. The world is filled with smoke. Here comes Bongzilla”. Don’t worry folks Blue Oyster Cult have not released an album called Don’t Fear the Reefer. It’s just when the self-proclaimed kings of Weed Metal return with a new album after 16 years and following a live hiatus of… Continue Reading →
So, what can I tell you about Farer? Well firstly they used to be known as Menhir but they changed their name as they probably didn’t want to be known as a “rock” band and yes, I should be stoned… Continue Reading →
I have been lucky enough to review the last two Pando releases so it was with great pleasure that I opened the quite frankly beautifully packaged gatefold CD of Rites. Pando are artists in both the musical and physical sense. … Continue Reading →
Hailing from Ireland, where (despite protestations to the contrary) the weather is even worse than it is here in the UK and although I haven’t been able to visit (part of my work takes me to Ireland at least once… Continue Reading →
I blame Horror for me not being as into Black Metal. As a child I gravitated towards B-movies and nasty Horror flicks (probably a bit worrying on reflection). Because of this it would appear that my natural path would lead… Continue Reading →