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Sunnata – Burning In Heaven, Melting On Earth (S/R)

Poland’s Sunnata deliver their fourth long player since their formation back in 2013. More than your straight-ahead doom band, they offer up a more rounded music experience that pulsates and immerses the listener. “Crows” opens the album with slightly psychedelic,… Continue Reading →

Spelljammer – Abyssal Trip (Riding Easy Records)

It’s been a while since these delicate, white collar smooth hands have had to type anything of note, notwithstanding the trials and tribulations (Excel spreadsheets) of my day job which is as boring, as it is repetitive. So, it’s review… Continue Reading →

Five The Hierophant – Through Aureate Void (Dark Essence Records)

Dark Essence Records is a Norwegian label that specialises in extreme and black metal, sounds beloved of those wearers of corpse-paint, but subgenres of the music I love that really do not float my boat.  As such, for me to… Continue Reading →

Carcolh – Life and Works of Death (Sleeping Church)

A spot of French Doom, sir? Oooh, suits you. I don’t know too many French doom bands in all fairness, but it seems that Carcolh have a decent pedigree, being formed in Bordeaux and Saint-Nazaire back in February 2016. I… Continue Reading →

The Ruins Of Beverast – The Thule Grimoires (Van Records)

A new album by Alexander von Meilenwald’s highly revered Ruins Of Beverast is a pretty major event in the extreme music world and the follow up to the sublime ‘Exuvia’ of 2017 is an album that needs time and a… Continue Reading →

The Body – I’ve Seen All I Need to See (Thrill Jockey)

A reading of Douglas Dunn’s ‘The Kaleidoscope’ opens ‘I’ve Seen All I Need to See’ and immediately sets the tone. A poem that explores the themes behind adjusting to loss and the process of grief could not be more apt… Continue Reading →

Conviction – S/T (Argonauta)

This might be a debut album but it’s been a long time coming from French doom merchants, Conviction. Having formed in 2013, this long player has had a long gestation as the band have carefully poured their souls and influences… Continue Reading →

Splendidula – Somnus (Argonauta Records)

I’ll get this out the way early doors – “Splendidula”. Is it an artificial sweetener or a quote from either the B.F.G or Mary Poppins? No Sir or Madam, Splendidula is a Doom/Psyche/Sludge outfit from Genk in Belgium. Somnus is their third album following a self-titled release… Continue Reading →

Dread Sovereign – Alchemical Warfare (Metal Blade Records)

So, as a bit of a heads up, this is the first time I had heard of Dread Sovereign, being a three piece out of Dublin Ireland, formed by Primordial’s own A.A. Nemtheanga back in 2011 ish. Now, I’m a… Continue Reading →

Taumel – There Is No Time To Run Away From Here (Tonzonen)

This one is right on our fringes being described as Dark Doom Jazz but many facets of its sound cross over and it certainly struck as an interesting proposition. This is expanded even more as the main contributors to the… Continue Reading →

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