Tag doom
When my esteemed editor sent me the download for pan-American band Somnus Throne’s eponymous debut out of the blue, it was an act I’d never heard of. Bizarrely however, within minutes of that email arriving, the name suddenly started popping… Continue Reading →
Continuing to lovingly bring Esoteric’s albums to life on vinyl Aesthetic Death have now breathed fresh air into the group’s 3rd full length Metamorphogenesis. It is a somewhat odd release even by this band’s standards. For a start it is… Continue Reading →
I gotta say that I am not that well versed in Russian metal. For such a vast country with such a huge impact on world history and culture, the red land has not made much of an impression on my listening habits. … Continue Reading →
Even in the world of extreme music it is hard to be innovative. With so many musicians across so many decades how can anyone hope to produce something truly unique? One could point to Stallagg Gulagh and their alleged use (abuse?) of the… Continue Reading →
The third full length release from Brazil’s Jupiterian finds the band exploring ever murkier depths. Formed in 2013, theirs is a seething torrent of sludgy, deathly doom. This is my first experience with this band and “Protosapien” is a powerful… Continue Reading →
The normal way this music review malarkey works is that a band or label looking to promote a forthcoming release will send previews to assorted magazines and sites, confident in the strength of their product garnering positive write ups that… Continue Reading →
The master of mastering Jens Bogren, who has been involved with just about anybody who’s anybody is the melodic metal world and more, must have been on overtime for this substantial offering from the US melodic and death/doom metal band… Continue Reading →
Dunwich seems to have intertwined itself in heavy metal culture. The place that is rather than this band – give ‘em time though this is only their debut. HP Lovecraft set a short story in a fictitious New England town… Continue Reading →
The second release by David Mako away from his doom metal bands and into his doom folk guise. Now as I sit here writing the sun is out, its warm and…. Yeah, not exactly sunny music this. So, pull the… Continue Reading →
I have to admit that my first taste of Brimstone Coven was care of their 2015 belter ‘Black Magic’ (see Ave Noctum passim for my review), but that was enough for me to pick up their prior work, and also… Continue Reading →
Rites of Daath, previously known as Cemetery Whore, are of Krakow, Poland. This is one of my favourite cities on earth. Not only is the eating some of the best in Poland (and therefore, the planet – top tip –… Continue Reading →
A shorty but goody for you all here. I’m a sucker for all things Polish, and in fairness Polish extreme music bands are among my favourites. I spent some time over there on holidays in the late 1990’s, and bought… Continue Reading →