Tag doom
Formed in 2003 by one Meilenwald the drummer of Nagelfar, The Ruins Of Beverast seem to be more obscure than I had thought judging by a few reactions which actually gave me a little pause for thought. The Ruins are,… Continue Reading →
Shakespeare’s famous heroine Juliet Capulet asks in the infamous play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ “what is in a name?” – well if she were to ask this question to John Garcia and Brant Bjork she probably would have met her death… Continue Reading →
You really cannot fault the band name can you, especially when it comes at a time when everything decent and catchy has been used. Beelzefuzz whose moniker puts a smile on my face every time I hear it have been… Continue Reading →
Svart is a small Finnish label, that despite being independent, and from a country with a small population, is managing to produce some excellent albums of late. Even searching just the website you’re currently reading (go on, use the little… Continue Reading →
US trio Primitive Man take no prisoners with their onslaught of skull-crushingly heavy blackened sludge-doom. The guitars are downtuned and drenched in feedback, whilst the drums are crude and sparse, often breaking into tribal-sounding patterns. The excellent vocals consist of… Continue Reading →
Storming out of the growing catalogue of kick arse bands signed to the ever more impressive Relapse label is this latest EP from Black Tusk, a power trio very much in the vein of High On Fire hailing from Savannah,… Continue Reading →
Eibon’s last album ‘Entering Darkness’ really lived up to its name. The French band delivered a stark, sludgy, doom-etched morass of war hewn grimness that was monochromatic right down to its chilling artwork. The first thing I noticed about the… Continue Reading →
Yes I know it has been well over a month since the release of this and it is yesterday’s news for most of you; but I have a very good reason for leaving things so long. The thing is, I’m… Continue Reading →
Ereb Altor is the Viking Metal side project from members of Doomsters Isole (or it could be the other way round depending on your musical preference). This is actually their fourth full length album from the band that takes it’s… Continue Reading →
Welter In Thy Blood are a trio who apparently hail from sunny-side-up Los Angeles. Jeez they must hate it there. Umm… Where to start? Well they are kind of my nightmare review because there is either so much or so… Continue Reading →
One fateful jamming session dated 11/11/11 is what set events in motion to birth 11Paranoias. Made up of Adam Richardson, Mark Greening (ex-Ramesses) and Mike West (Bong) this is a musical collective that will have underground doom fans the world… Continue Reading →
Portland, Oregon harbours a monster with this band who were initially pestered by Red Fang to tour with them and for a debut effort, what a result…this is hugely gratifying. The sound is low end sludge, mixed with doom and… Continue Reading →