Tag Funeral Doom
A defective divine form sounds like the stuff of nightmares as would have been receiving a batch of discs from Solitude Productions which did not include at least one Russian funeral doom band. Luckily amidst the treasures that they sent,… Continue Reading →
Having not heard any of the three previously self-released albums by Australian act The Nihilistic Front I was luckily provided a crash course of some of their older material thanks to a compilation put together by Stu of their new… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian newcomers Mental Torment are right at home on Solitude. As the cover would suggest, ‘On The Verge…’ is murky, despondent doom-death in the funereal vein, full of giant, crashing riffs and plunging dirges. The theme of the album is… Continue Reading →
As last album by these fantastically named slushers ended up in my review pile it was natural that I picked the new one out from the pile of discs sent over courtesy of Russian label Solitude Productions and their associated… Continue Reading →
One man bands in the extreme metal world have proliferated in the past decade as small labels have been able to find a worldwide audience online. They have also become something of a hit and miss affair veering from focused… Continue Reading →
Ooh this sounds good, thought I as giving it a spin. It also sounded slightly familiar too and I tried to place it all in the grand scheme of things. Luckily a quick glance at the ever useful Metal Archives… Continue Reading →
Ah some nice instrumental landscape building here from two artists from France and Montreal respectively. Year Of No Light I had heard of and recognise as quite highly regarded but Thisquietarmy (note all one word) are completely new to me…. Continue Reading →
One very long song – just as funeral doom was meant to be. If ever there was a sub-genre of metal that lent itself to the kind of smothering journey which can only come from a near hour-long single piece… Continue Reading →
Now this is impressive. Barely a year after forming, this doom-laden Belgian five-piece have seen fit to unleash a self-financed, self-released full-length album (actually it has been picked up by Aural – Pete ed) . If such a move screams… Continue Reading →
If you hunt out any promo pictures of Ukrainian band Narrow House you might be forgiven for thinking we are about to step into flouncy goth metal territory. Thankfully, though, we are deep into funeral doom here. Deep in. With… Continue Reading →
Now this is a South American curiosity to be sure. Abske Fides are Brazilian and what they play kinds of depends on which bits you pick up on. We have post hardcore, funeral doom and doom/death in the ebb and… Continue Reading →
Tempestuous Fall. Another new name and one wrapped in grandeur and Classical allusion. Just a little peek behind the thick curtains and we catch a glimpse of the robed mastermind behind the heavy sobriquet; it is father Hades himself, the… Continue Reading →