Tag Saint Vitus
So, I did not have a new The Gates of Slumber record on my year’s bingo card. A mere 13 years after their last studio album, the be-doomed ones have returned. I must confess to being really excited to hear… Continue Reading →
When Ave Noctum’s dark overlord sent me this latest album by Castle to review I went into a bit of a panic. Checking the prior albums by the band I owned I found I had nothing since their rather excellent… Continue Reading →
MDXX are a mysterious quartet spearheaded by the mastermind behind them who is known simply as V, the other members being A, C and T. Influenced by recent years filled with death and despair, V created a world which mirrored… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian stoner prog trio, Stoned Jesus know more than most about overcoming adversity. With the obvious terrible circumstances in their homeland, the band nonetheless have managed to craft their fifth long player since their birth in 2009. The band have… Continue Reading →
It’s been a while since I have had the pleasure of committing to the ether, my thoughts, feelings and hyperbolic cliches with the world regarding some lovely new music. It’s always a pleasure never a chore as we see in… Continue Reading →
I don’t know if it’s just me but I have the sneaking suspicion that true doom (or traditional if you like) is doing its phoenix act again and rising from a death like slumber to avoid association with other sub-genres… Continue Reading →
It is pretty much accepted that the international language of rock, like the international language of seafaring, is English. Whilst the latter goes back to days of Empire where Britannia ruled the waves, the former is doubtless due to the… Continue Reading →
You know, despite doing my best to be the non-materialist environmentally friendly old hippy that I was apparently born to be, it is sometimes just plain and simply nice to get stuff. Having something that you can actually hold in… Continue Reading →
The world of heavy metal, and in this case Doom, is truly an international beast. From what many consider the formative days of Black Sabbath over half a century ago (I’ll let wiser heads than mine such as Andrew O’Neill… Continue Reading →
Covid –19 caused a lot of frustration for musicians. Stuck in lock down, unable to tour to promote recent releases idle hands were often put to the devil’s work. For Oslo’s Superlynx, having recorded Electric Temple their third full length in Summer 2020 they had some… Continue Reading →
Back in the good old normal days of 2019, members from Church Of Void and Septic Ape got together. The result? FIMIR – doom metal, Finnish style. “Tomb Of God” is the debut LP from the frozen realms of their… Continue Reading →
So, live music is but a distant memory to most of us thanks to the current Pandemic. Who ever thought I’d be subconsciously missing the whiff of sweaty metal fans, the taste of tepid, over priced beer and the racket… Continue Reading →