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The Mammuthus hail from the Swedish city of Trollhättan, which according to an online search is the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 59,058 inhabitants in 2019. Well, what does that little bit of googling have to… Continue Reading →
Barely two years after releasing the critically acclaimed Grasping Time, earning a respectable score from a sometimes difficult to please yours truly, Vokonis return with their fourth full length. In Grasping Time the Swedish stoner doom rockers created an album… Continue Reading →
I’ve opined this many times before in prior online ramblings, but damn me if Sweden doesn’t produce more bands per head of population than pretty much any other nation in the world, and that’s just in the realms of hard… Continue Reading →
Heavy Trip – 1970’s vernacular that could mean a really bad time or a reaaaaallllllly good time depending on the intonation. This Heavy Trip are a three piece from Canada consisting of two Cole’s – one Jandrisch on guitars, the other Vibert on bass… Continue Reading →
“Oh noooooooooooooooooooooooooo. The world is filled with smoke. Here comes Bongzilla”. Don’t worry folks Blue Oyster Cult have not released an album called Don’t Fear the Reefer. It’s just when the self-proclaimed kings of Weed Metal return with a new album after 16 years and following a live hiatus of… Continue Reading →
Whilst it is true that with all the bobbins associated with Covid-19, whilst some individual days may well drag, for me, who has been fortunate enough to be working full time and getting drowned in overtime, the last two years… Continue Reading →
Doom is perhaps one of the main genres that I should love but am very hit or miss with. I totally get it, especially the occult appeal, I love that. In fact, one of my favourite releases of the last… Continue Reading →
It’s time to get out those lava lamps, purple bell bottoms and joss sticks. Charlotte, North Carolina’s Cosmic Reaper are here to bring some Sci Fuzz to the happening in your house. This two-year-old quartet are pretty heavy on the Electric Wizard… Continue Reading →
There is something in the water. Something organic that enters your body through your ear canal, travels down the eustachian tube then fills your lungs with its viscous sludge. Yeah, that’s right Olde got it going on! This is the Canadian’s third album… Continue Reading →
I saw Dvne play live in 2018, and recall it being a very dark experience of thunderous heaviness and post metal doom. Reading about them travelling “an epic dark sci-fi universe with hints of psychedelia” sounds about right. I also… Continue Reading →
Greek doomsters Acid Mammoth drop their third long player. The band are unabashed Black Sabbath worshippers with a sound as heavy as their name suggests. Formed in 2015, the four-piece have garnered a growing reputation as they continue to build… Continue Reading →
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 →