Without even a shred of exaggeration to be had, there is no school quite like the old school. That goes in particular for all things music as those long-travelled veins are held in high reverence no matter the style with … Continue reading Lucid Sins – Dancing in the Dark
As much as reviewers like myself love being able to pin any given album within a particular style to really help wrap our heads around the piece easier, there is always something fascinating to be had for the efforts that … Continue reading Sword of Dis – Melencolia
It has been far too long since a piece has come before that has really taken the boundaries of metal and tossed them to the side to create an experience that is as dynamic as it is deep for all … Continue reading Sol – Promethean Sessions
Given the right approach and circumstances, talent doesn’t stay in the underground for long. It’s the sort of scenario that happens maybe once for every thousand acts, if not ten thousand or more. Thus, when a name undergoes a meteoric … Continue reading Green Lung – This Heathen Land
There are plenty of moments when bands come together for a split release that we get what feels like an excuse to dish out material that doesn’t quite fit elsewhere be it as standalone singles or B-sides from albums that … Continue reading Night Hag / Burial – Utterances from Below
The twisting nastiness that is the realm of death-doom metal is quite an unpredictable one for all intents and purposes. While there are certainly reaches of the sound that are cleaner and much more approachable, it undoubtedly has corners that … Continue reading Dwelling Below – s/t
With the many different avenues that metal has taken over the years, there are plenty of different sounds to the point that there is definitely something for everybody, should they just put in the legwork to find it. As such, … Continue reading Lord Mountain – The Oath
For all the many different bands that have risen above the masses in recent years, there are quite a few that have made such an impact such that they cannot be considered any less than substantial for one reason or … Continue reading Dopelord – Songs for Satan
Doom has this stigma of being supremely heavy and an absolute riff-fest with many circles of the sound certainly perpetuating that stereotype, but it needs to be made clear every so often that there is far more to the sound … Continue reading The Grief – Crucible
Of all the many different names that have risen from the seething bed of the metal underworld in recent years, many have taken on the task of pushing the sound as far forward as they can without forgetting to give … Continue reading Restless Spirit – Afterimage
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