For all that doom metal is able to bring to the table, it’s in its more expansive and wide-reaching forms that people tend to become fascinated with for all that such an approach can offer listeners be it in the … Continue reading Vast Pyre – II | Bleak
Fun is one thing that metal doesn’t embrace nearly as often as it should. I completely understand that this is a genre that’s largely dominated by a serious attitude without much wiggle room when it comes to being able to … Continue reading Cultic – Lore
Out of all the things that are possible throughout the vast underground that metal music has to offer, there still continues to be no shortage of surprises. Sometimes, you simply need to be in the right place at the right … Continue reading Tempestuous Fall – The Descent of Mortals Past
Ambition is a hell of a thing. It’s what drives practically every artist to push themselves to their best possible forms and what keeps them coming back time and again in a constant effort to better themselves, hone their craft, … Continue reading Doubtsower – The Past Melts Away with a Sneer
Given the sheer reach that doom metal has ascertained for itself over the decades, it really shouldn’t be a surprise to see just how far the sound has come for all that it offers and all that it still dares … Continue reading Where Innocence Died – Shades of Memories
There are some acts that you just can’t keep down for long. It’s the normal expectations that it takes at least a year or two for a band to come back around with new material, but it’s every now and … Continue reading Buzzard – Everything is Not Going to be Alright
Whereas many look to the largely unexplored reaches of the underground to find new talent delivering fresh experiences, it can oftentimes be from the well-known founts of quality that we can keep returning to in the search of finding something … Continue reading Arrows – Yearning Arrows; Cloven Suns
While I’m a big fan of bands that go all-in and seek to explore the extreme ends of what metal can become at its far-flung edges of its spectrum, there’s plenty of glory to be had in knowing when to … Continue reading Breath – Brahman
Where does one even begin when discussing talent that can be deemed truly representative of their style and craft? At some point, there are bands and names out there in the underground that rise to such heights that they become … Continue reading Hooded Menace – Lachrymose Monuments of Obscuration
It should not come as a surprise anymore to see the combination of stoner and doom metal tendencies for a combined performance wreathed in smoke and dripping in fuzz. Such a concoction has been a natural combo for quite some … Continue reading Bogwife – From Ashes
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