To sit here and describe any type of music as “cinematic” is always a small stretch for me because what’s the difference between something that feels “cinematic” or is just atmospheric or just some form of post-whatever? Well, nothing really. … Continue reading Wolfhand – The Devil Arrives
Time can be just as grueling as it can be rewarding. To see an album that you’ve been looking forward be delayed for whatever reason is always a shame, but it’s in the world of music that us peons must … Continue reading Great Cold Emptiness – Death Gifted a Bouquet
Doom and sludge metal have become an inseparable pair in the most recent decades of the evolution of both acts, and they’ve given us many, many quality releases that much of the scene has eaten up like homemade ice cream. … Continue reading Alkymist – Sanctuary
When I had first listened to the debut album from Towards Atlantis Lights just a few years ago, I was determined that the next thing I was going to hear from any of the band members was going to be … Continue reading Aphonic Threnody – The Great Hatred
We could sit here all day and try to settle upon a select group of bands that we could quantify as “the most brutal” based on any fucking number of factors. But, I truly do believe that there is one … Continue reading Primitive Man – Immersion
It’s always interesting to watch a band grow and evolve both as a band as well as their sound to see how much further they can take it through more experience and ingenuity to be had with each successive step. … Continue reading Chasmdweller – Altar of Bizarre Cruelty
A true collaboration between two acts is something that we don’t get as often as we might like with a simple split being the course that’s taken much more often than not. There’s nothing wrong with that whatsoever, but it … Continue reading Bell Witch / Aerial Ruin – Stygian Bough Volume I
Heaviness does not always equal success by default, and it’s especially true when you don’t have the proper expertise or knowledge in its utilization when throwing it down. It’s like holding a big sword where if you don’t know how … Continue reading Malsten – The Haunting of Silvåkra Mill
The fusion of death and doom metal is always a tricky thing no matter what band you’re working with no matter how experienced they are because it can be done in so many different ways with so much success and … Continue reading Rites of Daath – Doom Spirit Emanation
Doom has covered many different themes in its thousands of incarnations, but one I’ve never really seen is Satanic panic which fits far too well with what modern doom usually brings to the table. It was only a matter of … Continue reading Bog Wizard – From the Mire
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