Of any band name that wasn’t death metal that made me turn my head the most, Mammoth Salmon by far has to take the cake. And in terms of their style which combines doom metal style guitars, a stoner rock … Continue reading Mammoth Salmon – Last Vestige of Humanity
If someone were to ask me what other genre goes well with doom metal I would have to settle with sludge metal because so many bands have been able to do a lot with that combination and so many times … Continue reading Flesh of the Stars – Hide
What makes a good doom metal band? To be fair, many things, but one thing that pretty much every doom fan including myself loves is an insurmountable crunch that goes along with the slow tempo, and most bands do it … Continue reading Canyon of the Skull (self-titled)
Ever wonder what would happen if a member of renowned symphonic doom metal band Draconian formed a doom/stoner metal band? Well wonder no more as the guitarist from Draconian as formed just such a band and that band is Mammoth … Continue reading Mammoth Storm – Fornjot
This is the completely true and tragic story of how in 1959 a group of nine Soviets traversed into the Ural Mountains in order to reach the peak of Mt. Ortorten. In the harsh cold of -30 degrees Celsius their … Continue reading Kauan – Sorni Nai
Of all the many genres that there are in the world of metal, and that includes multitudes of hybrid genres like blackened death to name one of many. But one that I never once even thought to dream up is … Continue reading Draconian – Sovran
What’s the one place that is cold as ice, more barren than the desert, unforgiving in every way, but so beautiful that is has captured man’s imagination since the dawn of time? The answer is simple: space. The astral plains have always been a source of wonder, and thus has been a constant place for muscians to go to for inspiration, and Stellar Master Elite is no different. I personally have not heard their first two albums, but now I really want to because their third and upcoming release, “III: Eternalism – The Psychospherical Chapter”, is in every sense of … Continue reading Stellar Master Elite – III: Eternalism – The Psychospherical Chapter
Mixing traditional doom and modern metal elements together is no easy feat no matter who you are, but somehow Army of Dagon has managed to pull it off with their new self-titled album pretty well. It’s not perfect if you were to ask me as there are a few ways that I think the sound could be improved, but that’s just personal preferences of mine. This album has got a very nice sound to it. It’s not very heavy like many other doom metal albums I’ve heard, but that’s what makes it sound very traditional I suppose. The vocals don’t … Continue reading Army of Dagon (self-titled)
I wasn’t blown away by this debut, but I can honestly say that it is definitely a very nice album if I do say so myself. Gateway has created an album where death and doom metal mold seamlessly together even though the death metal overpowers the doom just a little bit to where it’s noticeable if you’re paying attention. By that I mean the tracks aren’t as slow or as long as traditional doom, but it still holds a slow enough tempo and a crushing beat to satisfy me in my need for quality doom. Then the vocals come in … Continue reading Gateway (self-titled)
There’s nothing like hearing from a band who pioneered a genre of their very own. Much like how Alestorm invented pirate metal and A Breach of Silence tweaked metalcore into powercore, Ahab have transformed their doom metal into a seaworthy subgenre of doom metal: nautic (or nautik) doom. As you might have guessed by the word choice and album cover, Ahab’s new album “The Boats of The Glen Carrig” is heavily influenced by the sea. More specifically, a novel of the same name written by William Hope Hodgson first published in 1907. Regarded as a “survival and adventure story with elements of … Continue reading Ahab – The Boats of The Glen Carrig
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