I think it’s safe to say that for anyone like me who’s constantly on the search for new material that we each have specific record labels we always refer to simply because we find consistent enjoyment out of those peoples’ … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Records: Label Sampler 2016
Ever since I discovered the unique band that is Inter Arma, I’ve been on an unspoken search to find bands that are similar to their style: a mixture of a whole fuck of a lot of stuff but mainly revolving … Continue reading Faces of the Bog – Ego Death
When you’re somebody like me who’s constantly on the search for new jams for whatever reason at the time may be, you’re gonna come across something truly unexpected if you search long and hard enough. Doom is possibly one of … Continue reading Ortega – Sacred States
I’m always down to a good ol’ split, I don’t know about you. However, there’s one golden rule I feel they must all follow to be a successful one: the two bands and their individual styles must compliment each other. … Continue reading Shroud Eater / Dead Hand – Split
There are just so many different ideas and so many different styles that it’s hard to keep up whenever something even a tad different comes along. Be it a combination of doom or stoner, a more organic take on sludge … Continue reading Hammerhands – Largo Forte
Ever hear a band that isn’t trying to be super different or fancy, but instead just sounds so fucking good that it seems everyone everywhere can for once universally agree that the band in question is the shit? If you … Continue reading XII Boar – Beyond the Valley of the Triclops
Relapse Records have been known for taking in bands that show massive amounts of talent in the most unlikely of places. Inter Arma and Iron Reagan being two prime examples, we have another band I’ve never heard of but have … Continue reading -(16)- – Lifespan of a Moth
We all know and love at least one band that’s ambitious and makes it work by sounding fucking great, but then of course there’s many others who fall flat on their faces. Death and doom metal typically ends up being … Continue reading Utopia War – Ritual
From looking at that cover you can deduce two things if you really think about it: (1) this is either going to be an excruciatingly awesome piece that holds nothing back and is as mysterious as it is intense, or … Continue reading Merchant – Suzerain
If you ask me, the quality of sludge metal bar a few exceptions has gone down in recent years. Not as many bands want to get as dirty as they used to and try to over refine their sound to … Continue reading Sourvein – Aquatic Occult
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