There is true power at play when we bring together the very worlds of sludge and doom metal. Even separate, the two can make for vicious listens that hold nothing back whatsoever should the band in question manage to take … Continue reading Firebreather – Dwell in the Fog
With all the different directions that the very spirit of black metal has branched out into over the years, it has got to be into the raw and unforgiving realms of sludge that I cannot help but feel that we … Continue reading Geisterfaust – Servile Mirrors of Animosity
As a lover of all things in the world of heaviness, there’s nothing that can compare to some well done sludge metal that manages to be more than a simple slab of heavy riffs and some screaming to really put … Continue reading Seum – Blueberry Cash
The true glory of the underground comes into play when we manage to get a band that comes out of what feels like utter nothingness to bewilder us with an experience that cannot be considered anything less than essential for … Continue reading Novarupta – Carrion Movements
With the many different avenues that the world of rock has taken in the last few decades, it’s all but destined for there to be at least a few styles out there that don’t get as much recognition as some … Continue reading Chrmr – Low in the Glow
When we take into consideration bands that manage to encapsulate the very realms of unparalleled heaviness alongside bone-chilling atmospheres that make the very visions of reality pale in the face of such overwhelming nihilism, there certainly are a few names … Continue reading Absent In Body – Plague God
Not often enough do we come across a record that’s as fun as it is still serious in its approach. You tend to see such factors come and go in favor of one or the other as many bands find … Continue reading Bog Wizard / Froglord – A Frog in the Bog
The various realms of heaviness have never been in a better state if you ask me. From unparalleled power to the slowest of riffs to thickest, smokiest energies metal has ever seen, it’s neve been a better time for fans … Continue reading Domkraft / Slomatics – Ascend/Descend
Ubiquity in the world of metal is a very rare thing that often takes decades for virtually every band to achieve no matter what style we’re talking about, but on even rarer occasions do we see a band really come … Continue reading Cult of Luna – The Long Road North
Anyone who knows anything about me and my listening habits knows that there are a few constants that I always find myself adhering to when it comes to my listening habits whether it be subconsciously or very on purpose, as … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2022
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