Whenever we think of stoner influence throughout the world of metal, I don’t think it’s any stretch to say that we tend to plant it firmly with the realms of doom and sludge without much possibility for success outside of … Continue reading The Crux – Time and Space
While the many different avenues of black metal can lead to any band taking their sound in a new direction at any given moment, the simple act of a band altering the direction of their sound can feel downright abrupt … Continue reading Tome of the Unreplenished – Earthbound
The very landscapes of doom, heavy psych, and psychedelia in general have been more entwined than ever before with the current climate of each style constantly overlapping in one release to the next to really bring to life experiences that … Continue reading Obsidian Sea – Pathos
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
There are loads of entities across the vast underground that we manage to find under many different monikers in different bands whether it’s in the form of simple self-expression with a new act or contributing to a band that manages … Continue reading Mossgiver – The Song Among Branches
The very existence of death metal implies true, unparalleled, and utterly foreboding power of ungodly proportions. Yet, whenever there’s an extreme already in place there are always going to be those who seek to push it even further. A vast … Continue reading Viande – L’abime Dévore les Âmes
When we’re to go into the growing realm of heavy psych, there are simply some names that we cannot ignore. Bands like King Buffalo, Daxma, Spaceslug, Green Lung, and Mothership may be some of the first that come to the … Continue reading Hazemaze – Blinded By the Wicked
At this point in me doing these reviews, if you know me then you know Ende and I couldn’t be any happier about my associations with the band up to this point. A true driving force in the taste for … Continue reading Ende – Liturgies Funéraires – Cérémonie pour une Congrégation Mourante
Whenever a band managees to come around way ahead of my expectations, rarely does it lead to a situation where I find myself wanting either more or thinking that a little bit more time would’ve been bountiful. That tends to … Continue reading Black Sky Giant – End of Days Pilgrimage
It’s not too often that I can sit here and be able to say just how happy I am at being completely right for a change. I truly revel in it when it comes to whatever metal has in store … Continue reading Insineratehymn – Disembodied
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