Here, I thought the best thing to come out of funeral doom metal, or even just long-form doom in general, that we would get this year would be the new creation from Bell Witch for obvious reasons. I find myself … Continue reading Oromet – s/t
Oftentimes, the best creations have the simplest beginnings. For the last little while, it has really seemed like the best and most interesting works to have come from the instrumental reaches of instrumental rock are born out of naught but … Continue reading Yawning Balch – Volume One
From the ashes of what once was, something always arises. It may not be in the form that we expect, but something will absolutely come forth from what was laid to rest much like the phoenix. I have listened to … Continue reading Stillbeing – World Builder
It’s no secret that the worlds of punk and death metal tend to overlap from time to time. Numerous bands over the decades have done quite a good job at showing us what all is possible when the two are … Continue reading Serpent Corpse – Blood Sabbath
There are many tropes that have found their way into the various realms of psychedelia with much of them more pervasive than others depending on what particular corner of psychedelia you’re dealing with. When it comes to the heavier ends … Continue reading Abanamat – s/t
I have said it many times before and I will continue to do so: the old school will never truly die. No matter what anyone may claim in their self-imposed despair or falsely believe by simply looking at a small … Continue reading Claustrum – s/t
We all have to start somewhere. The very scope of the worlds of both metal and rock have become so expansive and inclusive that it is impossible to keep track of it all even as throngs of people do their … Continue reading High Leaf – Vision Quest
It’s always nice to have more than a little of any good thing, but too much of a good thing can turn around for the worse in any instant for any reason. The very combination of the world of black … Continue reading Serpent of Old – Ensemble Under the Dark Sun
Much like all across the underground scenes of any given style, the burgeoning names coming out of the woodwork always have more than enough to offer for those of us are who not afraid in the slightest to uncover what’s … Continue reading Red Mountain – Earthbound
There is nothing quite like some death metal that can come before the listener without any sort of fat on its bones with a singular mission in mind: mass destruction. Something that’s able to keep everything simple while constantly finding … Continue reading Olkoth – At the Eye of Chaos
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