It can often feel like the world of death/doom for all of its potential excellence and glory to be had within its deeply emotional themes can sound oddly monotone in the wrong hands. It takes true craftsmen to really weave … Continue reading Woe Unto Me – Spiral-Shaped Hopewreck
Back when metal was in its very infancy, it was a fuzz-filled world of riffs that were constantly teetering between the lines of some amazingly groovy hard rock and a certain something else entirely that would eventually blossom into the … Continue reading Ultra Void – s/t
When last year dolled out the utterly massive effort from the mysterious entity known as Neptunian Maximalism (NNMM for short) known as “Éons”, I think it’s safe to say that no one was prepared for the over two-hour long experience … Continue reading Neptunian Maximalism – Solar Drone Ceremony
There are just some albums that are destined for glory before they’re even released, and some even before they’re announced. When Eremit released their debut album, “Carrier of Weight”, just two years ago, I don’t think anyone could’ve predicted the … Continue reading Eremit – Bearer of Many Names
Easily, one of the quickest ways to get me to investigate your album is to have the phrase “single-track EP”, or anything of the like, in the description. It will instantly cause me to gravitate towards whatever it is you … Continue reading Jointhugger – Reaper Season
Riffs, man. With an attitude to match, there’s nothing quite like a deadly riff. That very philosophy has permeated every level of doom metal and, especially, desert/stoner rock with that union being the very thing that draws many of us … Continue reading Indus Valley Kings – s/t
I think it’s safe to say that when I first heard Dvne seven years ago with their EP of “Aurora Majesty”, there wasn’t much for me to expect how far they’d go in such a short amount of time. After … Continue reading Dvne – Etemen Ænka
By all accounts, some albums just shouldn’t work as well as they do. It is both hilarious and puzzling at the same time to me that there can be a whole culture in doom related to anything related to weed … Continue reading Spliffripper – s/t
When it comes to bands that have helped transform the modern doom landscape in the digital age with the aid of grand havens like Bandcamp, Vokonis is a name that absolutely should be mentioned. Their impact cannot be understated with … Continue reading Vokonis – Odyssey
An emotional core is far from a new concept when we take any form of doom metal into consideration, but there are few styles that are able to even hold a torch to the powerhouse of soul-touching heaviness that the … Continue reading Rise to the Sky – Let Men Drown With You
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