The world of heavy psych is one that has been going for decades with the likes of Black Sabbath and Coven being real highlight influences for many bands in the genre. I’m usually more into the style when the psych … Continue reading The Necromancers – Of Blood and Wine
The art of drawing out a sound to stretch over ten, twenty, thirty, and even more minutes is something that not many feel up to the task for, but it’s with doom metal that we see people willing to tackle … Continue reading Dead Sisters – s/t
Sifting through the small yet menacing realm of funeral doom metal has become a real treat for me as I love to come crawling back to the style to see what else it has in store for me, even though … Continue reading Un – Sentiment
Something that I’ve always loved about metal is how easily you can gel two different styles together to create a sound that’s somehow even more potent and volatile than if the styles were left alone. It has created some of … Continue reading Eternal Rot – Cadaverine
If you follow the wondrous Relapse Records even just a little bit, you’ll notice that this year they’ve been dishing out several splits between many bands among their roster. Whether it’s to dish out some B-material or simply to keep … Continue reading Primitive Man / Unearthly Trance – Split
A lot of people tend to go for doom for the heaviness, and while that’s something that I constantly come back for time and again it’s the recurring use of psychedelia that draws me back more than anything. It all … Continue reading Monte Luna – s/t
Typically, whenever I’m thinking about the real center of innovation in the world of metal, which in itself is the definition of innovation for music, I look towards the ever-growing expanse that black metal covers. Yet, today my gaze and … Continue reading Promethean Misery – Tied Up With Strings
Zaum has been a real phenomenon in the entirety of music for me ever since I discovered them two years ago with the release of their sophomore effort, “Eidolon”. The record went on to adorn many year-end lists, including my … Continue reading Interview with Zaum
With acts like Godflesh, Drug Honkey, and even Eyehategod, there’s certainly no shortage of industrial metal acts that take the genre to aggressively psychedelic lengths that are both terrifying but amazing to behold. It’s never really been my cup of … Continue reading P.H.O.B.O.S. – Phlogiston Catharsis
A style that has truly had my attention but I haven’t gotten around to really diving into is the unforgiving, dark world of funeral doom. It’s such an uncompromising style that leaves no room for a breath of salvation whether … Continue reading Ennui – End of the Circle
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