While there’s always something to be said about quality over quantity, there are times where you simply wish there was more to go around. When it comes to niche genres, it can oftentimes be the case that we’re given tremendous … Continue reading Oromet – The Sinking Isle
For all that doom metal has become known for in recent times, it’s intensity is certainly something that many can focus in on pretty easily. Whether it’s in the more sludge-oriented reaches of the sound, the riff-heavy acts that many … Continue reading Eurynome – Miserere
While it can sometimes feel as though there isn’t enough going on within the world of funeral doom metal, it’s quite fitting that such a bleak sound where the light of hope typically goes to die is sparsely populated with … Continue reading Föhn – Condescending
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
Already, the world of funeral doom metal is begging to be expanded upon with it ever so slowly becoming more of a point of intrigue for those of us looking for just a little bit more out of a genre … Continue reading Mesmur – Chthonic
When we’re immersed in the world of funeral doom, we’re already in a bit of a small room. It’s a real niche sound that doesn’t have much in way of a dense crowd with what only feels like a handful … Continue reading Desperation Eclipse – Heights of Negation
When we take into consideration the heavy hitters in the modern landscape of doom metal, Ahab simply must be one that’s mentioned in mere seconds. An aquatic take on a vicious sound that has always been as heavy as the … Continue reading Ahab – The Coral Tombs
Even as time moves forward and more eyes are turned to the style, funeral doom metal still presents itself as nigh on impenetrable in the eyes of many with it still being up to long-solidified names to keep its excellence … Continue reading The Howling Void – Into Darkness Ever More Profound
Ever since I was a child, J.R.R. Tolkien’s seminal Lord of the Rings trilogy has been wildly influential to me. It had a great part to play in the kind of movies I enjoyed, then the kind of books I read, … Continue reading Khazad-dûm – Hymns from the Deep
In a world of extremes already at play at virtually every turn, it’s hard to imagine any band of any style taking things to another level altogether yet we are seemingly always getting a bold act that manages to come … Continue reading Intaglio – II
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