The use of atmosphere has long been something that the many different worlds of doom metal have used to great effect, and it does seem to be the case that it’s becoming more and more prevalent as the years go … Continue reading Ruit Hora – Kainophobia
It should be easy for me to review an album like this. This is, quite literally, my 2,997th review and after doing this for years and years, I would like to think I could review virtually any album that I … Continue reading Hundred Year Old Man – Sleep In Light
The very depths of the human soul are rarely the sort of territory that many of us want to experience in a raw, uncompromising form. It’s much like looking into the mirror of your own self and being utterly terrified … Continue reading Cavernlight – As I Cast Ruin Upon The Lens That Reveals My Every Flaw
At some point, bringing together different sounds results in a truly quantifiable mess. I will always applaud the attempt to craft something different and interesting for any reason whether it be in the name of pure curiosity or the desire … Continue reading Dream Vision – Rêves
The true glory of the underground comes into play when we manage to get a band that comes out of what feels like utter nothingness to bewilder us with an experience that cannot be considered anything less than essential for … Continue reading Novarupta – Carrion Movements
It should go without saying that if we were to look towards the news or even a simple walk outside of our doors will show us that the world in truly in a state of turmoil the likes of which … Continue reading Breaths / Dimwind – Seasons
History has long played an important part in bringing metal to life in many different styles with the most popular and widely used form of historic representation being down through retellings of battles, struggles, and events throughout war that capture … Continue reading Genune – Inert & Unerring
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
It’s always the case not far into any given new year that I find myself still looking back into 2021 for albums to investigate and lose myself in while I bide my time for the new year to have more … Continue reading Mistchaser – Kairos
There truly doesn’t seem to be any limit with any style so long as it’s put in hands that are just as ambitious as they are capable, and such events are even more pronounced in the styles that don’t get … Continue reading Hemelbestormer – Collide & Merge
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