Dead Witches/Witchthroat Serpent – Doom Sessions, Vol. 666 Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Heavy Psych Sounds Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz The good stoners at Heavy Psych Sounds have been on a roll since last summer. Releasing volume after volume of their DOOM SESSIONS split LPs that pair some of…
Doom Metal
Skepticism – Companion
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Svart Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Funeral doom is a tricky one to really get right. It can seem straightforward at first glance, but any band that simply plays doom metal as slow and ponderous as they can will run the risk of rapidly…
Malevolence – Antithetical
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Firecum Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter It’s an old argument, but we revisit it here: is there much point in reviewing re-releases? On the one hand, you have the potential scenarios of having the easiest writing session of your life (“Review: see comments from [DATE]”).…
Sign of the Sorcerer – Obsessions of the Vile
Sign of the Sorcerer – Obsessions of the Vile Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Bandcamp Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz On their OBSESSIONS OF THE VILE debut, Knoxville’s Sign of the Sorcerer pull deep from their bag of inspired tricks to deliver a murky, drug n’ occult (can we just…
Entierro – El Camazotz
Reviewed: August, 2021 Released: June 18, 2021 Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead I learned of New Haven, Connecticut’s Entierro when I discovered that founding Fates Warning guitarist Victor Arduini was in the band. His fretwork was top notch on the first two Fates albums, how can I go wrong?…
Mama Doom – Ash Bone Skin N Stone
Mama Doom – Ash Bone Skin N Stone Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, Majestic Mountain Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz I’ve been listening to Mama Doom’s full length debut ASH BONE SKIN N STONE for a hot minute now, and I’m still not quite sure I’ve figured it out.…
Boozewa – Deb
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Deb is a two-song single from up-and-coming US doom merchants Boozewa. Despite only consisting of a couple of (by doom standards) fairly short songs, it manages to give a glimpse into some solid sounds and decent potential variety from…
Circle of Sighs – Narci
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, Metal Assault Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Circle of Sighs are described in their bio as an “occult-themed synth-doom collective”, but honestly, that doesn’t some anywhere close to doing justice to the eclectic, at times downright bizarre sound this band is putting out. Over the…
Cavern Deep – Cavern Deep
Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2021, Interstellar Smoke Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes One archaeologist and 49 men stand at the gates of a previously unknown civilization, for a moment staring down into the bowels of the mountain before they begin their descent. The journey downwards turn out to be…
Wytch – Exordium
Reviewed: June, 2021 Released: May 21, 2021, Ripple Music Rating: 4.5/5.0 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Wytch is a band that features Matte Marklund (Vintersorg, Otyg), Simon Lundström (Vintersorg), Johanna Lundberg, (Vintersorg), and Fredrik Nilsson (Otyg). So what we have hear is the next great thing in folk metal? Think again!…
Satlan Interview
Interview with Vocalist Soozi Chameleone Interview by Jo Blackened Photography by Altercarnated Photography Bands Social Media sites: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube
Shamael – Melancholie der Engel
Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, Negre planY Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Raffaele Galasso’s one-man band Shamael was founded in Italy, last year (2020). He is also a member of Gardenija and Nightcrush. Melancholie der Engel is the debut full-length from his solo funeral doom project, co-released by Negre PlanY…
Obsolete Theory – Dawnfall
Reviewed: [May 2021] Released [2021 My Kingdom Music] Rating [3.5/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson There are dynamics aplenty in the epic bluster of Italy’s Obsolete Theory. The band go from zero to 60 and back again as they trudge and sprint through stretches of doom/Goth metal punctuated by fits of death…
Miasma Theory – Miasma Theory
Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, Shadowlit Music Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Miasma Theory is the self-titled debut album of a Florida-based quintet, each with their own existing resume in heavy metal (including Zachary Randall and Leona from epic doomsters Northern Crown). It’s a nicely vintage affair, though in an…
Interview with Shamael
Interview with Shamael Interview by Kira Levine Shamael online: Facebook Bandcamp Hello! Thanks for your time, hope that you are keeping safe and well. Please introduce yourself. Thank you for the invitation. I’m Raffaele Galasso and I work in several music projects: Shamael, Gardenjia, Nightcrush, Luxaeterna. When did you…