Reviewed: October, 2020 Released: 2020, Cruz Del Sur Music Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Erich I missed Old Mother Hell’s 2018 debut self-titled album, but I am just in time for their follow-up album LORD OF DEMISE. The new album will be released on October 23rd on Cruz Del Sur Music. The…
Doom Metal
Aphonic Threnody – The Great Hatred
Reviewed: October 2020 Released: 2020, Transcending Obscurity Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine International death-doom outfit Aphonic Threnody (formed in 2012) are set to release their third full-length, The Great Hatred on October 16th. An excerpt from their press release statement reads: “Members of Towards Atlantis Lights, Dea Marica, Arrant Saudade and more collaborate to…
Self Hypnosis – Contagion Of Despair
Reviewed: September 2020 Released: 2020 – Svart Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Beandog For those wanting to know more a bit more about the roots of Self Hypnosis, your starting point will undoubtedly be Kris Clayton’s Camel Of Doom outfit. As Clayton’s songwriting became more experimental, he made the decision to…
Bull Elephant – Created From Death
Reviewed: August 2020 Released: 2020, Eat Lead and Die Music Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Rossy Maguire UK anonymous collective BULL ELEPHANT will release its second album, Created From Death, in August on Eat Lead and Die Music. The album, part two in the BULL ELEPHANT trilogy mythos, picks up where the debut ended. The eponymous creature,…
Jupiterian – Protosapien
Reviewed: August 2020 Released: 2020, Transcending Obscurity Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Sometimes you really need to be in the right mood for certain music. Jupiterian’s Protosapien is one such example, and the mood it wants you to be in, the atmosphere it revels in and drips with, is…
Convocation – Interview with LL and MN
Interview with LL (vocals) and MN (instruments) Interview by Kira Levine www.facebook.com/ConvocationDoom/ Shortly before the release of their sophomore album Ashes Coalesce, we caught up with Finnish duo Convocation to discuss their latest release and more. Please follow and like us:
Sorcerer – Interview with Kristian Niemann
Interview with Kristian Niemann Interview by Demitri Levantis We caught up with Sorcerer’s guitar player Kristian Niemann to discuss the new album and how he finds life as an established musician. www.facebook.com/sorcererdoom www.instagram.com/kristianxniemann/?hl=en Please follow and like us:
Northern Crown – In A Pallid Shadow
Reviewed: July 2020 Released: 2020, Self-release Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Hailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, epic doom metallers Northern Crown are about to release their third full-length album, entitled In A Pallid Shadow, on July 3rd, 2020. After forming in 2013 and releasing their debut EP In The Hands of The…
Convocation – Ashes Coalesce
Reviewed: July 2020 Released: 2020, Everlasting Spew Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Seasoned musicians Lauri Laaksonen and Marko Neuman joined forces to create death/doom outfit Convocation. They are set to release their sophomore record Ashes Coalesce on July 3rd, following up 2018’s Scars Across. The band states: “The second…
Northern Crown – In A Pallid Shadow
Northern Crown – In A Pallid Shadow Reviewed: June 2020 Released: 2020, Bandcamp Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Since their formation in 2013, Ft. Lauderdale’s Northern Crown have been independently releasing some of the most vibrant, epic doom metal that you’ve probably never heard. IN A PALLID SHADOW is the…
Wolftooth – Valhalla
Reviewed: June 2020 Released: 2020, Ripple Music Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Do you like the classic sound of the early albums of The Sword or Mastodon? Then Wolftooth have got you covered! That sound much more dismissive than it’s intended to, though the score given should help offset that.…
Pale Horseman – For Dust Thou Art
Reviewed: June 2020 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Chicago, Illinois has been a breeding ground for sludgy doom metal in recent years with the emergence of bands such as The Atlas Moth, Bongripper, Indian and Ledge, yet there’s another lesser-known yet equally deserving name who have been…
Old Corpse Road – Interview with The Bearer
Old Corpse Road – Interview with The Bearer Interview by Demitri Levantis The British black metal institution have returned with their third album: “On Ghastly Shores Lay the Wreckage of our Lore”, and to find out more on this new release, Metal-Rules caught up with the band to find out…
Dopelord – Sign of the Devil
Dopelord – Sign of the Devil Reviewed: April 2020 Released: 2020, Green Plague Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz There’s something about the manic depressive nature of SIGN OF THE DEVIL that manages to compliment my own wild mood swings during these times of RONAMADNESS. As I’m walking my dog…
Goblinsmoker – A Throne In Haze, A World Ablaze
Goblinsmoker – A Throne In Haze, A World Ablaze Reviewed: March 2020 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz The moniker “Goblinsmoker” sounds like it came straight from an internet doom metal band name generator. That aside, Goblinsmoker’s recently released EP A THRONE IN HAZE, A THRONE ABLAZE is…