01. Every Time I Die – Radical (SAMPLE) Radical is an album that is absolutely enraged, and one that is utterly sincere and honest in that rage. In style it sits within the realm of -core, both metal and math, but these simple terms honestly don’t do any justice to…
Doom Metal
Khemmis – Deceiver
Reviewed: January 2022 Released: 2021, Nuclear Blast Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Despite only just coming up on double digits of age as a band and their fourth full-length, Khemmis have already made a solid name for themselves among doom fans. Their approach manages to expertly tap into the epic…
Swallow The Sun – Moonflowers
Reviewed: January 2022 Released: 2021, Century Media Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter As one of the genre’s most celebrated figureheads, Finland’s SWALLOW THE SUN needs absolutely no introduction and continues to carry the torch for those of a death/doom persuasion. They may be over twenty years into their existence as…
Swallow the Sun – Moonflowers
Swallow the Sun – Moonflowers Reviewed: December 2021 Released: 2021, Century Media Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Let me start off by saying that MOONFLOWERS is a haunting and sonically beautifully record. If you’ve at all followed the trajectory of Finland’s Swallow the Sun at any point across the…
Visions From Beyond – Drawing Down The Darkness
Reviewed: December 2021 Released: 2021, Dry Cough Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Neil Langton Following hot on the heels of the well received release of debut cassette ‘Eternally Bound, Whipped By Time’, Visions From Beyond have delved into the ancient cosmic abyss once again to bring you the harrowing new EP,…
Altareth – Blood
Altareth – Blood Reviewed: December 2021 Released: 2021, Magnetic Eye Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz In the supporting press bio for their full length debut BLOOD, Swedish doom fanatics Altareth cite everyone from Sabbath, Candlesmass, Pallbearer, St. Vitus, and even fellow countrymen Bathory as creative inspiration, so it’s little…
Winterfylleth + Fen + Dread Sovereign @ The Boston Music Rooms, London
Winterfylleth + Fen + Dread Sovereign @ The Boston Music Rooms, London 23rd October 2021 Review by Demitri Levantis Photos by Dovalde Gaidelionyte www.instagram.com/dova_photography/
Skepticism – Companion
Skepticism – Companion Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Svart Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Like a sad, sad wine, Finland’s Skepticism seems to only get better with age. Though the band’s approach to funeral doom hasn’t changed much since their 1995 STORMCROWFLEET debut, it’s the way that they continue…
Hex A.D. – Funeral Tango For Gods & Men
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Fresh Tea Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes It was easy to see how this whole thing would affect the music business, and we just went straight into this new project instead of hoping for a possible gig or two. Actually it was great to be…
Dead Witches/Witchthroat Serpent – Doom Sessions, Vol. 666
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…
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]”).…
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…
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.…