Interview with Kyle Wilcher Interview by Kat Knite Evansville, Indiana natives Rat King have just released their new full-length doom metal album, ‘Omen’. We got a chance to catch up with drummer/lead vocalist Kyle Wilcher and talk about the music, future plans, and more! Check out the interview down below…
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BOTTOMLESS – Interview with Giorgio Trombino
BOTTOMLESS 30th July 2021 Interview by Kat Knite Italian doom metal trio BOTTOMLESS are back with a stunning new self-titled record, out now via Spikerot Records. We got a chance to catch up with lead singer & guitarist Giorgio Trombino and learn all about the process and inspiration behind the new release, as well…
Rat King – Omen
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 2.5/5.0 Reviewer: Kat Knite Hailing from Evansville, Indiana come Rat King, a doom metal outfit formed in 2016 by Andrei Stirbu (lead guitar), Kyle Wilcher (drums/lead vocals), Jason Wilcher (rhythm guitar/backing vocals), and Nick Graman (bass). While the young band members are ambitious and draw…
Bottomless – Bottomless
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, Spikerot Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Italian doom metal trio Bottomless are a sweltering and hazy heat wave rolling over a mysterious desert of sound with their brand new self-titled release, unleashed in 2021 to set fire to your senses and stir your mind with feverish…
Quick Jabs for July 2021
This is a new monthly section where we will post an assortment of shorter reviews for albums that we have checked out or may have missed out on previously. The reviews are short and to the point, thus the tile “Quick Jabs”. Anaal Nathrakh – Total Fucking Necro June 11th,…
Bongzilla – Weedsconsin
Bongzilla – Weedsconsin Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, Heavy Psych Sounds Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Nothing happens quickly when you’re high, or at least that’s what I’ve been told… WEEDSCONSIN is the first full length in 16 years from stoner legends Bongzilla, and in a surprising twist of fate,…
Quick Jabs for May 2021
This is a new monthly section where we will post an assortment of shorter reviews for albums that we have checked out or may have missed out on previously. The reviews are short and to the point, thus the tile “Quick Jabs”. The Beast Of Nod – Multiversal March 29th,…
Domkraft – Seeds
Domkraft – Seeds Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, Magnetic Eye Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Heavy doesn’t even begin to describe this album. The third full length from Sweden’s Domkraft, SEEDS is a hulking beast of a record. Equal parts beauty and anguish, it’s a trance inducing collection of…
witches – The Noise Demos
witches – The Noise Demos Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, Bandcamp Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz For some of us, the pandemic has offered us the opportunity to gain a few pounds and get really good at Mario Kart. For others, it’s offered the opportunity to stretch some creative legs…
Aversed – Impermanent
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, Self-Released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Progressive melodic death metal band Aversed have broken through the mould with their first full-length album Impermanent. Following up to their two previous EP’s, they are back with a bang after taking time apart so members could focus on other…
Destroy Demons To Motion Device’s Drum Cover Of “Cultist Base” From Doom Eternal
Out Now! New Album “Motion Device IV” The Doom video game franchise has been going strong for almost 30 years, and the adrenaline-packed stomp through hell has one of the most aggressive, recognizable soundtracks to gamers across the globe. Motion Device’s drummer David Menoudakis has taken the world-renowned carnage and warped it into a…
Until The Sky Dies – Forgotten Pact
Until The Sky Dies – Forgotten Pact Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2020, Dead Games Records Rating: 2/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz FORGOTTEN PACT is the sophomore release from Phoenix based duo Until the Sky Dies. The press release supporting the album makes some allusions to a pretty eclectic batch of artists…
Begräbnis – Izanaena
Begräbnis – Izanaena Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2020, Weird Truth Productions Rating: 2/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz I’m not really sure what’s happening on IZANAENA, but I think I like it? Japan has long been a creative nexus for all things musically extreme. Be it the mighty metal shred of Loudness,…
My Dying Bride – Macabre Cabaret
Reviewed: December, 2020 Released: November, 2020 Nuclear Blast Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Theron Moore Eight months after dropping the epic and lumbering, “The Ghost of Orion,” UK doom and gloomers My Dying Bride have returned with new music, a four track EP “Macabre Cabaret.” The title track, also the first tune…
DayGlo Mourning – Dead Star
Reviewed: December 2020 Released: 2020, Black Doomba Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia and riding on a wave of momentum that started in 2018 with their self titled debut album, DayGlo Mourning quickly drew the attention of Black Doomba Records who paired them up with Bludy Gyres for…