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…
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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…
Gehlke, David- No Celebration-The Official Story Of Paradise Lost (Book Review)
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2019, Decibel Books Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP Like many Metal-minded folks, I grew up physically swapping albums back and forth, lending and borrowing and just exploring music with friends, as one did before the advent of the information superhighway. One of my favourite memories of Paradise…
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…
Kitchen Witch – Earth and Ether
Kitchen Witch – Earth and Ether Reviewed: October 2020 Released: 2020, Self Released Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz It seemed like there was a point just a few years ago where the 70’s infuenced stoner rock scene was blowing up, with bands like Blood Ceremony, Jess and the Ancient Ones,…
Self Hypnosis – Interview With Kris Clayton
Interview with Kris Clayton (vocals, guitars, keyboards) Interview by Beandog www.selfhypnosisband.com/ www.facebook.com/selfhypnosisband/ selfhypnosis-uk.bandcamp.com/ UK, extreme metal three piece, Self Hypnosis have recently released their impressive debut album – Contagion Of Despair – via Svart Records. If you are unfamiliar with the band’s name, you would be forgiven for making the…
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…
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…
CANDLEMASS-Ashes To Ashes Live-The Covideo Chronicles-Day 43 (May 13th, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2010 Rating: 4/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly dissimilar and…