Recent Comments
Seance on TUESDAY TIME MACHINE: OZZY OSBOURNE – THE ULTIMATE SIN (1986)
DS on BLACK FRIDAY: ARSONIST LODGE
The Metal Advisor on NEW VIDS FROM JESS AND THE ANCIENT ONES, DE LA CRUZ, KVELERTAK- DAVE GROWL DIRECTS NEW SOUNDGARDEN VIDEO. ALSO, HERE'S THE VIDEO. on WHAT TO DO ABOUT SOUNDGARDEN
- STREAM THE NEW ENFORCER ALBUM, YOU'LL THANK ME on As The Streets Freeze, Cauldron Continues to Melt Faces.
Tag Archives: doom metal
SOLILOQUIUM WORKING ON NEW MATERIAL, KICKASS FIRST DEMO STILL FREE
This Swedish band plays a neat and engaging form of melodic doom metal anchored by deep apocalyptic growls and articulate riffing. In the roughest of analogies, their approach lies somewhere between Incantation, Katatonia and Candlemass. Much of the time is spent listening to the weighty shifts in deep powr … Read the rest of this entry →
TOUR WRAP UP / MINI-DOC FROM CASTLE, YEAR OF THE GOAT, VERDUNKELN & ATTIC + NEW CASTLE US TOUR DATES
I’ll be honest; I can’t handle Attic. I think bands like In Solitude are great but a solid nod to King Diamond is one thing. Completely cloning the King’s sound and calling the band “Attic” is just not something I … Read the rest of this entry →
STREAM THIS KILLER RE-RELEASE FROM UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS
One of the best acts to come out of the collective bubble which contains occult rock, psychedelic rock and neo-doom is Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats. I was planning several installments of a quick guide to this occult rock phenomenon … Read the rest of this entry →
CASTLE’S NEW VIDEO IS KILL, BAND STILL ON TOUR
When it comes to the contemporary revival of doom, we are definitely in primetime right now. There are few better at it than Castle, whose angular, thrashy and still occult version of doom just strikes a chord with me. There new video looks … Read the rest of this entry →
DAYLIGHT DIES VIDEO IS AWESUM
This video by melodic doomers Daylight Dies makes me prety happy for how sad it is. Strange how for a band that doesn’t seem to have an original riff or phrase anywhere, they seem to do this doom thing better … Read the rest of this entry →
EPIC KINGS & IDOLS: TOUR KICK-OFF REPORT
After being announced a few months ago, this tour has drawn a buzz of excitement; three huge bands touring together to celebrate new full-lengths is a rare occasion. Paradise Lost’s gloomy gothiness fits perfectly with the depressing alt-metal musings of … Read the rest of this entry →
TUESDAY TIME MACHINE: CANDLEMASS – TALES OF CREATION (1989)
For the longest time, I had a snobby, bourgeoisie attitude towards doom metal. If it wasn’t of the reefer-friendly, Sabbath worship variety, it just wasn’t worth wasting already scarce listening time on it. Doom just wasn’t interesting if you gave … Read the rest of this entry →
KUNVUK: CONSUME RAPTURE
Kunvuk is an Australian act that has been garnering a decent amount of attention for their schizophrenic approach to heavy music. The comparison they often get is System of A Down. Though it’s fitting for a band that indulges in word salad verses, … Read the rest of this entry →
FREE DEMO FROM ROMANIA’S VOID FORGER
Doom has really come back in a vicious way. This isn’t simply true for the groovey, medicinal-friendly variety; I’m talking the bleak, droning sounds of hopelessness that are doom in its most galvanized form. I mean, St .Vitus is doing … Read the rest of this entry →
PAGAN ALTAR REISSUING TIME LORD, LIAM GHALLAGHER NOT NEW BASSIST?
Pagan Altar will reissue the remastered EP The Time Lord through Shadow Kingdom Records on 11 September 2012. A while ago, I reported that Liam Ghallagher of Oasis fame was Pagan Altar‘s new bassist. Indeed their new bassist’s name is … Read the rest of this entry →
LISTEN TO HOODED MENACE
Ya know when you want to make a sharp, biting joke but can’t quite figure out how not to do so off-color. Well I’m at an impass. All I want to say is, remember when Giraldo Rivera blamed the Trayvon … Read the rest of this entry →
Metal Blade Reissues: Electric Wizard, Grand Magus X 2
Metal Blade / Rise Above are on quite a tear with the awesome reissues lately. Most notably, they are giving Electric Wizard‘s Witchcult Today and Grand Magus classics Iron Will and Wolf’s Return a second chance at the limelight. Since … Read the rest of this entry →
Castle: Blacklands
Bands who play that certain brand of doom metal, submerged up to its horns in the occult, don’t exactly conjure up associations of fun but occasionally you run across a band that can take really tap into the potential for … Read the rest of this entry →
New Windfaerer Song, New-ish Castle Songs
Viking folk from New Jersey doesn’t exactly provoke a leap of faith from many people, as I’ve mentioned before, Windfaerer spin a very catchy type of tune and, to my ear, channel a heavy, more-polished Enslaved vibe. They’re also not … Read the rest of this entry →
Black Friday: Fäulnis
If you have been paying attention in class for the last few months, you know that Germany is where its at in terms of black metal. I’m not entirely sure if Fäulnis even fit in the genre but their sprawling, … Read the rest of this entry →
New Songs From Tank And Grand Magus. In Wit Da Old Skool!
Tank and Grand Magus are giving our weekly fill of retro fist-pumping with a couple of new tracks. Tank is one NWOBHM styleband I never really got into but the newly released single “Don’t Dream in the Dark” gives me … Read the rest of this entry →
Shining Covers Katatonia, Upcoming Bathory Tribute
Lot’s Of Girls Gonna Get Hurt is the title of Shining‘s new EP. Now that’s leaps and bounds beyond what I expect from Niklas Kvarforth and gang in terms of entertaining album titles. Is it me or do some of … Read the rest of this entry →
Amorphis Go All Cat Stevens
No, they did not convert to Islam and get banned from the US. Instead, Amorphis are playing a series of shows in Finland showcasing acoustic versions of mostly rarely performed tracks. 01.Empty Opening 02. I Of Crimson Blood 03. Enigma … Read the rest of this entry →
New Be’lakor Track Is Pretty Good If You Like Doomy Sads
Austrian melodic death/doom band Be’Lakor is now streaming a new track. Looks like the new record Of Breath and Bone will be some sort of sick concept album about Red Riding Hood getting out of a speeding ticket, if you … Read the rest of this entry →
A Castle In The Vast Blacklands
Photo by Eric Haines Though female fronted, doomy retro metal is being done already –notably that of the garage NWOBHM variety in Olympia, Washington’s own Christian Mistress– a female-lead doomish power trio could be intriguing. Intriguing enough to take siesta … Read the rest of this entry →