About two years ago, there was an album that was released that everyone seemed to go crazy over with its special blend of sludgy doom with spices of hardcore thrown into the mix which is a very unique blend that … Continue reading Allfather – And All Will Be Desolation
The world of doom metal/rock soaking in psychedelia is a wave of flavor that has been going for decades at this point in varying degrees of potency depending on the band. Recently, acts like Neurosis and Elder have fueled the … Continue reading Ancestors – Suspended in Reflections
It’s not hard to figure out that some of my favorite music comes from the realm of black and doom metal separately. Yet, I’ve never been ignorant of the fusing of the two together even though it’s something that I … Continue reading Kuilu – Monumentti
It’s a slight bit of a rarity to come across bands that can bring together the worlds of doom and folk metal in such a way that the ensuing material can truly be labeled as an engaging experience. Agalloch and … Continue reading Arkveid – s/t
There’s a certain flavor that I certainly can’t get enough of whenever I’m referring to some tasty doom or rock that really grips me from start to finish. It’s a very specific thing but extremely hard to execute properly: psychedelia. … Continue reading The Howling Eye – Sonorous
A band that explodes in any scene is the sort of thing that should always be watched under a close eye so that we, as fans, can find out quickly if we’re hoping too much for the band in question … Continue reading Spaceslug – Eye the Tide
An explosive start followed by a slow but steady rise is something that can really only be considered as a dream come true for just about any band in the world of metal. That was exactly what has happened with … Continue reading YOB – Our Raw Heart
Any metalhead head who’s worth his or her own salt has specific taste when it comes down to it. Sure, we can appreciate all if not most styles, but many would say they like death, doom, or black metal the … Continue reading Lurk – Fringe
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: every single metalhead always had a select few bands that will always lay in the underground where they can thrive, and we as fans watch them closer than a hawk follows … Continue reading Gateway – Boundless Torture
One of the more tantalizing acts that doom metal has spawned in recent years is undoubtedly Chrch. I always felt before hearing their debut that Un would hold the chalice and the best doom band with a debut record in 2015, … Continue reading CHRCH – Light Will Consume Us All
