The very crushing presence of metal is what many of us seek ultimate solace under as the many pains and troubles of the world seem to come ever closer upon our souls with this being one of the few forms … Continue reading Ggu:ll – Ex Est
With all the different paths the world of doom metal has taken over the years, it’s only natural that we get some relatively outlandish creations that manage to not only capture our imagination but provide us with new avenues into … Continue reading Remina – Strata
The smallest change can make for a wildly different record, by all accounts. Whether it’s the addition of one instrument or even its removal, the changing of a single member of a line-up, or the simplest shift of a dial … Continue reading Abyssic – Brought Forth in Iniquity
Raw ambition is oftentimes what many recognize as the key to creating an album that won’t be forgotten anytime soon as well as an essential factor as to what makes that effort destined to be hailed as one of the … Continue reading Forlesen – Black Terrain
There’s nothing quite like being able to lose yourself in an album of crunchiness, heaviness, and excellence the likes of which simply can’t be swept aside for any reason because of its own power, talent, and tenacity. Modern doom has … Continue reading Deer Creek – Menticide
It can often feel as though the very humble levels of the doom underground can lead to only one of two paths: (1) mind-blowing talent that’s destined for a meteoric rise, or (2) creations that never climbed the ladder of … Continue reading Endonomos – s/t
The very prospect of creating a sound that’s as uncompromising, unyielding, and all-powerful with depths that seem truly unending is something that a small corner of doom metal and its contemporaries are constantly striving for, but it’s because such a … Continue reading Lightless – Descent to Insignificance
In the ever-expanding landscape that is doom metal and its contemporaries, it can be all but effortless to find yourself lost in the ocean of other acts simply because of pure happenstance even if you were the most quality name … Continue reading Man in the Woods – Badlands
Of all the combinations and concoctions that make the world of doom metal such a treat to be in, its long partnership with anything stoner-related has got to be one of the most enduring and widespread pairings that the world … Continue reading Watchman – The End of All Flesh
There’s nothing quite like a distinct, unexpected shift in a band’s sound to make one’s head turn. A little bit of a change is one thing with that being something that a band can ease into such that it doesn’t … Continue reading Bong-Ra – Meditations
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