Is there even a fucking point to me doing an introduction to a band has synonymous with their sound as Bongzilla? One of the biggest stoner metal bands that managed to help transform the scene of doom and sludge metal, … Continue reading Bongzilla – Weedsconsin
To have discovered Gateway with their eponymous work six years back was to know that you had stumbled upon a band that could very well entrench themselves into the annals of essential death/doom out of the underground with a next … Continue reading Gateway – Flesh Reborn
If you ask me, the worlds of black and doom metal aren’t merged often enough. They can make for such a striking concoction the likes of which metal rarely gets to see when it’s done right, but the combination isn’t … Continue reading Earthshine – My Bones Shall Rest Upon The Mountain
It can often feel like the world of death/doom for all of its potential excellence and glory to be had within its deeply emotional themes can sound oddly monotone in the wrong hands. It takes true craftsmen to really weave … Continue reading Woe Unto Me – Spiral-Shaped Hopewreck
Back when metal was in its very infancy, it was a fuzz-filled world of riffs that were constantly teetering between the lines of some amazingly groovy hard rock and a certain something else entirely that would eventually blossom into the … Continue reading Ultra Void – s/t
When last year dolled out the utterly massive effort from the mysterious entity known as Neptunian Maximalism (NNMM for short) known as “Éons”, I think it’s safe to say that no one was prepared for the over two-hour long experience … Continue reading Neptunian Maximalism – Solar Drone Ceremony
There are just some albums that are destined for glory before they’re even released, and some even before they’re announced. When Eremit released their debut album, “Carrier of Weight”, just two years ago, I don’t think anyone could’ve predicted the … Continue reading Eremit – Bearer of Many Names
Easily, one of the quickest ways to get me to investigate your album is to have the phrase “single-track EP”, or anything of the like, in the description. It will instantly cause me to gravitate towards whatever it is you … Continue reading Jointhugger – Reaper Season
Riffs, man. With an attitude to match, there’s nothing quite like a deadly riff. That very philosophy has permeated every level of doom metal and, especially, desert/stoner rock with that union being the very thing that draws many of us … Continue reading Indus Valley Kings – s/t
I think it’s safe to say that when I first heard Dvne seven years ago with their EP of “Aurora Majesty”, there wasn’t much for me to expect how far they’d go in such a short amount of time. After … Continue reading Dvne – Etemen Ænka
