Ever since I was a child, J.R.R. Tolkien’s seminal Lord of the Rings trilogy has been wildly influential to me. It had a great part to play in the kind of movies I enjoyed, then the kind of books I read, … Continue reading Khazad-dûm – Hymns from the Deep
In a world of extremes already at play at virtually every turn, it’s hard to imagine any band of any style taking things to another level altogether yet we are seemingly always getting a bold act that manages to come … Continue reading Intaglio – II
A proper funeral doom record is truly like nothing else in music. Sure, I can and have said that about other styles of metal that have graced my ears over the years, but it is singularly the world of funeral … Continue reading Solemn Echoes – Into the Depths of Sorrow
Of all the many different smaller styles that exist within the wider-known styles at large, it’s the dark and still largely unexplored territory that is funeral doom metal that catches my eye in many of its forms, and it’s as … Continue reading Shattered Hope – Vespers
I think it’s safe to say that a large number of us metal fans will never get tired of the ever-ongoing arms race that every metal band seems to be in, especially when it comes to bands that are constantly … Continue reading Sunyata – The Great Beyond
It really does seem like every year brings us tons of new funeral doom to sink our teeth into with the previous years seeming like something close to a water-desperate woodland where there’s clearly something, but not much. The last … Continue reading My Death Belongs To You – The World Seems To Be Fading
Funeral doom metal has been something that I’ve always been drawn to without exception ever since my fascination with the concept of ultra-long songs being implanted in my brain six years ago, and it’s a love that has only grown … Continue reading Atramentus – Stygian
Time can be just as grueling as it can be rewarding. To see an album that you’ve been looking forward be delayed for whatever reason is always a shame, but it’s in the world of music that us peons must … Continue reading Great Cold Emptiness – Death Gifted a Bouquet
A true collaboration between two acts is something that we don’t get as often as we might like with a simple split being the course that’s taken much more often than not. There’s nothing wrong with that whatsoever, but it … Continue reading Bell Witch / Aerial Ruin – Stygian Bough Volume I
Scouring Bandcamp for something that raises an eyebrow is always a fun search if you’re someone like me who will just pick a random direction to search in hoping for something good, and it’s always incredibly rewarding when you find … Continue reading Obolus – s/t
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