Tag: Death Doom
Mother Of Graves – The Light That Keeps Us Review
[Cover art by Larisa Brechun] With age, you begin to understand that genuine loss is not the haunting shadow you once thought. It isn’t a short-lived grief that disappears in a few days. Instead, it’s …
Autumnfall – The Archaic Sins Review
Friend, here’s a truth that I hope you will carry with you, especially if you ever feel even a twinge of guilt or shame about being unfamiliar with a particular album, or about being not …
Temple Of Void – The Crawl Review
[Cover art by Travis Smith] Personally, I enjoy it when a band opens an album by kicking in your door and lighting your home on fire. Detroit doesn’t have a Devil’s Night reputation for nothing …
Ectovoid – In Unreality’s Coffin Review
A well-executed death metal riff or blastbeat provides a satisfaction comparable to savoring a cup of coffee on a quiet Sunday morning by the fireplace. So, whenever I stumble upon a killer new record, it …
Clairvoyance – Chasm Of Immurement Review
To cut straight to the chase, Clairvoyance’s Chasm of Immurement is riff-heavy Polish death / doom—emphasis on death—and it rules. It is possible to be death / doom—emphasis on doom—and still rule, of course. But …
Weeping Sores – The Convalescence Agonies Review
[Cover art by Caroline Harrison] It’s always a nice little treat when a lyric feels capable of summarizing an album. For Weeping Sore’s sophomore album, the line “The sludge in my veins, the color of …
Ritual Ascension – Profanation Of The Adamic Covenant Review
This isn’t the first time I’ve mentioned Ari Aster, nor will it be the last. The famed horror director, known for films like Hereditary and Midsommar, are refreshing in that they don’t necessarily rely on …
Best Of 2024 – Blizzard Of Jozzsh: Welcome To The Machine! Wait, What’s He Droning On About?
Sup, devils? Exactly one year ago, I published my extraterrestrial-themed end-of-year recap featuring a plethora of little anecdotes and assumptions about green or gray beings in superbly-advanced spaceships, navigating their way throughout the infinite universe(s). …