Tag: Doom
Slow – V – Oceans Review
Few people know that “funeral doom” is really just an acronym for the elements that make up the art form. It was just a coincidence that the acronym formed such a perfect title for the …
Hooded Menace – Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed Review
You know that old axiom about not fixing what isn’t broken? Well, it’s a good one, of course, and usually true. But not always. Finnish doomsters Hooded Menace have never been broken, that much is …
Mortiferum – Altar Of Decay Review
FAST RITES: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. I have no clue how many times a year I type the phrase “…doesn’t really do anything new,” but I guaran-gatdang-tee it’s equaled by the amount of times …
Bestialord – Law Of The Burning Review
Refusing to confine themselves to one genre, Wichita’s Bestialord tightly walks the line between thrash, death, and doom metal. The songwriting approach on their debut, Law of the Burning, feels like a more mid-tempo approach …
Nortt – Endeligt Review
Most art forms have their own genres, stereotypes, and conventions. A fairly time-worn convention in literature is the idea of the “beach read.” This is typically the sort of book – often lightweight, sometimes trashy, …
Elliott’s Keep – Lacrimae Mundi Review
For nearly a decade now, Elliott’s Keep has been making solid doom with a side of death metal and carrying the torch for fallen bandmate Glenn Riley Elliott, from whom the band is named. With …
Hamferð – Támsins Likam Review
The desire to associate winter with black metal is a natural one. The traditional black and white cover art is a very close reflection of the visual de-saturation of the outside world via snow and …
Sinistro – Sangue Cassia Review
Since the release of their debut LP in 2012, Sinistro have rolled along the bloody waters of the Lake of Fire. Their sanguine tunes and morbid aura lapping at the fiery shores. From simple opening …