Tag: Doom
Ixion – Enfant De La Nuit Review
From epic and gothic to funeral and death-infused, 2015 was a banner year for doom metal of all forms. Perhaps lost amidst the bigger names that released albums last year was France’s Ixion, purveyors of …
Sunn O))) – Kannon Review
It’s been 6 long years since the last proper Sunn O))) record, 2009’s Monoliths and Dimensions. That album brought forth some significant embellishments to Sunn O)))’s core formula of dreary and oppressive drone, and was one of their …
Draconian – SOVRAN Review
For reasons I won’t get into here, it’s been a long month. Trials and tribulations; personal and professional; trivial and major – you know the type. So it was with a bit of resignation that …
Paradise Lost in Concert – The Plague Within Europe 2015
Paradise Lost needs very little introduction. They’re a band that has been on the scene long enough to release 14 albums and a near countless amount of EPs, singles and compilations, yet their line-up (outside of …
My Dying Bride – Feel The Misery Review
If I were the type of person who worried about “guilty pleasures” (I am not) or whether some thing I enjoy will set me up for ridicule (I am not), I might have to admit …
Hooded Menace – Darkness Drips Forth Review
Nostalgia is big business. In the time it takes you to read this, probably a dozen bands have formed out of nothing other than the desperate urge to make something new. Their songs – and …
Behold! The Monolith – Architects Of The Void Review
The last record by California sludge/stoner group Behold! The Monolith, 2012’s Defender/Redeemist, showed a lot of promise. The LP, which was independently released, really hinted that the band was ready to break out and do some serious …
Jex Thoth and the Temple of Doom – Concert Report
Doing this write-up proved to be a harder task than I imagined. Between the personal stuff I had going on and the absolute butt-load of work and volunteering, I’ve had this nagging itch about the Jex …