Tag: Doom
Mourning Mist – Mourning Mist Review
If their self-titled debut is any indication, Italian newcomers Mourning Mist must surely subscribe to the notion that it’s better to be distinctive first and extremely refined second. After all, the album is often more …
Dwell – Vermin And Ashes Review
Despite Vermin and Ashes being the full length debut from Denmark’s dastardly doom/deathers Dwell, the band brings with it a curious type of minor underground pedigree. Among their ranks are members of such bands as …
Crypt Sermon – Out Of The Garden Review
EPICUS DOOMICUS INTROICUS Doom is a unique faction of metal. It’s been around since day one, thanks to Iommi & crew, but most all of its subsequent off-shoots have remained mostly neglected when compared to …
Owl – The Last Walk Review
Zeitgeister Music, that German label/family of bands that thrills as many metal fans as it befuddles, always seems to have one band in that “nailin’ it” groove at any given time. For a while, it …
While Heaven Wept – Suspended At Aphelion
While Heaven Wept turned a lot of heads with 2009’s incredible Vast Oceans Lachrymose, finding a killer balance between crushing, epic doom and prog similar to Fates Warning at their most sprawling. A brief two …
Swallowed – Lunarterial Review
<a href=”http://swallowed.bandcamp.com/album/lunarterial” data-mce-href=”http://swallowed.bandcamp.com/album/lunarterial”>Lunarterial by Swallowed</a>
Death Penalty – Death Penalty Review
I won’t pretend I’ve kept up with the wave of female-fronted doom bands over the past few years. I won’t pretend I’ve even cared enough to try. But what brought me to Death Penalty is …
Sons Of Crom – Riddle Of Steel Review
It’s funny how directly imitating a unique, legendary band can lead to wide variety of reactions among both critics and fans. There aren’t a lot of Meshuggah clones out there that have gotten more than …