Tag: Doom

Is It Worth It? – YOB’s Catharsis: Masters of the Remaster Debate the Reissue

On November 12th, Profound Lore reissued YOB’s sophomore full-length Catharsis nearly ten years to date of its original release. With a spiffy sound courtesy of Tad Doyle and a much-needed art design update thanks to people with functioning eyeballs, Catharsis 2.0 looks

Tombstoned – Tombstoned Review

originally written by Erik Highter It’s reached a point where there are more ’70s-styled retro-doom bands then there were in the actual ’70s. Everyone with some vintage denim and an Orange amp is in a

Lumbar – The First And Last Days Of Unwelcome Review

So, it seems as if very-brief Himsa guitarist Aaron Edge has recruited the talents of underground grunge (undergrunge? Ew…) stalwart Tad Doyle and Yob vocalist Mike Scheidt for a new project/band named Lumbar… Class, anyone

Solstice – Death’s Crown Is Victory Review

Anyone who believes being in a long-established metal band is in any way glamorous should probably have his or her head examined. As if the current state of the industry and its paltry payouts aren’t

Epicus Doomicus Boringus

Originally written by Erik Highter. How long is too long? Back in 1968, Iron Butterfly’s “In A Gadda Da Vida” took up an album side with 17 minutes of what most would call aimless noodling.

Domovoyd – Oh, Sensibility Review

Originally written by Ian Chainey Domovoyd‘s debut long-player, Oh, Sensibility, is psych-minded astro-metal charged by interstellar gamma rays. Oh, sorta like Ufommamut? The doomonauts slather these songs with jams, vibrating the soul with effects-heavy amp

Iron Man – South Of The Earth Review

Originally written by Matt Longo Have they lost their minds? No, clearly the fine folks over at Rise Above Records can see — and are no longer blind to — the fact that Iron Man

Urna – Mors Principium Est Review

The Italian label/musical collective ATMF (that’s Aeternitas Tenebrarum Musicae Fundamentum, if you’re nasty) might be putting out some of the most criminally underappreciated (mostly) black metal in today’s metal underground. The average trench-digging metalhead is