Tag: Doom
Swallow The Sun – Emerald Forest And The Blackbird Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Swallow the Sun doesn’t really commit to one genre, and since that’s pretty typical of most metal nowadays, it makes it difficult for StS to stand out from the blended …
Cirith Ungol – Servants Of Chaos (Reissue) Review
I’m by no means lamenting the reissue of a Cirith Ungol album, but fan or not, there’s no way around the obvious fact that Servants Of Chaos is by far the band’s least essential offering – …
Daylight Dies – Idle (Reissue) Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Current heavyweights of the melodic death/doom scene, Daylight Diesdebuted with this five song EP, originally released in 2000 and now being reissued in a digital-only format. Daylight Dies has since …
Mournful Congregation – The Book Of Kings Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Mournful Congregation has been a staple in funeral doom for years, and my expectations were admittedly pretty high when I signed on to review The Book of Kings. What I …
Vallenfyre – A Fragile King Review
The backstory of the formation of Vallenfyre has been fairly well bandied about, but bears repeating: founding member and guitarist of Paradise Lost Gregor Mackintosh, in coping with the recent death of his father, starts …
Woburn House – Sleep Summer Storm Review
For those interested in quirky experimentation, restless progression, and a decided absence of preening pretension in their heavy music, the interconnected family of bands on the roster of German label Zeitgeister Music (including, in addition …
Mournful Congregation – The Unspoken Hymns Review
We’ve already seen superb releases drop from all of metal’s varied branches this year. But when the dust eventually settles, 2011’s most celebrated sub-genres will be those that give a solemn nod to a very …
Esoteric – Paragon Of Dissonance Review
Funeral doom is, in most appreciable ways, a niche within a niche. Forcing the listener to bear witness to a cripplingly slow march to oblivion is not, it must be said, the easiest way to …