Tag: Doom
Quicksand Dream – Aelin: A Story About Destiny Review
The amount of time and effort required to release a record can often be quite staggering. In the case of Sweden’s Quicksand Dream, remaining members Göran Jacobson (vocals) and Patrick Backlund (bass) have weathered 17 …
Cough & The Wounded Kings – An Introduction To The Black Arts Review
This excellent split pulls off one of those relatively difficult feats: bringing together artists of generally disparate styles to vie for your earspace without coming across like random combination or mere pastiche. Of course, we’re …
Woebegone Obscured – Deathstination Review
It has taken literally all my strength to avoid making the obvious Hamlet joke in regards to this re-release of the 2007 debut album from Denmark’s Woebegone Obscured. The band seems to be making an …
Question Of Madness – The Dark Corners Of The Mind Review
Question of Madness is the brainchild of former The Chasm bassist Alfonso Polo. The band’s ties to The Chasm run deep: Question of Madness’s debut The Dark Corners of the Mind was released on Chasm mainman …
Ghost – Opus Eponymous Review
Positive press as far as the eye can see; spots secured on multiple “top of the year” lists across the land; and an absurd level of hoopla that could lead one to believe that just …
Royal Thunder – Royal Thunder Review
In case you were worried that the classic power trio format was dying or dead, Royal Thunder is here to straighten you the hell out. The Atlanta three-piece plays a spooky, occult-tinged blues rock that …
Cough – Ritual Abuse Review
originally written by Jim Brandon At times it’s like the sound of the Earth dying, and other times it’s more like the tortured groans of a laborious rebirth. In a perfect world, this would be …
Salome – Terminal Review
Originally written by Jon Eardley To say Profound Lore Records has had an enormous year in terms of the quality of metal music they’ve helped get out to the underground masses is an absolute understatement. …