Tag: Doom
Acid Bath – Paegan Terrorism Tactics (Reissue) Review
Pages have been written about the Nola scene throughout the years: how its sludgy misanthropy captures the gritty essence of its hometown in filth-encrusted fashion; how its drug-addled violence and blues-tinted roots sum up the …
Elliott’s Keep – Sine Qua Non Review
Elliott’s Keep’s debut, In Medias Res, was for me one of those pleasant surprises that makes this reviewing gig worthwhile. As a conservative estimate, I would say that 80% of the albums I review never …
Nomad Son – The Eternal Return Review
As is often the case when getting to know an album I am set to review, I took the laptop up to my regular house of coffee, scones, and yuppiedom in order to take some …
Corrosion Of Conformity – Your Tomorrow Review
Your Tomorrow has the dubious distinction of being both a decent dose of doom and a dash of disappointment, at least for this dedicated disciple of Corrosion‘s crossover conception. Allow me to dissect these dichotomous …
Atlantean Kodex – The Golden Bough Review
There’s a neglected little rocky crag just south of Stinson Beach I used to visit when I lived in the Bay Area that provided a welcome escape from the stresses of life. The ridge wasn’t particularly …
October Falls – A Collapse Of Faith Review
So here we are again. As winter knocks at our doors this October, those of us in the metal world are consciously searching for music to fit a precise mindset. How appropriate then, that Finland’s …
Place Of Skulls – As A Dog Returns Review
I’ve never really considered Place of Skulls to be outright “Christian metal,” despite the candidly pious slant to the lion-share of their lyrics. Sure, there’s plenty nods to theologic affairs, but it’s always been the …
October Tide – A Thin Shell Review
originally written by Jim Brandon It didn’t take much for former and current Katatonia members Fredrik Norrman and Jonas Renkse to capture a fair share of attention back in 1997 when they released the very …