Tag: Doom
Isole – Silent Ruins Review
These Swedes are quickly becoming one of the more prolific acts in the epic doom metal genre. 2008 not only saw the release of Bliss of Solitude, but Bryntse and Olsson’s epic doom take on …
Pantheist – Journey Through Lands Unknown
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Pantheist’s Journey Through Lands Unknown is a tough album to dissect; there are way too many things going on here, and they range from the outright awful to surprisingly promising. Unfortunately for …
The Prophecy – Into The Light Review
Good doom-death metal is depressing. That’s the point. Life can be bleak and it often burdens us with pain so heavy it challenges our very right to exist. The best bands in the genre have …
Acid Witch – Witchtanic Hellucinations Review
When it comes to non-King Diamond b-movie-themed horror metal, one never needs to look much further than Razorback Records. Mr. Nocera and company have made a stellar name for themselves with (ahem) a killer batch …
Wino – Punctuated Equilibrium Review
After thirty-odd years in the music business and five bands (including numerous versions of The Obsessed) Scott “Wino” Weinrich has finally issued a solo album entitled Punctuated Equilibrium, and I for one could not be …
Elder – Elder Review
Originally written by Brian Sweeney. After the first few bars of Elder’s self-titled, full-length debut, I couldn’t get the ghosts of stoner-doom torchbearers Sleep out of my rearview mirror. Elder’s slow, groovy riffs with vocalist/guitarist Nick DiSalvo’s rumbling vocals …
Samothrace – Life’s Trade Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell It seems a bit odd to wrangle words over a piece of music that flows so effortlessly. The eloquent tome in question is Samothrace’s Life’s Trade, a monumental upheaveal of crushing doom. …
Swallow The Sun – Plague Of Butterflies Review
originally written by Chris McDonald In a turn of events almost identical to the circumstances that led to the release of Arsis’ A Diamond For Disease EP, Finnish melodoom stalwarts Swallow The Sun have released …