Tag: Doom
Velnias – Sovereign Nocturnal Review
Originally written by Brady Humbert. I’ll preface this review by explaining that this album, in fact, is primed for album of the year for me. The best piece of atmospheric metal I’ve yet to hear this …
Esoteric – The Maniacal Vale Review
Many metal fans have issues gobbling down funeral doom. In that regard, I suppose it could be considered the creamed corn of our beloved genre. Actually, that seems a bit harsh, as some of us …
Reino Ermitano – Rituales Interiores Review
I’m two for two with South American doom bands in the last few months. After the excellent surprise that was Mar de Grises‘ Draining The Waterheart, I got lucky again by running across this record, …
Caldera – Mist Through Your Consciousness Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. I’d like to think that I keep up with most doom, whether it’s stoner, traditional, epic or whatever subdivision you want to apply to the root there. When I saw …
Mar De Grises – Draining The Waterheart Review
Not that there’s much competition in my recent listens, but Chile’s Mar de Grises (“Ocean Of Grief”) is the best prog/doom/post-metal hybrid I’ve heard lately. Seriously. I know that’s simultaneously big words and a laughably …
Withered – Folie Circulaire Review
Originally written by Doug Moore. Well goddamn, if this isn’t satisfying. One of the reasons I enjoy writing reviews is because I love to watch bands progress; it doesn’t happen often, but once in a …
Daylight Dies – Lost To The Living Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Some six years ago, the release of Daylight Dies‘ debut album, No Reply, stirred much ado over the band’s stylistic approach –more so than was made of the actual tunes that comprised …
Fall Of The Idols – The Seance Review
Full-length number two from Finland’s Fall of the Idols’, The Seance, finds the band treading a surprisingly darker path compared to what was delivered with 2006’s excellent Womb of the Earth. To the un-doomed ear …