Tag: Doom
Swallow The Sun – Hope Review
Originally written by Jon Eardley Finland’s Swallow the Sun is a band that has done incredibly well to stake its claim as a serious contender within the beautifully depressing doom/death genre. Even though I thought …
Orthodox – Gran Poder Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey “I’ve found you’ve got to look back at the old things and see them in a new light.” – John Coltrane With their identities hidden by black hooded robes, the …
Novembers Doom – The Novella Reservoir Review
Originally written by Jon Eardley Novembers Doom has obviously been paying attention to the ass whooping the Finns have been bestowing upon the doom/death genre and metal masses in recent years, and they aren’t gonna …
The Hidden Hand – Resurrection of Whiskey Foote Review
Folks, you’re safe as houses in ol’ Wino’s hands. The doom luminary (doominary?) has delivered the goods for years with classics from his work in Saint Vitus, The Obsessed, Place of Skulls, and Spirit Caravan. His able collaborators on The …
Solitude Aeturnus – Alone Review
During a time when US-based metal labels were mostly searching for the next meaner, faster, more extreme band, Arlington, Texas’ Solitude Aeturnus epitomized the much less popular doom slant. This left the band with very …
My Dying Bride – A Line of Deathless Kings Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon It’s always a pleasure and a challenge to review a band with as lengthy a catalogue and as wide a following as My Dying Bride. Fortunately, I own a few of …
Ablaze In Hatred – Deceptive Awareness Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: Yet another superb addition to Finland’s (and Firebox’s) legacy of rending, emotion laced death death/doom in the vein of Swallow the Sun and Shape of Despair. Review: If you are a fan …
Sunn O))) & Boris – Altar Review
No other band in extreme music today garners the “love ‘em or hate ‘em” label more than Sunn O))). Regardless of whether or not you consider their achievements to be “real” doom, or even “real” …