Tag: Rise Above
Age Of Taurus – Desperate Souls Of Tortured Times
Ask just about any young band what they believe to be a principle advantage to knocking about in our current era and they’ll likely concede that it centers around the fact that it’s a hell …
Cathedral – The Last Spire Review
The legacy of Cathedral is a complicated one. On one hand, they largely influenced – and some say created – the doom/death style with debut Forest of Equilibrium. They also crafted a couple classics in …
Moss – Horrible Night Review
Originally written by Matt Longo In recent memory, there isn’t another album I’ve wanted to review based solely on title alone than Horrible Night by Moss. It manifested from my inbox, oozing with the promise …
The Gates Of Slumber – The Wretch Review
Burn in Hell, middle ground — the truly memorable works of our time are those efforts that populate the more intense realms of love and hate. And really, album number five from The Gates of …
Blood Ceremony – Living With The Ancients Review
The sophomore album from Toronto’s most devout late 60s/early 70s acolytes Blood Ceremony is probably one of those propositions where you already know where you stand. Either you’ve been digging the near-glut of female-fronted occult …
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 …
Electric Wizard – Black Masses Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Electric Wizard has long been a major player in the doom scene, and their influence in their own style, as well as their ability to pull in fans from metal’s …
Litmus – Aurora Review
Rise Above dropped one of my favorite records this year in the totally unexpected prog masterpiece that is Astra‘s The Weirding. I’m hoping they go two-fer-two here… So let’s see… But before the review, a …