doom metal
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ALBUM REVIEW: Turin Turambar – Czas Braku Wojny (PAGAN RECORDS)
Czas braku wojny roughly translates to ‘No war time‘ or ‘Time of absence of war‘ in English. The phrase also exemplifies the fact that I don’t know a lick of Polish. And, that’s fine really, because Turin Turambar‘s music finds a way to transcend that barrier somewhat. I mean, sure, I do not understand the Continue reading
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REVIEW: Towards Atlantis Lights – Dust of Aeons (Transcending Obscurity)
Powerfully emotional, Towards Atlantis Lights draws from historical moments and blends folk, doom, death, and black metal elements together in order to bring their story to life on Dust of Aeons. And, by story, I mean an epic spanning four tracks, one of which is a whopping 30 minutes (The Bunker of Life) and the Continue reading
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REVIEW: Shambles – Primitive Death Trance EP (Blood Harvest)
Since 1997, Thai grind core mainstays Shambles have continually put out brutal slabs of doom heavy demos (and even a full length release, 2016’s Realm of Darkness Shrine). With a particular emphasis on brutal, Shambles delivers yet another relentless offering in the form of Primitive Death Trance. As a four song EP, the album is Continue reading
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REVIEW: Antichrist – Pax Moriendi (Iron Bonehead Productions)
If you’re going to be blatantly blasphemous in a predominantly Christian country, you had better be able to back it up. Doom heavyweights, Antichrist, do exactly this on their crushing debut LP, Pax Moriendi. Hailing from western South America, Antichrist has been raising the finger to mainstream religion since 2004. Navigating Peru’s murky metal underground with a series of Continue reading
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JANUARY 2018 PICKS
Here it comes, another completely unnecessary list of bands! Every month I\’ll be looking at the top three bands, of those I\’ve personally reviewed, that I feel are stand outs. I\’ve not listened to every band that comes my way, there isn\’t enough hours in the day. This is strictly opinion based, so feel free Continue reading
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REVIEW: Jupiterian – Terraforming (Transcending Obscurity Records)
I do most of my review listening through headphones just before bed. It’s a habit I picked up years ago that has just stuck. I find the tenuous space between wakefulness and sleep most conducive to penetrating the dark heart of a musical piece. Once in awhile, though I come across an album that sends Continue reading
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REVIEW: Lord of Pagathorn – Daimono Philia (Woodcut Records)
One of my favorite things about Black Metal is the dense and often impenetrable atmosphere it rarely fails to invoke. Every artist in the genre that has found their way onto my turntable, while remaining unmistakably black always manages to forge a unique and ethereal soundscape. Helsinki, Finland’s Lord of Pagathorn is no exception. On this their second full Continue reading
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REVIEW: Et Moriemur – Epigrammata (Transcending Obscurity Records)
Featuring members of Dissolving of Prodigy, Self-Hatred, and Silent Stream of Godless Elegy – the Czech Repulic based \’supergroup\’, Et Moriemur, aims to pull in all manner of artists and talent from across a bevy of genres. Amazingly, it all seems to be in the hopes of creating a singular extreme metal masterpiece. Initally, I Continue reading
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REVIEW: Motherslug – The Electric Dunes of Titan (Self-Released)
It feels like some serious talent has been seeping slowly out of Australia, and finally becoming available to us knuckle draggers overseas. First I was able to experience the likes of Arketh, and now this? 2018 is truly getting off to a good start. One can hope that this pace is kept, and that more Continue reading
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QUICK REVIEW: Apathy Noir – Black Soil
Apathy Noir\’s doom-like progression is more reminiscent of something like recent My Dying Bride, rather then drawing from too many death or black metal influences – though the vocals of either are here, along with a bevy of tremolo picking, initially. The \’death\’ bit is more along the lines of melodic death, rather then more Continue reading