Tag Doom Death
We are off to the Basque Country but don’t go expecting a sunny disposition. Judging by the title of the album this is a sun blinded by pollution. The duo of M (guitars, bass and vocals) and N (drums and… Continue Reading →
The name Temple Of Scorn may be new to you, as it was to me, but the band members within certainly aren’t as all the guys play in a raft of other more notable acts such as Horned Almighty, Bæst… Continue Reading →
Having turned doom on its head and forged the genre into strange new paths with demo collection Esoteric Emotions: The Death Of Ignorance in 1993. It was time for Birmingham based band Esoteric to release their debut album the following… Continue Reading →
It’s the fifth full length album by my calculations for German band Decembre Noir since 2014. I don’t believe I had the pleasure before, but usually Lifeforce Records are a fair barometer that the music within is likely to be… Continue Reading →
I’ve been reviewing things for this and other websites for around twenty years now, and for much if not all of that time, I’ve been doing that alongside our esteemed editor. One of the ways in which this relationship shows… Continue Reading →
There are innumerable bands with the name Thorn and not just in the metal scene as this solo project, fronted by Brennen Westermeyer, hails from Arizona in the USA. For a band that has only been around since 2020 he… Continue Reading →
With a name like The Crawling I doubt anyone expects this band from Northern Ireland to be fast despite them ironically being signed to a label called Grindscene. This is the trio’s, (who comprise of members of Honey For Christ… Continue Reading →
If you read my review of the Dead And Dripping album recently then you’ve come to the right place for more gutturally effective death metal as this act also hails from the USA. As a three piece all the band… Continue Reading →
Of all the names that come to mind when thinking of the underrated metal genre: Death/Doom, Danish band Saturnus are not one of those who would immediately spring to mind – at least not for me or for those around… Continue Reading →
Hello, and welcome to Part 2 of Out of my Wheelhouse, where I review new albums in genres I know little to nothing about. Today we have an atmospheric doom death album from Rise to The Sky, and while I… Continue Reading →
For reasons unbeknownst to yours truly this long established and revered Dutch death metal band has completely passed me barring the odd glimpse into their melodic doom death I’ve heard in passing. Often seen as one of the founding bands… Continue Reading →
Three years after the release of their debut, Fires in the Distance are back with their six song second album and their first with new drummer Jordan Rippe. The rest of the line-up remains unchanged with principal composer Yegor Savonin… Continue Reading →