Written by Kirk KIND – Close Encounters> Stoner rock> Massachusetts, US> Releasing August 11> Ripple Music Do you remember the last time you fell in love with a particular style of music? It could have […]
Before you hit play on Virginia by Great Dismal Swamp it’s probably good to know that the band describe it as a record “conjured from the isolation, misery and restlessness of modern existence.” No prizes for guessing then that this album is DARK. It’s also incredibly hard work, with the band pointing to the likes of The Body, Sunn O))), Godflesh and more for influence. […]
I’ve been listening to this album for weeks and it’s taken me some time to review it due to worldly circumstances at the moment (Black lives matter way more than promoting music). It’s been my go to album lately, up there with Sutrah, Lychgate, Ainsoph and Dyssidia. Witching combine doom sludge music with elements of post punk and post rock. It’s gloriously textured. […]
I’ve said it a million times and I’ll say it again, the Aussie underground has some of the best sludge bands in the world. We add sludge to everything, like it’s fucking tomato sauce, because it’s the best genre ever. Whether it’s black metal, death metal or doom metal you bet we’ll sludge it up and make it sound as strange as possible. […]
Cold In Berlin have been playing equally atmospheric and abrasive live performances in London for almost a decade now. Starting with the essence of a post punk band and gradually absorbing the darkness of the world developing around them, dragging along with them a sense of doom. Their latest album, Rituals Of Surrender is a gothed up stoner doom album that releases on the 11th of October. I had a chance to hear the album early and very much enjoyed it, I also went back through their previous releases to find they basically started as an awesome band and stayed that way. So I’m very happy to present my interview with Cold In Berlin, an entertaining read whether you know the band or not (Just press play) […]
Written by Alex Mizmor Cairn Black Metal Oregon, USA September 6, 2019 8.5/10 Bandcamp – Spotify – Instagram – Metallum There was so much hype surrounding and leading up to this record. For good reason […]
The Night Time Project Pale Season Doom Metal/Prog/Rock Sweden June 28th, 2019 7.8/10 Bandcamp (Vinyl) A unique album to all the fans of darkness and doom. I would like to express my appreciation to @north2night, the […]
A far darker opening than I was expecting. Apparently the opener track is based on the story “The nameless city” by Lovecraft (read). The song titles alone say to me that this is a chronological story starting with a horrible discovery, The Gateway. There’s some kind of mythical figure and perhaps the revelation of evil, Mothers Of Monsters and Touched By Evil. Then that touch of evil infests or takes hold in the form of the Dark Passenger – possibly analogous of mental illness or possession. This passenger causes chaos and unnatural acts, resulting in Repulsion – of self and externally. The Gateway inevitable leads to Bodies Burning In Hell – The end destruction, death or suicide from madness and hell because of the corruption. […]
Sunrot appeals to me artistically and the brand of sludge on display here is exactly what I crave. It’s harsh and abrasive, it’s hardcore punk. It’s dirty and loving it like a dog licking its own arse with a course tongue. This is music to have nose bleeds to. […]
South African garage doom? fuck yeah. Ruff Majik embody the stoner sound with such reverie and mastery. I’ve described it a million times now, we all know what stoner doom sounds like. Sometimes it’s slow and bassy, then sometimes it’s fast and bassy. Sometimes it’s average, and every now and then something awesome like this comes along. […]
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