Sea Bastard are a sludge/doom band from the UK and this is their third album.
Oh, Sea Bastard, where have you been? It’s been a decade since their last release, and even longer since 2013’s colossal full length Scabrous. Something new from this superlative crew is long overdue. And here it is – unlooked for, unexpected, yet very welcome. Continue reading “Sea Bastard – Cyclopean (Review)”
Boss Keloid are a progressive rock/metal band from the UK and this is their fifth album.
If Herb Your Enthusiasm, Melted on the Inch, and Family the Smiling Thrush weren’t enough to convince you of the merits of Boss Keloid’s individual take on sludgy music, then you’ve simply been missing out. Well, now we have Float & Aperture, a record that you didn’t know you needed, but you clearly do. Continue reading “Boss Keloid – Float & Aperture (Review)”
This is the second album from German doom metal band Fvneral Fvkk.
Fvneral Fvkk’s 2019’s debut Carnal Confessions was one of that year’s unexpected highlights. So, when Indecent Idols appeared on the horizon, all manner of alarms were triggered. Expectations, shall we say, are sky high. Fvneral Fvkk deliver 42 minutes of new material, and it’s as harrowing as it is excellent. Continue reading “Fvneral Fvkk – Indecent Idols (Review)”
This is the fifth album from Italian doom band Shores of Null.
Shores of Null do god work, as exemplified by 2020’s stellar Beyond the Shores (on Death and Dying) and 2023’s very enjoyable The Loss of Beauty. Homesick brings us 48 minutes of new material from the band, and it’s another worthy addition to the Shores of Null discography. Continue reading “Shores of Null – Homesick (Review)”
This is the fifth album by Oscillotron, a solo drone/electronic band from Sweden.
Brought to us by the artist behind Kongh, Axiom delivers a 61-minute journey into expressive cinematic drone soundscapes. Oscillotron’s music blends dark ambient, drone, doom, prog, and atmospheric synths into a record that’s unreasonably immersive. Continue reading “Oscillotron – Axiom (Review)”
This is the third album from US death/doom metal band Mother of Graves.
Mother of Graves have had an enviable run so far. Starting with their impressive debut EP In Sombre Dreams in 2021, they capitalised on this with their first full length the following year – Where the Shadows Adorn. However, it was 2024’s mighty The Periapt of Absence that really put them on the wider death/doom map. Which brings us gloomily to the 46-minute The Light That Keeps Us. Have Mother of Graves continued their ascent into the metallic heavens? Continue reading “Mother of Graves – The Light That Keeps Us (Review)”
Thronehammer are an international doom metal band and this is their fourth album.
Thronehammer return! Glory! With the mighty Slay | Kill | Erase Thronehammer unleash yet another colossal slab of doom heaviness on the world, and it’s as massive as you’d want it to be. Prepare thyself for Thronehammer! Continue reading “Thronehammer – Slay | Kill | Erase (Review)”
Rorcal are a Swiss post-black/doom metal band and this is their seventh album.
Rorcal are a shapeshifting band that are more than worthy of your attention, (here, here, here, here, here). In other words, when they release something, it always rewards investigation. So what grim shape does Mahre take? Continue reading “Rorcal – Mahre (Review)”
This is the fourth album by Swedish doom/sludge metal band Kongh.
Dissolved in Time contains three sprawling tracks that total 39 minutes. Kongh’s style mixes sludge, doom, and post-metal, delivering a record that makes a good impression. Continue reading “Kongh – Dissolved in Time (Review)”
This is the third album from UK doom/sludge band Kulk.
Now here’s an intriguing release. On the surface of it, Choosing to Die is a 26-minute doomsludge album ostensibly in the vein of many others. Look more closely though, and you’ll find a record far broader in scope and ambition. Kulk take a style that’s been done to death and infuse it with fresh vitality. Continue reading “Kulk – Choosing to Die (Review)”
