Lethvm are a post-metal band from Belgium, and this is their third album.
Recommended in the promo blurb as being for fans of Neurosis, early Cult of Luna, and LLNN, this is a good indicator of what you’ll find on Winterreise. I’d also say if you take LLNN, expand their apocalyptic sound with Cult of Luna’s textured influence, then Continue reading “Lethvm – Winterreise (Review)”
Sunrot are a sludge band from the US and this is their second album.
Sunrot’s hostile music is a sludge metal monster that is enhanced by noise and effects in the manner of early Eyehategod records. It’s a 40-minute trip through the corridors of sludge and doom, and wears its influences on its sleeves like badges of honour. Sunrot know what they’re doing with the style though, and The Unfailing Rope is an enjoyable slab of heaviness. Continue reading “Sunrot – The Unfailing Rope (Review)”
God Disease are a Finnish death/doom metal band and this is their second album.
God Disease play old-school death metal that’s been injected with a overwhelming dose of ancient virulent doom. The resulting monstrosity offers a slow, oppressive embrace of doom-fuelled heaviness and darkness. Continue reading “God Disease – Apocalyptic Doom (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Italian doom metal band Shores of Null.
I thoroughly enjoyed 2020’s single track album Beyond the Shores (on Death and Dying), so knew that I wanted to catch up with The Loss of Beauty when it appeared. Unlike its predecessor, this new album is divided into individual tracks, and delivers 55 minutes of material, (or 49 minutes without the bonus tracks). Continue reading “Shores of Null – The Loss of Beauty (Review)”
Isole are a Swedish doom metal band and this is their eighth album.
The 46 minutes of music on Anesidora is a feast of traditional doom metal, with mournful atmosphere and foreboding presence. Continue reading “Isole – Anesidora (Review)”
This is the fourth album from US psychedelic doom/stoner band Rezn.
Rezn’s sound combines the base elements of stoner, doom, and heavy psych into music that is far more adventurous and idiosyncratic than that of many ostensibly similar acts. For a start, there’s a shimmering shoegaze influence apparent on Solace that’s unexpected, but that manages to work its way into much of the material here. Continue reading “Rezn – Solace (Review)”
Big | Brave are a doom/drone band from Canada and this is their sixth album.
I haven’t caught up with Big | Brave since 2017’s Ardor, so Nature Morte‘s alluring cover is good enough of a reason to catch up with what the band are doing once more.
Hail the Void are a doom/stoner metal band from Canada and this is their second album.
Memento Mori is a doom metal record that pays homage to the classic style, while delivering an experience that 2023 should be pleased to host. Continue reading “Hail the Void – Memento Mori (Review)”
Oak are a Portuguese doom metal band and this is their second album.
2019’s Lone impressed me with its atmospheric misery, so I’m pleased to see the band return. Brought to us by current/ex-members of Gaerea, Disintegrate provides 45 minutes of atmospheric death/doom and funeral dirge intensity. Continue reading “Oak – Disintegrate (Review)”
Bosco Sacro are an Italian doom band and this is their debut album.
Inspired by the awe of the natural world, Gem is a 32-minute journey into textured darkness and emotive sound. Continue reading “Bosco Sacro – Gem (Review)”
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