Ilienses Tree – Edda (Review)

Ilienses TreeIlienses Tree are an Italian metal band and this is their latest EP.

This EP contains 5 tracks and lasts 25 minutes. The first and last of these are intro/outro tracks, so the meat of the release is in the three songs in the middle. Continue reading “Ilienses Tree – Edda (Review)”

Beldam – Pasung (Review)

BeldamBeldam are a blackened doom/sludge band form the US and this is their second album.

Pasung offers up 48 minutes of gritty, American sludge metal, replete with plenty of doom and an ugly blackened patina. Continue reading “Beldam – Pasung (Review)”

Esoctrilihum – Pandaemorthium (Forbidden Formulas to Awaken the Blind Sovereigns of Nothingness) (Review)

EsoctrilihumEsoctrilihum is a French one man black/death metal band and this is his second album.

71 minutes of harrowing, terrify blackened evil? Sign me up! The man behind Esoctrilihum has created a monster of an album. Continue reading “Esoctrilihum – Pandaemorthium (Forbidden Formulas to Awaken the Blind Sovereigns of Nothingness) (Review)”

Windhand/Satan’s Satyrs – Split (Review)

Windhand Satan's SatyrsThis is a split between Windhand and Satan’s Satyrs, who are both from the US.

Windhand play doom metal, and very nice it is too. On this release they give us 20 minutes of material that’s split into two tracks. Continue reading “Windhand/Satan’s Satyrs – Split (Review)”

Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard/Slomatics – Totems – Split (Review)

Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard SlomaticsMammoth Weed Wizard Bastard and Slomatics are both doom metal bands from the UK. They have teamed up for this very tasty split release.

Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard open the split, with 23 minutes of their enchanting doom. Continue reading “Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard/Slomatics – Totems – Split (Review)”

Empress – Reminiscence (Review)

EmpressThis is the debut EP from Canadian doom band Empress.

Although classed as an EP, there’s still 29 minutes of material here to sink your teeth into.

I’ll say it straight away – Reminiscence is a massively enjoyable release. Continue reading “Empress – Reminiscence (Review)”

Dominant – The Summoning (Review)

DominantDominant are a Norwegian technical death metal band and this is their debut EP.

This is a 20-minute EP showcasing Dominant’s own brand of death metal. What does it sound like? Well, it’s clinical, precise, technical, and devastatingly brutal. Continue reading “Dominant – The Summoning (Review)”