Category: Reviews

Low Flying Hawks – Genkaku (Review)

Low Flying HawksThis is the second album from US doom/sludge band Low Flying Hawks.

This is doom/sludge with drone and shoegaze elements, featuring members of Melvins and Mr. Bungle. Continue reading “Low Flying Hawks – Genkaku (Review)”

Grift – Arvet (Review)

GriftThis is the second album from one-man Swedish black metal project Grift.

The brainchild of the man behind Arfsynd, (among others), this is atmospheric black metal that features acoustic and folk elements alongside the more traditionally blackened ones. Continue reading “Grift – Arvet (Review)”

Promethean Misery – Bloodlet (Review)

Promethean MiseryThis is the latest EP from Promethean Misery, a one-woman Australian doom metal band.

Full of melancholy and misery, this is a single 20 minute track of dark riffs, haunting piano, and seductive violin. Continue reading “Promethean Misery – Bloodlet (Review)”

Cardinals Folly – Deranged Pagan Sons (Review)

Cardinals FollyCardinals Folly are a Finnish doom metal band and this is their fourth album.

I have a certain fondness for Cardinals Folly’s second album Our Cult Continues!. This was basically an hour of fuzzy traditional doom metal which had plenty of character and personality. Continue reading “Cardinals Folly – Deranged Pagan Sons (Review)”

Atriarch – Dead as Truth (Review)

AtriarchThis is US blackened doom band Atriarch’s fourth album.

The band’s last album An Unending Pathway was a notable, individual, and very engaging release from 2014, managing to combine elements of doom, black metal, and deathrock effectively and enjoyably. Continue reading “Atriarch – Dead as Truth (Review)”

Owlcrusher – Owlcrusher (Review)

OwlcrusherOwlcrusher are a blackened doom/sludge band from the UK and this is their debut album.

Here we have some truly ugly, colossally heavy music, the likes of which you don’t stumble upon too often. Which, for the listener’s sanity and well-being, is probably a good thing. Continue reading “Owlcrusher – Owlcrusher (Review)”

Vihamieli – Kuolevain Veri Uinuu Ikuisuuteen (Review)

VihamieliVihamieli are a Finnish black metal band and this is their debut album.

Vihamieli play their black metal in the traditional, second wave way, full of blasphemous hatred and icy winds. Continue reading “Vihamieli – Kuolevain Veri Uinuu Ikuisuuteen (Review)”

Blood of the Prophets – The Stars of the Sky Hid from Me (Review)

Blood of the ProphetsBlood of the Prophets are a death metal band from the US and this is their second album.

This is a modern brand of extremity, one that mixes elements of modern, melodic, technical death metal, and deathcore together into a sci-fi themed 24 minutes. Continue reading “Blood of the Prophets – The Stars of the Sky Hid from Me (Review)”