This is the third album from UK doom metal band Warning.
Rituals of Shame is Warning’s first album in 20 years. To say it’s greatly anticipated by fans of traditional doom metal is a colossal understatement. This new record contains 45 minutes of new material from this legendary act, so prepare yourself, as something special this way comes. Continue reading “Warning – Rituals of Shame (Review)”
This is the fifth album from US doom metallers Khemmis.
If you’re a fan of Khemmis, then a new record from the band is a big deal. If you’re not, you must check out Absolution, Hunted, Desolation, and Deceiver, as well as this new one. We’re in self titled territories here, which usually Means Something. So what does the 44 minutes of new material on Khemmis have to offer? Continue reading “Khemmis – Khemmis (Review)”
This is the third album from UK doom metallers Godthrymm.
After serving up a good starting point with 2020’s Reflections, followed by 2023’s even stronger Distortions, we are now gifted with Godthrymm’s latest, Projections. With a duration of 46 minutes it’s the band’s shortest, but does it continue their upwards trend regardless? Continue reading “Godthrymm – Projections (Review)”
This is the fourth album from The Fifth Alliance, a post-metal band from the Netherlands.
Having graced us with Death Poems in 2015 and then The Depth of the Darkness in 2019, The Fifth Alliance have returned once again, after what seems like an age, with the 38-minute Stenahoria. Armed with a new drummer and a new vocalist, The Fifth Alliance have been reborn in darkness. Continue reading “The Fifth Alliance – Stenahoria (Review)”
Monolord are a doom metal band from Sweden and this is their sixth album.
If you have never encountered Monolord before, then prepare yourself for classic doom metal shenanigans, seasoned with a contemporary delivery. The promo blurb should sort you out as a decent starting point, stating that the 43-minute Neverending is for fans of bands like Electric Wizard, Sleep, Windhand, Black Sabbath, Baroness, Yob, Red Fang, and Mastodon. Good company to keep. Continue reading “Monolord – Neverending (Review)”
This is the sixth, and final, album from the US doom/heavy metal band Spirit Adrift.
So, the final Spirit Adrift album – the end of an era. Since 2016’s Chained to Oblivion, all the way across a decade of doom and heavy metal, through Curse of Conception, Divided by Darkness, Enlightened in Eternity, and penultimately 2023’s Ghost at the Gallows, Spirit Adrift have Continue reading “Spirit Adrift – Infinite Illumination (Review)”
This is the seventh album from Norwegian doom/stoner metal band Kal-El.
Hot on the heels of Astral Voyager Vol. 1 from last year, Kal-El have now returned with the promised second instalment of this double album. Astral Voyager Vol. 2 brings us 43 minutes of new material, so get ready to rock. Continue reading “Kal-El – Astral Voyager Vol. 2 (Review)”
Matador are a post-metal band from the UK and this is their third album.
Matador play a compelling mix of post-metal, doom, sludge, and post-rock. That’s a lot of tags, but the music brings them together quite seamlessly. Above, Below, and So contains 42 minutes of material, and it’s a record that Continue reading “Matador – Above, Below, and So (Review)”
Tonight, Manchester gets a severe case of The Doom. Stygian Bough Volume II is an excellent record that should have had pride of place on last year’s end of year list, (but frustratingly, there always seems to be one that slips through the cracks), so the opportunity to see it played live tonight was too good to miss. Added bonus – 40 Watt Sun. An unlooked for treat that’s Continue reading “Stygian Bough (Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin)/40 Watt Sun – Rebellion, Manchester – 09/02/26 (Live Review)”
This is the second album from Italian blackened metal/post-punk band Ponte del Diavolo.
Following hot on the heels of 2024’s Fire Blades from the Tomb comes the 40-minute De Venom Natura. Ponte del Diavolo’s new record is a good one, with much to enjoy if you’re a fan of quality metal with an uncommonly tasty flavour. Continue reading “Ponte del Diavolo – De Venom Natura (Review)”
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