So, every month I say something along the lines of “this month has been a strong month for metal, blah, blah, blah…”, but May really has been a ridiculously strong month for metal! I really have struggled to keep this list down to manageable levels this time, and removed a few potential entries simply to keep the numbers down, (I’m not happy about this). So anyway, in no particular order, I give you my top picks for May 2018… Continue reading “Monthly Overview – the Best of May 2018”
Tag: Doom Metal
Yob – Our Raw Heart (Review)
Yob are a doom metal band from the US and this is their eighth album.
Featuring a colossal 73 minutes of music, Our Raw Heart is a marathon of emotively compelling doom metal. If you’ve enjoyed Yob’s music in the past, then get ready to experience some of the best they’ve ever offered. Continue reading “Yob – Our Raw Heart (Review)”
Wolf Blood – Tsunami/Home (Review)
Wolf Blood are a US doom metal band and this is their latest EP.
Was it really 2014 that Wolf Blood’s self titled debut album was released? It seems like only a year or so ago…Regardless, we now have this new 2-track EP of material to enjoy, and enjoy we do. Very much. Continue reading “Wolf Blood – Tsunami/Home (Review)”
Eye of Solitude – Slaves to Solitude (Review)
Eye of Solitude are a funeral doom band from the UK and this is their fifth album.
I always get very excited when I get to hear some new Eye of Solitude material. If you’re unfamiliar with the band, check out Sui Caedere, Canto III, Dear Insanity, their split with Faal, split with Marche Funèbre, and, of course, this latest 52-minute opus. Continue reading “Eye of Solitude – Slaves to Solitude (Review)”
Morag Tong – Last Knell of Om (Review)
Morag Tong are a UK doom band, and this is their debut album.
Here we have 48 minutes of material from exploratory doomsters Morag Tong.
Last Knell of Om is an expansive and compelling listen, riven with huge slow guitars and imbued with a keen spacial awareness. It’s Continue reading “Morag Tong – Last Knell of Om (Review)”
Witch Mountain – Witch Mountain (Review)
Witch Mountain are a US doom metal band and this is their fifth album.
Plying traditional doom metal that focuses on songs, soaring vocals, heartfelt melodies, and gripping riffs, Witch Mountain’s strikingly-covered fifth album features 35 minutes of quality doom metal to get your teeth into. Continue reading “Witch Mountain – Witch Mountain (Review)”
Gigantomachia – Atlas (Review)
This is the debut album from Italian metal band Gigantomachia.
Here’s a somewhat evocatively heroic release. Mixing elements of melodic, doom, death, and epic metal into a meaty metal base, Gigantomachia have produced 41 minutes of engaging metal. Continue reading “Gigantomachia – Atlas (Review)”
CHRCH – Light Will Consume Us All (Review)
CHRCH are a doom/sludge band from the US and this is their second album.
My first encounter with CHRCH was on their split with Fister. I think you can safely say that I fell in love with them at that point, so it’s very exciting that their latest full length release is now here with a new 47 minutes of material for me to get lost in. Continue reading “CHRCH – Light Will Consume Us All (Review)”
Voidthrone – Kur (Review)
This is the second album from Voidthrone, a US black metal band.
This is the follow up to the very enjoyable Spiritual War Tactics, which showcased the band’s keen ability when it came to dark, dissonant black metal that also employed doom and death metal elements very well. Of this album I said Continue reading “Voidthrone – Kur (Review)”
Nihil Eyes – Black Path (Review)
Nihil Eyes are a UK death metal band and this is their debut album.
Here we have 35 minutes of death metal that’s influenced by the UK old-school; mainly death metal, but with some doom and grindcore elements too. Continue reading “Nihil Eyes – Black Path (Review)”
