This is the second album from black metal solo act Blackbraid.
Blackbraid I was a very enjoyable album, which showcased the work of a talented new artist. Now though we have the immense Blackbraid II to absorb ourselves in. With a length of 66 minutes,(which includes a Bathory cover), it’s almost double the duration of its predecessor, and reveals that Blackbraid’s debut was no one-hit wonder. Continue reading “Blackbraid – Blackbraid II (Review)”
This is the third album from UK sludge/doom metal band Torpor.
Torpor play heavy, mood-focused music that crushes as much as it affectingly moves. Combining sludge, doom, and post-metal into 41 minutes of gritty material, Abscission is a record that is worth hearing if you’re partial to the style. Continue reading “Torpor – Abscission (Review)”
Fossilization are a Brazilian death metal band and this is their debut album.
Since first encountering Fossilization’s doomed death metal on their split with Ritual Necromancy, I have been looking forward to hearing more from the band. Now their debut Leprous Daylight is here; 37 minutes of foul death metal malevolence delivered to the unsuspecting masses. Continue reading “Fossilization – Leprous Daylight (Review)”
Slomatics are a doom metal band from the UK and this is their seventh album.
They’re heavy, they’re doomy, they’re Slomatics. This is a band that I really, really like. Haven’t heard them? As well as this new record, make sure you check out Future Echo Returns, Canyons, and their splits with Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard/MWWB and Yanomamo. Continue reading “Slomatics – Strontium Fields (Review)”
This is the third album from Swedish sludge metal band Vak.
The Islands contains 50 minutes of progressive sludge metal. Taking in parts of doom, sludge, stoner, psychedelic, and progressive rock, Vak build musical structures that are unusual and impressive. Continue reading “Vak – The Islands (Review)”
Broken Pillars are an Iranian black metal band, and this is their debut EP.
To start with I’m going to just lazily regurgitate some of the promo blurb for Of Pillars and Primordial Myth, as it sets the scene nicely for this EP – “Broken Pillars’ music can be described as the Persian response to Hellenic black metal. The songs contain slow yet deliberate doomy-sounding guitar riffing accompanied by grandiose symphonic arrangements. The music can be described as chants trying to reawaken an empire lost to the cruelties of time.” Continue reading “Broken Pillars – Of Pillars and Primordial Myth (Review)”
Undergang are a death metal band from Denmark and this is their latest EP.
As the name might suggest, De Syv Stadier af Fordærv contains seven tracks, with a total duration of 21 minutes. Continue reading “Undergang – De Syv Stadier af Fordærv (Review)”
Lepra are a black metal band from the US and this is their debut album.
In a fit of pure laziness on my part, I’m going to just reproduce a line from the promo blurb to set the scene for this release – “It is not your usual cup of black metal, this one has a unique blend of black punk/and roll, folk, goth rock, doom… All played with drums, bass, flute, endless keyboards, and duelling vocals.” Continue reading “Lepra – Devil’s Blood in Her Tongue (Review)”
This is the second album from one-man Finnish black metal band Wooden Throne.
Brought to us by a member of October Falls, Eternal Wanderer of the Night Sky is a 34-minute atmospheric black metal album that incorporates elements of doom into its dark framework. Continue reading “Wooden Throne – Eternal Wanderer of the Night Sky (Review)”
AAWKS are from Canada and Aiwass is a one-man act from the US. Both play psychedelic doom.
The Eastern Scrolls is a 28-minute concept split release that consists of one track from each band. I’m totally unfamiliar with both AAWKS and Aiwass, but how could I resist giving this a listen with that striking cover? Continue reading “AAWKS/Aiwass – The Eastern Scrolls – Split (Review)”
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