Tag: Post-Metal

Doubtsower – Asphyxiation of a Seasick Soul (Review)

Doubtsower - Asphyxiation of a Seasick SoulDoubtsower is a one-man Welsh doom metal band and this is his debut album.

The songs on Asphyxiation of a Seasick Soul are a collection of impactful doom songs that wield deft emotion alongside crushing riffs. The music is crafted from a form of doom metal that also uses elements from post-metal and post-rock, making for a textured, richly nuanced listening experience. For an initial comparison, think of a mix of Usnea and Isis, with a bit of Yob thrown in, and you’ll get the general idea. Continue reading “Doubtsower – Asphyxiation of a Seasick Soul (Review)”

Noctambulist – The Barren Form (Review)

Noctambulist - The Barren FormNoctambulist are a blackened death metal band from the US, and this is their second album.

Featuring the drummer of Cordyceps, Noctambulist play a blistering form of extreme metal. Formed around a core of brutal death metal, the band then expand on this with elements of black, dissonant, technical, and post-metal, making for songs Continue reading “Noctambulist – The Barren Form (Review)”

Year of No Light – Consolamentum (Review)

Year of No Light - ConsolamentumThis is the fourth album from Year of No Light, a French post-metal band.

Having really enjoyed 2013’s Tocsin, it has been a long wait for another album from Year of No Light, but the wait has been worth it. Across 55 minutes the band expose the listener to an idiosyncratic creative experience consisting of five thoroughly engaging soundscapes. Continue reading “Year of No Light – Consolamentum (Review)”

Amenra – De Doorn (Review)

Amenra - De DoornAmenra are a doom/post-metal band from Belgium and this is their seventh album.

I really liked 2017’s Mass VI, so I’ve been really interested in hearing what sort of experience De Doorn had to offer. The answer, as if there was really any doubt, is something quite engaging. Continue reading “Amenra – De Doorn (Review)”

Bossk – Migration (Review)

Bossk - MigrationBossk are a UK post-metal band and this is their second album.

Migration contains 42 minutes of charismatic post-metal. Fusing together elements of atmospheric sludge and post-metal build/release, with experimental and psychedelic explorations, Migration is an impressive and accomplished work. Continue reading “Bossk – Migration (Review)”

Moanaa – Embers (Review)

Moanaa - EmbersMoanaa are a Polish post-metal band and this is their third album.

I’ve enjoyed following Moanaa’s development over the years, from 2014’s Descent, to 2016’s atmospheric Passage, and then 2019’s EP Torches. Of the latter, the first track on Torches reappears on Embers. Continue reading “Moanaa – Embers (Review)”

Monthly Overview – the Best of May 2021

May continued 2021’s trend of being a very good year for metal. As is now usual, restricting the list to just a handful of releases was difficult. There’s more where this came from! Continue reading “Monthly Overview – the Best of May 2021”

Impure Wilhelmina – Antidote (Review)

Impure Wilhelmina - AntidoteThis is the seventh album from Impure Wilhelmina, a Swiss post-metal band.

The music takes progressive post-metal/rock, post-hardcore, and indie/alt-rock, throws in a healthy amount of goth influences, and even has a blackened veneer in places. Continue reading “Impure Wilhelmina – Antidote (Review)”

Dordeduh – Har (Review)

Dordeduh - HarThis is the second album from Dordeduh, a progressive metal band from Romania.

Featuring current/ex-members of Argus Megere/Negură Bunget, Har treats the listener to 62 minutes of blackened progressive metal. Continue reading “Dordeduh – Har (Review)”