Eternal Black – Bleed the Days (Review)

Eternal BlackEternal Black are a doom metal band from the US and this is their debut album.

Here we have the follow up to Eternal Black’s 2015’s self-titled EP, which was a very enjoyable, albeit brief, introduction to the band. Appetite firmly whetted, Bleed the Days is now here to show that this early promise has been followed up with something more substantial. Continue reading “Eternal Black – Bleed the Days (Review)”

Leng Tch’e – Razorgrind (Review)

Leng Tch'eLeng Tch’e are a Belgian grindcore band and this is their sixth album.

Razorgrind is aptly named; this is sharp, lethal grindcore that takes no prisoners and knows how to draw blood as easily as breathing. Continue reading “Leng Tch’e – Razorgrind (Review)”

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)”

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)”

Seeker – Loss (Review)

SeekerSeeker are from the US and play grindcore/hardcore. This is their second album.

Now this is the stuff for those days when you just can’t seem to get going and you need a huge kick up the arse to get you moving. Seeker are the steel-toe capped boot. Continue reading “Seeker – Loss (Review)”

Zaraza – Spasms of Rebirth (Review)

ZarazaZaraza are a doom/sludge band from Ecuador. This is their third album.

Zaraza play experimental industrial-tinged doom/sludge metal. Slow, dreary, and utterly without hope. Continue reading “Zaraza – Spasms of Rebirth (Review)”

No Funeral/Livid – Split (Review)

No Funeral LividNo Funeral and Livid are both from the US and have joined up for this split release.

No Funeral are up first, offering two tracks lasting 19 minutes. I haven’t encountered No Funeral before, but their sludgy doom is so laden with Continue reading “No Funeral/Livid – Split (Review)”

Canyon of the Skull – The Desert Winter (Review)

Canyon of the SkullCanyon of the Skull are an instrumental doom band from the US and this is their second album.

The Desert Winter contains one single track that lasts a whopping 37 minutes. Continue reading “Canyon of the Skull – The Desert Winter (Review)”

Livid – Beneath This Shroud, the Earth Erodes (Review)

LividLivid are a doom band from the US and this is their debut album.

2015’s Sint was extremely enjoyable, and showed huge promise for the band for potentially great things for the future. Well, the future is now, and Livid have delivered. Continue reading “Livid – Beneath This Shroud, the Earth Erodes (Review)”