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Frayle to Release EP, Live At The House Of Wills, April 2

Cleveland Doomgaze Group Blazes Sweltering Cover of Johnny Cash Classic, ‘Ring Of Fire’, During Live Set Recorded at Haunted, Historical Funeral Home Cleveland dark rock band FRAYLE creates gripping, doomy music — at once bleak and beautiful — that is impossible to resist. Undoubtedly one of underground music’s breakthrough bands of 2020, FRAYLE makes “music for the night sky”. The group’s precise merging of doom metal and dream pop strikes the perfect balance between heaving, heavy riffs and haunting vocal melodies. On April 2, FRAYLE will release the new EP, Live At The House Of Wills, featuring two tracks from […]

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NORWEGIAN FOLK ROCKERS GÅTE RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘KJÆRLEIK’ & ANNOUNCE NEW EP, TIL NORD

With their upcoming EP, Til Nord (Eng.: “Northward”), legendary Norwegian folk rockers GÅTE achieve a stunning transformation. The band from Trøndelag, the area surrounding the ancient west coast harbour city of Trondheim, is delivering an emotive, epic collection of tracks revisiting some of their own classics and adding a new track as a taste of great things to come. They are delving even deeper into the musical past of their country, with a contemporary approach. ‘Kjærleik’ (Eng.: “Love”) is the first single from the coming EP. Stream ‘KJÆRLEIK’ GÅTE comments on the first single: “‘Kjærleik’ is a song that urges […]

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Album Review: Wheel – Preserved In Time

It’s pretty obvious that we will not be getting another album from SOLITUDE AETURNUS, and who knows when the next CANDLEMASS will show up? Well, lovers of epic doom metal at the highest level will no longer need to starve themselves, because the mighty WHEEL has rolled in from Germany. This is a flawless example of melodic, epic and sorrowful doom that is totally in the mode of the first classic albums from SOLITUDE AETURNUS. The sad feeling, the clear and piercing vocals, the massive crushing riffs are all here, and they are used in just the right proportion…a trick […]

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DORNENREICH release first single ‘In Strömen aus Verwandlung ein flackerloses Licht’ and reveal details of forthcoming new album, Du wilde Liebe sei

DORNENREICH have released the first single taken from their forthcoming album Du wilde Liebe sei (“You Wild Love Be”) which is slated for release on June 11, 2021. The Tyrolean black arcane rockers have also revealed cover art, tracklist, and further details of their ninth studio full-length. Please view all album details below. The single ‘In Strömen aus Verwandlung ein flackerloses Licht’ (“In Streams of Transformation a Never-Flickering Light”) is now available at THIS LOCATION Pre-Order Du wilde Liebe sei HERE DORNENREICH comment: “As you might derive from the title ‘In Strömen aus Verwandlung ein flackerloses Licht’, which translates as […]

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Album Review: Swampbeast – Seven Evils Spawned Of Seven Heads

In a different era where not every single band that wants to get signed does, where quantity doesn’t crush quality every single day of the week, SWAMPBEAST would be hot news. They are a rough and brutal death metal band that understands what it takes to make strong and honest DM. Unfortunately, they are in the third decade of the 21st century, where every fucking day brings an onslaught of “product”. Only the very, very best can fight through the flack to make a true impression. What I like about this record is the great natural sound to it. The […]

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INSECT ARK: Psychedelic Doom Duo Unveils Mini- Documentary Celebrating The One-Year Anniversary Of The Vanishing; Record Out Now On Profound Lore

Psychedelic doom duo INSECT ARK, featuring founder Dana Schechter (Swans) and Andy Patterson (ex-SubRosa), recently unveiled a compelling mini documentary celebrating the one-year anniversary of their stunning full-length, The Vanishing. Elaborates Schechter, “I made this eight-minute DIY mini-doc film to mark the one-year birthdate of The Vanishing. This film briefly follows that story: Making the album, touring it, and all the steps in between…a lot of work. Blood and tears. Sleep was lost. Hands got dirty. After just a few days on the road, COVID came knocking and the whole thing fell to pieces. At the time, along with the […]

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Album Review: Fossilization – He Whose Name Was Long Forgotten [EP]

With a lineup composed of two members of Brazilian sludge/doom/death behemoth JUPITERIAN, namely vocalist/instrumentalist V., and P. on the drums. Now, I’ve recently gone on record with my opinion (aka The Whole Of The Law, Handed Down From The Mountain, Writ On Stone By Lightning) on members of one band forming a “side project” that basically mirrors the other (aka Thou Shalt Not), so I won’t bore you again – at least for now. Blessedly, FOSSILIZATION is noticeably different on its face than its members other effort, being more death than doom in overall scope, while still retaining a bit […]

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New GRIEF COLLECTOR single out now, featuring legendary vocalist Robert Lowe

The new GRIEF COLLECTOR single ‘Wintersick’, taken from the upcoming album En Delirium is out now on all streaming platforms. Doom-laden Metal for fans of Candlemass, Solitude Aeturnus and Crypt Sermon, the debut album will be released in June on Petrichor Listen to ‘Wintersick’ here:Spotify Youtube Bandcamp GRIEF COLLECTOR was formed by (ex-)members of Signs Of Rain (current Guitar/bassist Matt Johnson), Among The Serpents (current Drummer Brad Miller) and Candlemass/Solitude Aeturnus (Robert Lowe). Their aim was to combine Doom, some Sludge and feelings of sorrow and tragedy into a musical mix that could stand the test of time. This resulted […]

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Album Review: Harakiri For The Sky – Maere

Austrian duo HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY’s been at it for a decade as of 2021, and it shows. Over this time, Messrs. M.S. (Instruments) and J.J. (Vocals) crafted a space for themselves with their first three albums, moving – I feel – truly into something of their own with 2018’s Arson, a true benchmark, which could’ve seen the band take any one of a few divergent paths, and do so credibly, turning HFTS into something “other” than it was at its birthing. From the opening tones of ‘I, Pallbearer’, one can feel something of the cinematic, the first minute or […]

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BAY AREA CROSSOVER THRASH GROUP MORDRED UNVEILS MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘LOVE OF MONEY’

The influential San Francisco crossover thrash metal act MORDRED – who this summer will release their first full-length record in over 25 years – has unveiled a music video for ‘Love Of Money’, the latest clip from the band’s 2020 comeback EP, Volition. Shot on location in San Francisco by Eddie Granillo for Keptone Filmz and featuring actress Szandora Lavey. Check it out at THIS LOCATION “We all want her sometimes and we all need her sometimes,” says guitarist Danny White. “Some would kill for her. Some would die for her. Some would commit crimes for her. Few can walk […]

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