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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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Album Review: Noisepoetnobody – Insanity Mirror

Unease. Trepidation. And yet, an anticipation that anything not only could but should happen in the catacombs created beneath the cassette manipulation of Insanity Mirror’s opening ‘Can’t See It Now’. NOISEPOETNOBODY has been at it for the far side of a decade and a half, creating what amounts to field recordings, manipulating sonic collages, and surrounding, well, ambience of all contrivances to craft what he does, as evidenced in ‘Bright Light Box’, where your ears – on the right system, and in the right headspace – can positively hear the shimmering form before you rotating in the air, waxing and […]

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Caveman Battle Doom Masters CONAN Release New Video ‘Battle In The Swamp’

Hail Supreme Doom! Live At Freak Valley! CONAN are not only releasing their third live album, Live At Freak Valley, today – they’ve also unleashed the fierce sludge crusher ‘Battle In The Swamp’! This live version pushes violently on the brake pedal – you can literally hear your feet stuck in the marsh. This relentlessly heavy, constantly charging amalgamation of intensity rages from the first to the last second. CONAN states:“‘Battle In The Swamp’ is one of our earliest songs, appearing on the first demo tape we recorded back in 2007. It is simple and to the point, and always […]

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THULCANDRA Releases Live Video for ‘Night Eternal’

“Infernal demons, there’s only pain, My mind is burning, am I insane? Black angels rising, my life is gone, Dark shadows shroud me, my soul is lost” German old school death metal in the style of Dissection, Necrophobic and Unanimated! After the release of Fallen Angel’s Dominion, THULCANDRA have released their second live video, ‘Night Eternal’, recorded in their hometown of Munich. The band will re-release their three albums Fallen Angel’s Dominion, Under A Frozen Sun, and Ascension Lost on strictly limited colored vinyl via Napalm Records on April 23, 2021! All three albums have gained classic status within the […]

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Album Review: Sahara – The Curse [EP]

Including Gabriel and Ivan (bass, drums respectively) of Argentinian stoner doom hybrid MEPHISTOFELES, SAHARA is, again, a trio, and…yet again…plays stoner doom. Seriously, things are so incestuous that a 2017 split paired the two. The sliver of hope here, is that the latter is the brainchild of founding guitarist/vocalist Martin Ludi, who must’ve heard something he liked, and drafted the rhythm section to signal his return after SAHARA’s 2019 “involuntary” disbandment. I’m going to go ahead and just say that, while Regain Records may be trying to “keep things cult” with this Limited Edition run of 150 cassettes, the cover […]

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Hardcore Punks BÖNDBREAKR Release ‘Angry Tooth’ Official Video

Austin (TX) – Rancorous Hardcore Punks BÖNDBREAKR have released the official video for ‘Angry Tooth’, a track from last year’s self-titled EP. Check it out at THIS LOCATION The video, which was directed by Jonathan Nunan, was shot on 16mm film using a 1950s-era home movie camera. All visual effects were created by physically coloring and/or scratching individual frames of film using Sharpie markers and Exacto knives. From start to finish the video contains about 3,500 individual frames. Actors in the video include Tasha Ann-Aaliyaah, Eric Wunsch, and Andrew Hubatsek. BÖNDBREAKR vocalist Hurricane G had this to say about the […]

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Album Review: Shadow People – Batom Rouge / Washing In Soap Opera

There are few terms that spark intrigue in my life, but you throw a mixture such as “sludge punk” my way, and my ears at least have to hear what the fuss is about. The “fuss”, in this case, is Louisiana’s SHADOW PEOPLE. Collecting its two EPS released last year, Batom Rouge / Washing In Soap Opera, ‘Six Weeks’ kicks off the proceedings, all fuzz, and drunken stumbling, the first minute coming off like what happens live when the band isn’t sure what song they were going to play next, and I love that feeling of spontaneity. Once it gets […]

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