Illimitable Dolor release an amazing self titled album which is a wonderful tribute to former musician and fellow The Slow Death band member Greg Williamson, who sadly passed away a while ago Penned by Stuart Prickett (Guitar/Keys and Vocals) these four monumental tracks are as fine …
Read More »Trees Of Eternity – Hour Of The Nightingale
Firstly, I have to say that this is an album I very nearly couldn’t bring myself to review, such is the raw emotion and sorrow that still courses through my veins following the tragic, untimely and unforeseen passing of Aleah back in April. I remember …
Read More »Cardinal Wyrm – Cast Away Souls
Some albums just grab your attention don’t you think? I’ll readily admit to not having come across California’s Cardinal Wyrm previously but upon stumbling headfirst into the promo for new release ‘Cast Away Souls’, I was completely and utterly hooked. Now signed to Svart Records, a label that just seem …
Read More »Mastiff – Wrank
Sometimes, just now and again, an album comes by that makes you want to do bad stuff. With ‘Wrank’, Mastiff have achieved that status It has been said that Edvard Munch played this album on his iPod shuffle as he created and painted ‘The Scream’ in …
Read More »Draconian – Sovran
Sweden’s purveyors of Doom return with a stunning follow up to 2011’s “A Rose For The Apocalypse”. Much has happened in the Draconian camp in the intervening four years, the major upheaval of losing long time vocalist Lisa Johansson, the subsequent search for and unveiling …
Read More »Draconian – Interview with Johan, London 29/08/15
Draconian recently played their first ever U.K. show at the Boston Music Room in London. Planetmosh were there to review the event, and also talk to Johan about the show, the forthcoming album ‘Sovran’, recent and future live shows, etc
Read More »Draconian – Boston Music Room, August 29th 2015
This was the sort of a gig that was not meant to be really. Draconian’s debut U.K. appearance was meant to have been some months previous but things happened and things did not happen, which resulted in this show being the replacement. The venue itself was ideal. If you have …
Read More »Countless Skies interview at Bloodstock 2015
An excellent set from a really exciting band, check out their E.P. if you get chance, reminded me a bit of Dark Tranquility but with a more Doom driven riff. Anyway, we had a general chat about this and that, so click the link below for the full interview.
Read More »Sonus Mortis – War Prophecy
This album actually saw the light of day a few months ago now but having only heard it for the first time recently I thought I would put a few words down anyway Firstly, and this is purely an observation but there does seem to be a lot …
Read More »Lamentations Of The Ashen – Libertine Cyst
American based solo project, Lamentations Of The Ashen return with a thunderous four track epic amalgamation of Funeral/Classic Doom and Black Metal that is as enjoyable as it is adventurous. One of the very few problems I have with the Black Metal genre in general, is that it can …
Read More »Nangilima – The Dark Matter
As much as I love the whole Doom Metal genre, it has become somewhat of a musical minefield in recent times, I guess the price of an ever growing popularity status amongst the masses can only mean a plethora of new bands, eager to become the …
Read More »Latitude Egress – To Take Up The Cross
Funeral Doom is one of those sub genres of Metal that I just absolutely love, an area of music that can stir such emotion, and not just in a depressive way either, indeed, despite the often harsh and dark subject matter of many a song in the field, …
Read More »Novembers Doom – Bled White
Three years have passed since the release of ‘Aphotic’, so I was really eager to see what latest release ‘Bled White’ had to offer. First thing to say is that the band have lost none of their burning passion and focus since the last album, indeed, if …
Read More »King Goat – Interview at Bloodstock 2014
The Doomers from Brighton played the New Blood Stage on the Sunday of this years Bloodstock Festival. We talked post set, about how it all went, current and future plans, the current E.P. and much more https://www.facebook.com/kinggoatbri
Read More »Doom:VS – Earthless
Out for a while now, yes but still worth checking out. Doom:VS return with Earthless. Not renowned for their output level, it is a real joy to see new material emerge from the band who are the embodiment of what emotional Doom Metal is all about. The brainchild of Draconian’s …
Read More »Landskap – ‘I’
The whole retro, vintage take on the classic era of Doom has been touted around now for some time, and let us be honest, in varying degrees of quality. It is one thing to pay homage to the riffs of the 60’s and 70’s but entirely another to produce something …
Read More »Mount Salem – Endless
Having now been snapped up by Metal Blade Records, the band are about to release a beefed up version of their E.P. that surfaced early last year, with the addition of two new tracks, taking the total up to eight, this now has the more rounded feel of …
Read More »Mantar – Death By Burning
A band for barely a year, one limited edition 7” release behind them, Mantar are a band that should not be yet able to produce a debut album like this. This is just amazing, hats off to the German/Turkish twosome, for coming up with a debut that knocked me …
Read More »Cruel Humanity interview at B.O.A.
We caught up with the guys from Derby based Cruel Humanity to talk about getting to play Bloodstock via the Metal 2 The Masses competition, their future plans, etc. Cruel Humanity interview at B.O.A. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cruel-Humanity/111799998869534
Read More »Orchid – The Mouths Of Madness
San Francisco Doom merchants deliver another slab of Retro magic. One thing you can say about Doom is that it never has and never will go out of fashion, unlike certain other sub-genres of Metal I could mention, Grunge being the obvious. Of course, all things evolve and develope …
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