Doom metal has quite a long story, beginning with Black Sabbath, going through Candlemass and Saint Vitus, all the way to the dozens of more contemporary variations between wizards, mammoths, and of course death. If you are looking for reflection, damnation, meditation and some sort of sluggishness, you’ve come to the right place.
Finding peace in simple things: Mizmor’s Prosaic
Mizmor's A.L.N. finds a sweet spot with his new album "Prosaic": a new beginning and overall a pretty damn good doom/black album ...
PARADISE LOST – Obsidian
Paradise Lost condensed thirty years of music in "Obsidian": let's rediscover gothic rock with the masters from Halifax ...
PARADISE LOST – An interview with Nick Holmes
Our chat with Paradise Lost's Nick Holmes about the new album "Obsidian", COVID-19, and death metal ...
MY DYING BRIDE – An interview with Andrew Craighan
We had a chat with My Dying Bride guitarist and co-founder Andrew Craighan about the doom metal gem "The Ghost Of Orion", out on Nuclear Blast ...
LOATHFINDER / DRUJ – Aspects Of Oblation
The split "Aspects Of Oblation" is full of death and doom, but way less sharp than you might expect. ...
HELL’S CORONATION – Ritual Chalice Of Hateful Blood
It is difficult to survive the darkness of "Ritual Chalice Of Hateful Blood", a debut that looms heavy and threatening on the listener ...
PROFETUS – The Sadness Of Time Passing
The funeral doom metal master Anssi Mäkinen and his project Profetus are back with the anticipated "The Sadness Of Time Passing", out via Avantgarde Music ...
BETHLEHEM – Lebe Dich Leer
With this record Bethlehem proved that, although time passes and things might change, the psychosis that powers creativity doesn't go away ...
NOEKK – Waltzing In Obscurity
A German poet's lyrics have awakened Noekk's creative spirit again, the result is "Waltzing In Obscurity", eleven years after their last album ...
SWALLOW THE SUN – When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light
The Finnish death-doom band has come back with its most immediate record to date, in which Juha Raivio still fights his personal demons ...
YEAR OF THE COBRA – Ash And Dust
US stoner-doom duo Year Of The Cobra left their mark: Amy Tung and Jon Barrysmith landed on Prophecy Productions with their sophomore album "Ash And Dust" ...
PLATEAU SIGMA – Symbols: The Sleeping Harmony Of The World Below
"Symbols: The Sleeping Harmony Of The World Below" is a record full of symbolism in continuous evolution, showing us an omnivorous doom metal band ...
DEKADENT – The Nemean Ordeal
In "The Nemean Ordeal", Dekadent interweave atmospheric black-doom metal with positive feelings, in an unusually ethereal and dreamlike sound ...
SPLENDIDULA – Post Mortem
In Splendidula's Post Mortem, the voice of Kristien Cools explores a variety of genres and styles, from doom to post-metal, and more ...
ORGAN – Eterno
An inspired and interesting EP making the band run for a respectable place within an expanding scene ...
VOID OF SILENCE – The Sky Over
Void Of Silence return after eight years, with a doom metal work about experiments in aviation at the beginning of the Twentieth Century ...
NORTHERN CROWN – Northern Crown
How can someone switch seamlessly between Rainbow and Black Sabbath's hard 'n' heavy and My Dying Bride's doom metal? Northern Crown kindly explain it to us ...
ALTARS OF GRIEF – Iris
Band: Altars Of Grief Title: Iris Year: 2018 Country: Canada Label: Hypnotic Dirge Records Contacts: Translation: Crypt Of Fear TRACKLIST ...
