Sun of the Dying, The Earth is Silent, Germany, Art of Propaganda, limited edition CD digipak / 12″ vinyl (2019)
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Rebuild all your Ruins
Welcome return, I think, of the highly distinctive Polish occult-folk combo 23 Threads, led by driving force Marek Spazm Marchoff
Continue readingDoctrine: first step on a long dark (and hopefully fruitful) journey in the Left Hand Path
Qayin Regis, Doctrine, Spain, BlackSeed Productions, SEED052 CD / vinyl (2019) With a name that includes the Hebrew form of
Continue readingCalm Black Water: psych-stoner doom and urban saxophone blues in the service of Lovecraftian horror
REZN, Calm Black Water, The Netherlands, Off The Record Label, OTRL025 limited edition CD / LP (2019) If this Chicago
Continue readingAh Puch: debut sludge doom album of Mayan and Aztec vengeance on Spanish conquerors
Dirge, Ah Puch, India, self-released, CD digipak (2018) In ancient Mayan religion, Ah Puch was one of the names of
Continue readingCanyons: new odyssey for slug sludge doomsters off to a shaky rather than slow and steady start
Slomatics, Canyons, United Kingdom, Black Bow Records, BBow029 CD digipak (2019) Slow their music may be … but once the
Continue readingLife Metal: a radiant and uplifting return to form for drone doom’s dynamic duo
Sunn0))), Life Metal, United States, Southern Lord, SUNN 300 CD / 2 x LP blue vinyl (2019) After three years
Continue readingFull Upon Her Burning Lips: returning home with a stripped-down minimalist approach – and yet not quite the same
Earth, Full Upon Her Burning Lips, United States, Sargent House, SH208 CD / SH209 2 x 12″ vinyl (2019) After
Continue readingKirikyogen: early doom metal collaboration with a surprising amount of variety and flexibility
Kuni Kawachi & Flower Travellin’ Band, Kirikyogen, United Kingdom, London Records, vinyl LP SKK(L) 3003 (1970) For a band that
Continue readingAt Doom’s Gate
Got three cassette tapes courtesy of Dan Peck, the New York performer who can do things with his tuba that
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