Pestilentia, Where the Light Dies, Final Agony Records, 12″ vinyl Final Agony 48 (2016) Coming into existence in 2002, Belarus
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Enter The Heptagon
Trepaneringsritualen is the Swedish industrial doom thing whose abject music has long been appreciated in these quarters…Thomas Martin Ekelund may
Continue readingThrone Of Blood
Now for some very grisly and soul-shattering “Horror-Electronics” from the American magus Burial Hex (Clay Ruby) last heard in these
Continue readingBeat the Law: a set of filthy doom sludge songs coming at you at a fast snappy pace
Legalise Crime, Beat the Law, Poland, BSFD Recordings, CD023 (2017) From Poland comes this filthy doom sludge mob who rejoice
Continue readingNo One Deserves Happiness: an adventurous sludge / doom progression into songs of love and loss
The Body, No One Deserves Happiness, United States, Thrill Jockey Records, CD digipak THRILL 047 (2016) I admit I haven’t
Continue readingBoa / Cold: a mesmeric fusion of droning desert Western doom and cold heavy industrial techno dub
Earth / The Bug, Boa / Cold, Ninja Tune, ZEN12394 12″ vinyl (2014) I sure did not see this collaboration
Continue readingThe Irrepassable Gate: an uneven recording with good moments … and some very long ones too …
Ash Borer, The Irrepassable Gate, Canada, Profound Lore Records, CD PFL174 (2016) If you’re thinking “there’s no such word as
Continue readingEntropy: a dive into a world of black metal / doom fusion despair and hopelessness
Spire, Entropy, Germany, Iron Bonehead Productions, IBP 265 CD digipak / vinyl 12″ / digital (2016) Only recently have Spire
Continue readingAbsolution: good heavy doom sludge / melodic rock fusion debut needs a few tweaks
Khemmis, Absolution, United States, 20 Buck Spin, SPIN075 (2015) The debut album from Denver band Khemmis (cool name!), which the
Continue readingBrunt (self-titled): a good debut of instrumental psych doom fusion work-outs
Brunt, self-titled, Hevisike Records, vinyl edition HVSK-1201 (2014) Since I heard this Channel Islands doom stoner trio’s “Blackbeard” EP, I’ve
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