There have been many years since we started counting and 2022 sure is one of them. Luckily, most of the recent years have involved a lot of metal releases and now we’re past...
If there is a label with an eye (or ear) for the unique, quaint and beautiful, it’s definitely the German label Prophecy Records. Slightly misled by the tag ‘doom metal’, yours truly started listening...
Looking at the name of this band you might think that Kluizenaer (Hermit) comes from the Netherlands. Nothing is further from the truth since they come from Potsdam/Brandenburg, which is in fact Germany. With...
There’s no band in metal, and possibly music overall, that can encapsulate the feeling of romance as well as Swallow the Sun. A gut-wrenching, painful romance, but a profoundly beautiful one as well. Their...
Black metal collective The Committee stormed the metal scene with their previous records, ‘Power Through Unity’ (2014) and ‘Memorandum Occultus’ (2017). While gaining recognition with these albums, the band played both underground and well...
Italy's blackened sludge / doom band<strong> Forgotten Tomb </strong>are about to release their tenth full-length Nihilistic Estrangement via Agonia Records....
I don’t think that these days, you’ll find someone who doesn’t know the name Saint Vitus. The American Doomers have been running strong since 1981, and as 2019 progresses, it shows the release of...
On the 26th of January, a rather unusual package of epic black metal act Sojourner , post-black Harakiri for the Sky and gothic/doom metal Draconian graced the Baroeg with a visit. Three bands, united...
By Sam I think the zeitgeist is starting to get to me. Ever since I first began listening to metal, doom has been a genre I’ve avoided – not because I dislike the music,...
By: Ingrid It’s been a few years since I first got to hear Colorado based band The Flight Of Sleipnir and I have been impressed by them ever since. Now that they’re releasing their...