Pallbearer – Heartless (2017) – Review

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Do you remember Khemmis and their 2016 album Hunted? Or King Goat’s Conduit of that same year? These are powerful pieces of doom, saturated with tears that these guys kicked out onto the market.

Both records tend to keep your attention, even if a certain annoying lengthiness and over-complicated structures are inherent to them. But still powerful stuff nonetheless, ain’t it?

This movement toward new doom horizons seems to be the sign of the time with a number of talented newbies coming on board to take over the doom universe from the old guard. And many of them come [...] Click to raid more!

Morass of Molasses – These Paths We Tread (2017) – Review

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Sometimes it feels good to drown your sorrows in stoner-esque fuzziness. Remembering times that can only be fathomed by those old enough to recall the sounds, smells, and sticky feeling of sweaty underground music halls. Distorted goodness served on the holy platter of wah-wah in all its bluesy glory. This is soul healing remembrance indeed.

From Zep to Black Sabbath and back we heard it all, now didn’t we? The gods of substance-induced wailing be praised. And many an old band has been down that very well-traveled road already.

Now, the good thing is that many new bands attempt [...] Click to raid more!

Ninjaspy – Spüken (2017) – Review

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Some bands are very laid back in their approach to releasing their music. Especially the jazzier and progressively minded ones. And sometimes you wonder where this is all going. Then others just give you this impression at first, just to drop a sneaky karate kick to the back of your head. And let loose with a vengeance on a colossal Alternative and Progressive Metal stage.

Spüken, the new full length of the Canadian metallers Ninjaspy, will do exactly that for you. Chaotic and somewhat unhinged grungy-punk energy outbursts included. 

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Rotting Christ – Aealo (2010) – Review

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Two things hit home right away once you commence on Aealo. First, the record is intense, like dark, hotly spiced chocolate consumed with ruby red wine. And – second – it is not Black Metal. At least not in a proper sense. Okay, nothing new there, as even the powers that be officially called Rotting Christ Dark or Extreme Metal back in 2010.

And in truth, the Black Metal thing only (kind of) came back with the 2016 album Rituals. Even though the band hastened to state that this newest record would encompass all kinds of rituals. Weird ones [...] Click to raid more!