Posted on May 9, 2013 |
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New York’s Batillus released their second full-length album on Seventh Rule Recordings, March 19th, 2013, “Concrete Sustain” with their unwavering line-up of Willi Stabenau (bass), Geoff Summers (drums), Greg Peterson (guitar) and Fade Kainer (vocals/keyboard.) Fade introduced me to this project of his after meeting...
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Posted on May 9, 2013 |
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Limb, (Rob Hoey – vocals, Sam Cooper – bass, Pat Pask – guitars and Jodie Wyatt – drums) are a four-piece from ”all over the place’, based in London who declare a love for Kyuss and classic doom metal. This three track was originally put...
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Posted on May 7, 2013 |
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“Tunnel of No Light” is the latest album from the gloom merchants October Tide. A truly great piece of music to experience, so much so I was able to get Fredrik Norrman to answer a few questions about the release. Where were the seeds born for Tunnel...
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Posted on May 1, 2013 |
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Iron Tongue are a six-piece unit from Arkansas who play their heavy brand of Southern rock a little slower than most and with a slightly doomy bent, which is likely thanks to frontman C.T. also being in sludge metal crew Rwake. Opening with the understated...
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Posted on April 27, 2013 |
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Something a bit different here, a split EP from Oxford’s self styled doom folk quartet Coma Wall and their obscenely heavy alter ego Undersmile. Although both bands differ greatly in delivery, they both use the spectacular vocals of Hel Sterne and Taz Corona – Brown,...
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Posted on April 18, 2013 |
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Cardinals Folly is a heavy doom laden band from Helsinki, Finland which were gathered together around 2004 under initial label of The Coven but have since changed their moniker to Cardinals Folly. “Strange Conflicts of the Past” is their first LP release having 4 EPs...
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Posted on April 16, 2013 |
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It doesn’t seem five minutes since Yorkshire gloom merchants My Dying Bride released the none-more-miserable “A Map of All Our Failures” and here we are again with another new release. With four tracks running just short of half-an-hour, “The Manuscript” is quite an intensive listen...
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Posted on April 15, 2013 |
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Norwegian occult rockers, Magister Templi, are set to release their full length debut, “Lucifer Leviathan Logos”, in May of this year. Formed in 2008 by singer Abraxas and guitarist Baphomet and with a demo, EP, and a full lineup, they have been playing shows around...
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Posted on April 15, 2013 |
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Lurking at the threshold of the UK extreme metal underground for the better part of the last decade, Southampton’s heaviest trio Moss have seemingly been content to fester in the darkness, slowly gaining in mass and potency. Those who willfully submitted themselves to the nightmarish claustrophobia of...
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Posted on April 11, 2013 |
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So what happens in the mid 90’s when a band like Katatonia break up and then reform, in this case you get Fred and Jonas heading off to start a project called October Tide. Material was put down initially in ’95 and the duo signed...
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Posted on April 10, 2013 |
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Indeed, it is a time for sadness and reflection as well as a time for celebration, as ‘The Last Spire’ represents the final outing of doom legends Cathedral; sad, obviously, as the band are retiring and we will no longer be graced by their presence,...
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Posted on April 7, 2013 |
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I think most of us have had a snigger when we first read about bands releasing their material on cassette. You know all the jokes about what’s next as every wag googles an older form of sound recording until the list is a mile long...
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Posted on April 5, 2013 |
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With the release of the first track off of the latest doom and gloom duo, Zolle, ThisIsNotAScene got the chance to catch up with these country boys and have a little chat. Tell us a little bit about the formation of Zolle. Marcello: We’re 2...
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Posted on April 5, 2013 |
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Self proclaimed rednecks, Zolle, are set to release their debut self titled noise ensemble “Zolle”. This is being released by Supernatural Cat the underground Italian label helmed by a collective featuring two members of fellow gloom masters Ufomammut. All instrumental, most short, all darkly filled with...
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Posted on March 23, 2013 |
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There is a character in Marc Millar’s comic book series ‘Kick-Ass’ called Night-Bitch. She’s kind of typical of the genre in that she’s a pneumatic redhead in a skimpy costume who hits people with a bloody big stick. I don’t know if Connecticut’s Nightbitch are...
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Posted on March 22, 2013 |
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You’d think that coming from Norway would give you an edge when creating doom metal: all those vast bleak landscapes and long dark nights. Where better to contemplate the futility of existence whilst drinking yourself into a maudlin, nihilistic funk? High Priest of Saturn are...
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Posted on March 16, 2013 |
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ThisIsNotAScene‘s Gilbert recently reviewed the great debut record from Sonance, entitled “Like Ghosts”, he enjoyed it so much we sent him off to chat with Ben and Will of the band to find out a bit more about Sonance. Could you indulge us in a...
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Posted on February 16, 2013 |
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Ptahil’s “The Almighty Propagator of Doom and Despair” is a visceral romp through the bastions of death metal. The sound of the album is overwhelming. It’s akin to stepping into a wind tunnel wearing your skivvies. You get blown away. If punky, doomy, speed, death...
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Posted on February 15, 2013 |
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A complete bolt from the blue moment back in 2011, Ancient VVisdom dropped their debut album “Godlike Inferno” to an astounding and near universal press reception. Essentially playing acoustic folk music, but with a black metal mentality and lyrical concept; full of instantly memorable songs...
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Posted on February 13, 2013 |
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Having re-joined doom legends Pentagram for their “Last Rites” album and tour and then subsequently left again, guitarist Victor Griffin has put together a new band called In-Graved and their style fits very much under the banner of doom metal – shocker! However, the idea...
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