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 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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Posted on February 3, 2013 |
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If you’ve been giving even a cursory level of attention to this thing we love called heavy metal of late, you will have been struck by the remarkable growth of occult rock and metal bands. The self titled debut album from this North Carolina mob...
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Posted on November 1, 2012 |
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Recently we have seen the likes of Pentagram, Bedemon, Saint Vitus, Grand Magus all come forward with exceptionally strong releases in the area of doom metal. This is but a sampling of the new material created under the doom genre and as of late there...
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Posted on October 24, 2012 |
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I had to check Wikipedia twice to make sure Witch Mountain actually come from Portland, Oregon. It would be so beautifully fitting if they hailed from Salem. Maybe it’s their moniker. Maybe it’s the fact their first album proper in 2011 was titled “South of...
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Posted on October 14, 2012 |
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Having recently released their first album for Nuclear Blast (entitled “Legend”), Swedish doomsters Witchcraft see their first three albums being reissued (originally released on Rise Above). First off we have the gem that is their 2004 eponymous debut – recorded in a basement for next...
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Posted on October 4, 2012 |
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When it comes to old school death metal, there are a few names that jump to mind. One of which is Sinister. The Dutch death metal masters are back, finally with their latest abomination titled “The Carnage Ending”. This will be the bands 10th full-length...
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Posted on September 15, 2012 |
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Doom metal, we can immediately think US, England, or Sweden and maybe even Canada but Germany is never a country image that comes up with the mention of this genre. Thrash metal sure, death metal ok, but doom metal, not so much. Well it is...
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Posted on September 11, 2012 |
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After listening and writing a few thoughts about the upcoming Bedemon release, I got the chance to talk with Geof O’Keefe about the release, its history, and music in general. Its not often that you get a great back story along with a great release....
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Posted on August 18, 2012 |
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Bedemon is an old school US doom metal band with strong ties to early Pentagram, their latest work, “Symphony of Shadows”, has been a decade in the making and is their first stab at new material for these doomsters. Set with that distinct early US...
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Posted on July 21, 2012 |
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Three years since their last official US performances, and over two years since their live collaboration with Boris in Brooklyn, Sunn 0))) have confirmed several new performances this Summer, including a tour of the East Coast. Sunn 0))) will infiltrate venues down the East Coast...
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Posted on May 24, 2012 |
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Myron came up with a grab bag of new doom releases this time. I got hooked up with the latest from Moonless, titled “Calling All Demons”, out on Doomentia Records. That suits me just fine, because this one is a slab of old-school HR/HM-style doom:...
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Posted on April 15, 2012 |
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Dense in sound and emotion, powerful in intensity and shadows, and vast in depth and structure, the debut album from US doomsters Pallbearer announces their full step onto the metal ladder, and at an immediate heady height. “Sorrow And Extinction” is an impressive album richly...
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Posted on March 28, 2012 |
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Yours truly was completely and totally blown away by the latest release from King Giant, “Dismal Hollow”. When the chance to talk with the band came about, there really was never a question of to interview or not to interview. We talk Doom metal by...
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Posted on January 25, 2012 |
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It would appear that the Devil is back in fashion. I’m not entirely sure he actually went out of fashion but there has undoubtedly been something of a renaissance in occult rock and metal- the brilliant, theatrical misanthropy of Ghost, the dark, organic metal of...
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Posted on January 18, 2012 |
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Sometimes imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery. Pilgrim are a three piece doom metal outfit, hailing from the rather charming shores of Rhode Island, USA but with their hearts firmly entranced in the industrial heartlands of the English Midlands, the spiritual home of...
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Posted on November 24, 2011 |
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Pentagram have announced they will make their first ever UK appearance in December. The Doom rock legends will The Relentless Garage, Highbury, London on December 9, 2011.
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Posted on June 18, 2011 |
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Out on Metal Blade this year, “Last Rites”, is the latest release from Pentagram. This was recorded with Bobby Liebling and long time original guitarist Victor Griffin. Helping to round out the band are Greg Turley on bass and Tom Tomaselli on drums. Although this...
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Posted on March 26, 2011 |
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Volcom Entertainment is proud to join forces with legendary doom guitarist/vocalist Victor Griffin (Pentagram, Death Row, Cathedral) and PLACE OF SKULLS
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Posted on February 14, 2011 |
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Brooklyn, New York sludge rockers, HULL, who kicked off the year with a crushing performance opening for doom legends Pentagram, are gearing up for a two week tour with Batillus this March
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