Monolithic Tones: Interview with CONAN ...
CONAN is one of the hottest names in the Doom scene. Their songs are long, slow and at times their volume may cause permanent damage on the ear drum. While someone could argue this style is a bit...
View ArticleHigh Priest of Saturn - "High Priest of Saturn" ...
Alright let's see what we have here..... Songs with occult-based themes - check. A female vocalist in the vein of Grace Slick and Janis Joplin - check. Tempos that barely get above the pace of a snail...
View ArticlePombagira - "Maleficia Lamiah" ...
For many doom fans the home of doom is and always has been the UK and with good reason. The amount of doom bands coupled with a long and colorful history of bands pushing the heavy envelope has been...
View ArticleTiresia Raptus - "Tiresia Raptus" ...
Italy has been a important home to doom metal for decades now and while Italian bands don't get the same attention as their US and UK counterparts, there is no denying how strong their scene is....
View ArticleThe Lunar Masters Have Landed: A Interview with MOTHERSHIP ...
Thanks to John putting together this little interview with stoner-metallers Mothership. Enjoy... Kyle - Bass/vocalsKelley - Guitar/VocalsJudge - DrumsCould you tell us how Mothership got together,...
View ArticleNEWS: Beastwars Announce New Album - Blood Becomes Fire ...
"They’re like the best parts of Mastodon crossed with Motörhead. Yeah… that good."Gun Shy Assassin"Bludgeoning, catchy… Beastwars leave an immediate, lasting impression. This is far too good to be...
View ArticleNEWS: WINDHAND Signs To Relapse Records For Forthcoming Album ...
Relapse Records this week officially welcomes Richmond, Virginia’s masters of ethereal doom metal, WINDHAND, to the label’s roster, having signed the quintet for the release of their forthcoming...
View ArticleARCHON – Ouroboros Collapsing ...
Some music, some albums are able to induce something like the Stendhal Syndrome to those who are going to write about them. These pieces of art are so charming, so crushing, so magic, so involving...
View ArticleWhat's Up with Ed, Doommantia & other news ...
SITE UPDATE: The site is under-staffed and without Ed at the helm it isn't producing all the weekly posts it once was and for that, we are deeply sorry. We will continue to look for new writers and we...
View ArticleVulgaari - "Vulgaari" ...
Cubo de Sangre is a brand new label and Vulgaari's debut is their first offering to the metal world. Goddamn, did they pick a great way to kick things off! From the gruesome cover to the massively...
View ArticleNEWS: RED FANG: New Video Interview Posted Online ...
Heavy TV conducted an interview with the Portland-based stoner rock band RED FANG during this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. You can now watch the chat below.RED FANG's latest album, "Murder...
View ArticleCrowned In Earth - "A Vortex Of Earthly Chimes" ...
Crowned In Earth are a band that from first listen I thought I would always like. They have a classic doom approach and sound that is timeless and my opinion has not changed with this new album,...
View ArticleNEWS & VIDEO: SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: 'Wise As A Serpent' Video Released ...
"Wise As A Serpent", the new video from SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio...
View ArticleVassafor – "Obsidian Codex Double LP" ...
You’ll find here a few thoughts of mine about the new album by Vassafor, from New Zealand, one of the most impressive, heavy and uncompromisingly evil bands around. I had already written about this...
View ArticleNEWS: CATHEDRAL: New Song Available For Streaming ...
British doom legends CATHEDRAL will release their final studio album, "The Last Spire", on April 30 via Rise Above Records. Recorded at Orgone Studios in London, produced by Lee Dorrian and Garry...
View ArticleSome Good Old Evil: A Interview with NONSUN ...
It’s cool when bands make the first step if you know that I’m meaning. When some band somehow finds me and asks about promos then I’ll really try to do it… yeah, really - if it’s a doom band of course....
View ArticleThe Grand Astoria - "Then You Win" 2013 ...
The Grand Astoria can no longer be classified as a local Russian psychedelic stoner oddity. These guys deserve to be recognized as a full fledged phenomenon and that’s that. They earned it! While the...
View ArticleNEWS: Doom-Metal Legends VICTOR GRIFFIN and JEFF "OLY" OLSON To Debut...
For Immediate ReleaseROADBURN Festival is proud to announce the very first 2013 "ROADBURN Master Class and Performance Clinic." The master class and clinic will be taught by doom-metal legends Victor...
View ArticleWeed Priest – "Weed Priest" ...
My first approach to Weed Priest had been at the end of the monster second day of the mighty Dublin Doom Days Festival back in late September 2012. This Irish doom band had been located in the most...
View ArticleNEWS: ORCHID: First 'The Mouths Of Madness' Album Trailer Available ...
San Francisco-based doom rockers ORCHID have released the first trailer for their upcoming album, "The Mouths Of Madness". Check out footage of singer Theo Mindell talking the album's artwork...
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