Interview: The unwaveringly heavy grooves of Lord Fowl.
Here is a little Q&A with Vechel Jaynes and Mike Pellegrino from Lord Fowl. They currently have out an album titled Moon Queen, out on Small Stone Records.When did you form Lord Fowl-why did you...
View ArticleTree Of Sores - "A Cry Of Despair" ...
This artist got my attention with their newest one track album: A Cry of Despair. One track, one sound scape saturated with apocalyptic guitar riffs and vocals bursting through the dark sky. Tree of...
View ArticleSaturn’s children are back. Yes, you guessed it, new Electric Wizard track:...
Jus Oborn has said of the track, which harnesses the dark underground death metal spirit of 1984:“It was the year I became a metal-head. It was heavy shit for real – there was no way you were ever...
View ArticleNEWS: STONEBURNER - Portland Minsters Of Doom To Kick Off West Coast Tour ...
Portland doom bringers, STONEBURNER, will kick off a short run of West Coast live rituals beginning today on their home turf at Mississippi Studios. From there the band will trample through five more...
View ArticleNEWS: Former CATHEDRAL Guitarist's DEATH PENALTY To Release Debut Album In...
When all is said and done, the art of making people bang their heads comes down to one central component: the riff. The riff has been refined and redefined so many times over the last four decades that...
View ArticleNEWS: Alunah and Napalm Records Announce Third Album Details ...
Our forthcoming album on Napalm Records will be titled "Awakening The Forest", and is due for worldwide release in early October."We are delighted to introduce our 3rd album "Awakening The Forest" to...
View ArticleNEWS: Get ready for the 4th edition of Day of Doom festival ...
Get ready for the 4th edition of Day of Doom festival – Barcelona 10th and 11th October. Confirmed are artists The Skull, Saint Vitus, Lord Vicar, Orange Goblin and very special ,exclusive only shows...
View ArticleNEWS: Load that bong Now...Sleep premiere of "The Clarity" ...
It's been 20 years since the stoner-metal caravan wrote Dopesmoker, a 63-minute track based on a single riff and dedicated to the mighty spliff. Unfortunately, it took to release it . So let's just...
View ArticleWolvhammer - "Clawing Into Black Sun" ...
Starting off with a blast, knocking through the door. Death Division from the album Clawing into Black Sun start pricks up one's ear right away, as soon as the first two riffs begin. Perishing as fast...
View ArticleNEWS: BLACK MOTH unveil Roger Dean artwork for new album "Condemned To Hope" ...
Here it is: the artwork for BLACK MOTH's second full-length "Condemned To Hope" is finally unveiled! This unique and stunning painting was created by renowned British artist Roger Dean. "Condemned To...
View ArticleNEWS: Amplifest is due to happen in Porto, Portugal, on the 4th and 5th of...
Amplifest is due to happen in Porto, Portugal, on the 4th and 5th of October. This year's line-up features performances from Swans, Cult of Luna, Ben Frost, Conan, Pallbearer, Wolvserpent, Wovenhand,...
View ArticleHeads Up: COWARDS - French Sludge/Doom Act Confirms Repress Of Debut Album;...
Fear not what their name implies, as this Paris-based quintet is anything but weak or inhibited in their delivery. Thundering with massive, low-end amplification and a downcast, scathing vocal...
View ArticleNEWS: LO-PAN: Ohio Riff Rock Peddlers To Release New Full-Length Via Small...
Long-running Ohio riff rock peddlers, LO-PAN, are pleased to unveil the details of their long awaited new full-length fittingly titled, Colossus.Named for the Colossus of Rhodes -- a ninety-six-foot...
View ArticleHeads Up: SORXE: Phoenix Doom/Sludge Metal Act Sets Debut Album For Summer...
Phoenix, Arizona-based sludge/doom metal quartet, SORXE, has recently recorded and finalized the audio for their upcoming debut full-length release, Surrounded By Shadows.Formed in the Summer of 2012...
View ArticleMonolord - "Empress Rising" ...
They start hard and they start rough. A bass opens, in the background a drum, playing some simple riffs until the guitar enters, slow and steady, connecting together with the bass they discover...
View ArticleHEADS UP: MY BROTHER THE WIND: Details Of New LP From Swedish Cosmic Improv...
Sweden's instrumental cosmic rock quartet, MY BROTHER THE WIND, is preparing for their third studio LP, Once There Was A Time When Time And Space Were One, to see release this Autumn via Free Electric...
View ArticleNEWS: BLACKWOLFGOAT: Progressive Drone Project To Release New Full-Length Via...
Progressive drone project, BLACKWOLFGOAT, will release the fittingly titled Drone Maintenance full-length late next month via volume powerhouse, Small Stone Recordings. BLACKWOLFGOAT is the solo vessel...
View ArticleHyne - "Elements" ...
As much as I dislike comparisons when it comes to bands, it really is inevitable when you need to quickly describe a band to people. More often than not comparisons to other ‘alike’ bands will enter...
View ArticleClouds - "Doliu" ...
The music is dedicated to departed ones, loved ones who now, are no longer amongst us. This is how Clouds describes their own music. Clouds first and only released album focal point is pure misery, the...
View ArticleGRAVES AT SEA – "This Place Is Poison" EP ...
For a band that has notoriously produced tunes that crawl on the edge of a razor, this EP had me gathering alot of my tools from the tool-shed for complete destruction of most of the drywall, cabinets...
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