The popularity of doom metal seems to be on a constant upward curve, going as far as it can without submitting to the unaware squares of the “real world”. Each month brings a handful of new bands that release demos that they brand as…
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When I was about 7 or 8 the original Star Wars was released at the cinema and I got taken to see it. I vividly remember as a little kid being overawed watching the Imperial craft slowly move over the screen, gradually filling it…
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One of the virtues of heavy music being so relatively young a genre is that it can still be bent and twisted into ways that Robert Johnson would never imagined as he made his way to the crossroads to trade his soul for the…
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When I first got this CD I was abit under-whelmed with it compared to their other releases, but I’m glad to say a recent talk with the vocalist from Gloomy Sunday at the Bradford Heavy Fest inspired me to listen again. With this release…
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The first thing I’ll say about this release is it’s certainly a grower, with more going on than first meets the eye. The subtly of this album became apparent to me by the amount of spins I had to give it to acquire any…
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If devastatingly Heavy Droned out Doom is your kinda thing, then Portland’s Ocean are certainly a band you should be checking out. ‘Here Where Nothing Grows’ is their debut release on Important Records and features 3 monstrously HEAVY tracks weighing in at a staggering…
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Enter the congregation of some seriously slow and mournful DOOM, then prepare for a sermon of misery and sorrow. Would you believe it’s a Double CD? The sermon is certainly a long one!! A compilation of demo’s and promos spanning 7 years of audio…
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