Adfail is a band that I happened upon totally by chance while one day browsing through a metal website. There was a quick blurb noting that...
Narrow House is another one of those bands that I came across while scouring the internet. The group is from the Ukraine and play what they...
Castle has been called a thrash-inspired doom band by some and plain old doom by others. To these ears the band mix everything good about old-fashioned...
Reverence to Stone is the second album by Seattle based Samothrace. While the group plays some s-l-o-w doom, once in a while on this release you...
New Zealand has always quietly harbored a breeding ground for unconventional yet outstanding metal acts: think Diocletian, Exiled From Light, and Barshasketh. The most talked about...
Ides of Gemini is a band featuring music journalist J. Bennett, a man who will be well known to readers of Decibel Magazine and Terrorizer, among...
Portland, OR doom/sludge titans Norska (featuring members of YOB) are set to unleash their debut release on September 18th via Brutal Panda Records. The 5 song,...
It appears that doom is making a resurgence, as every second album I review seems to be doom or doom influenced. This is fine though as...
One of the cool things with underground music is uncovering some of the hidden jewels in what is a sea of mediocrity. Also cool, but at...
Saint Vitus is a band with a legendary status within the doom metal community. Returning with a new album after many years of absence is like...
One of the great things about being a music reviewer is that you oftentimes discover really cool bands that you would have otherwise never heard of....
Distinctive Chicago-based doom collective Earthen Grave recently release their electrifying self-titled debut album. Boasting a powerful, dynamic style of plodding doom metal surging with classic heavy...
Lately it seems that the vast majority of good doom/retro metal is female fronted. The Devil's Blood, Blood Ceremony, Royal Thunder and of course, Witch Mountain...
Anathema is getting back into the touring routine, starting out in April and May with a handful of shows in Europe, with more to come in...
New Zealand's The House of Capricorn is a strange band. Their sound has been primarily described by most publications as a cross between stoner and doom...