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Fires In The Distance 'Air Not Meant For Us'
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Review: Fires In The Distance ‘Air Not Meant For Us’

2nd May 202317th December 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Death Doom, Death Metal, Fires In The Distance, Prosthetic Records

Two years ago I picked up the debut album from Connecticut melodic death metal band Fires In The Distance on

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Sorrowful Land 'Faded Anchors Of The Past'
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Review: Sorrowful Land ‘Faded Anchors Of The Past’

13th March 202317th January 2026 Sandy Williamson Black Lion Records, Death Doom, Sorrowful Land

Ukrainian one-man death/doom act Sorrowful Land have returned from a five-year break to release their third full-length through Black Lion

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Tribunal 'The Weight Of Remembrance'
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Review: Tribunal ‘The Weight Of Remembrance’

13th January 20238th March 2023 Sandy Williamson 20 Buck Spin, Death Doom, Gothic, Tribunal

A brand new entity of deep gothic doom, Vancouver duo Tribunal bring the crushing, velvety darkness on their debut record

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Celestial Season 'Mysterium II'
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Review: Celestial Season ‘Mysterium II’

30th November 20223rd January 2023 Sandy Williamson Burning World Records, Celestial Season, Death Doom

Dutch death/doom legends Celestial Season returned to their miserable, gothic roots on Mysterium I, released earlier this year, and they

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The Sombre 'Monuments Of Grief'
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Review: The Sombre ‘Monuments Of Grief’

7th October 20229th December 2022 David J McLaren Chaos Records, Death Doom, The Sombre

It’s not often that you can describe someone as ‘a one-man musical movement’, but Maurice de Jong is about as

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Autopsy 'Morbidity Triumphant'
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Review: Autopsy ‘Morbidity Triumphant’

29th September 20229th December 2022 Sandy Williamson Autopsy, Death Doom, Peaceville Records

What do you even say about Autopsy at this point in their long and illustrious career? If you’ve by some

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Enchantment 'Cold Soul Embrace'
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Review: Enchantment ‘Cold Soul Embrace’

13th July 202215th August 2022 Jamie Grimes Cosmic Key Creations, Death Doom, Enchantment, Transcending Records

Somewhere lost in the mists of time (or more accurately my mother’s attic), there is a box full of cassettes

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Ataraxy 'The Last Mirror'
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Review: Ataraxy ‘The Last Mirror’

13th June 202215th July 2022 Sandy Williamson Ataraxy, Dark Descent Records, Death Doom, Me Saco Un Ojo Records

I’ve followed Spanish underground legend death metallers Ataraxy for a number of years now, since I heard their Revelations Of

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Malignant Aura 'Abysmal Misfortune Is Draped Upon Me'
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Review: Malignant Aura ‘Abysmal Misfortune Is Draped Upon Me’

2nd June 20226th July 2022 Matt Alexander Bitter Loss Records, Death Doom, Malignant Aura

As the weather improves and the days get longer here in the UK, I often need something to drag me

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Celestial Season 'Mysterium I'
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Review: Celestial Season ‘Mysterium I’

19th April 202226th May 2022 Rob Walsh Burning World Records, Celestial Season, Death Doom

The early 1990s saw some major movements in the realm of heavy music. Not only was death metal making itself

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Konvent 'Call Down The Sun'
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Review: Konvent ‘Call Down The Sun’

11th April 202226th May 2022 James Bullock Death Doom, Konvent, Napalm Records

One thing worth clarifying is Konvent, translated from Danish to English means ‘convention’ rather than ‘convent’, as in a community

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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