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Celestial Season
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Premiere: Celestial Season ‘Mysterium’ – From Their New Album ‘Mysterium I’, Releases 25th April Via Burning World

6th April 202226th May 2022 Lee Edwards Burning World Records, Celestial Season, Death Doom

I might be showing my age as I go way back with Celestial Season with being an avid tape trader

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Penny Coffin 'ΤΕΦΡΑ / ΣΚΕΛΕΤΙΚΟ ΣΚΟΤΑΔΙ'
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Review: Penny Coffin ‘ΤΕΦΡΑ / ΣΚΕΛΕΤΙΚΟ ΣΚΟΤΑΔΙ’

15th February 202228th March 2022 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Dry Cough Records, Penny Coffin

Scottish/Greek death metal four-piece Penny Coffin have been given the honour of Dry Cough Records‘ first release of 2022; a

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Crawl Below ‘Its Ministers On Earth’
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Review: Crawl Below ‘Its Ministers On Earth’

14th January 202224th February 2022 Lee Beamish Crawl Below, Death Doom, Lawnmowerjetpack Records

Sometimes something comes along and takes you by surprise. Maybe it’s a happy accident, or a good deed, or even

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Mortiferum ‘Preserved In Torment’
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Review: Mortiferum ‘Preserved In Torment’

10th November 202124th December 2021 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Mortiferum, Profound Lore Records

The dank, deep darkness of Washington State birthed Mortiferum back in 2016 and their discography is a battlefield littered with

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Gold Spire ‘Gold Spire’
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Review: Gold Spire ‘Gold Spire’

29th October 202127th March 2022 Simon Brotherton Chaos Records, Death Doom, Gold Spire, Jazz

Sweden will be forever celebrated in metal circles for the Stockholm scene and the Gothenburg sound. Also a country known

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Rothadás 'Kopár hant... az alvilág felé'
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Review: Rothadás ‘Kopár hant… az alvilág felé’

7th October 20218th November 2021 Jamie Grimes Death Doom, Me Saco Un Ojo Records, Rothadás

Arguably, if there’s any form of rock music where the mother tongue of a non-English speaking vocalist isn’t going to

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Black Wound ‘To The Endless Depths’
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Review: Black Wound ‘To The Endless Depths’ EP

13th September 202118th October 2021 Sandy Williamson Black Wound, Death Doom, Dry Cough Records

The debut physical release from Swedish death/doom newcomers Black Wound (who are depressingly young to be this talented by the

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Hooded Menace ‘The Tritonus Bell’
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Review: Hooded Menace ‘The Tritonus Bell’

7th September 202111th October 2021 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Hooded Menace, Season Of Mist

I have to say, up front, that I am a MASSIVE Hooded Menace fan, and have been since 2010s Never

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The Slow Death ‘Siege’
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Review: The Slow Death ‘Siege’

1st September 202111th October 2021 Lee Beamish Death Doom, The Slow Death, Transcending Obscurity Records

When I think about the whole death/doom metal scene, I think about bands such as My Dying Bride, and Paradise

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Paradise Lost ‘At The Mill’
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Review: Paradise Lost ‘At The Mill’

4th August 20219th September 2021 David J McLaren Death Doom, Gothic, Nuclear Blast Records, Paradise Lost

Dear readers: my best guess is that I’ve seen Paradise Lost live somewhere in the region of a dozen times.

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Hagel 'Veneration Of The Black Light'
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Review: Hagel ‘Veneration Of The Black Light’

19th May 202123rd June 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Death Doom, Hagel, Personal Records, Veneration Of The Black Light

Despite Veneration Of The Black Light being their debut release, Hagel, the intriguing atmospheric black/doom metal band from Monterrey, Mexico

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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

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

3rd April 20263rd April 2026 Lee Edwards
Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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