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Cardinal Wyrm
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Track Premiere: Cardinal Wyrm ‘Canticle’ – New Album ‘Devotionals’ Drops 11th Dec

23rd November 202024th December 2020 Lee Edwards Canticle, Cardinal Wyrm, Devotionals, Doom, Independent

Oakland, California residents Cardinal Wyrm, a band who’ve been trudging the metal and doom scene since their 2013 debut Another

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Fearsore 'Wetworks'
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Review: Fearsore ‘Wetworks’

23rd November 202022nd December 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Dead Sage, Doom, Fearsore, Industrial, Wetworks

Hailing from Chicago, Fearsore are an experimental blend of industrial and doom masterminded by engineer, sound designer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and

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Bretus ‘Bretus’ EP
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Review: Bretus ‘Bretus’ EP Reissue

20th November 202021st December 2020 Reza Mills Bretus, Doom, Sludge, The Swamp Records

Bretus are an Italian outfit from Catanzaro formed in 2000 by bassist/guitarist Ghenes. At the time of this EP the

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Seismic 'Seismic' EP
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Review: Seismic ‘Seismic’ EP

13th November 202015th December 2020 Ian M Doom, Independent, Instrumental, Seismic

Seismic from Philadelphia release their debut EP, a three track slab of classy doom and heavy rock that matches up

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Seismic
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Premiere: Seismic Self-Titled EP & Video – Releases Tomorrow Friday 13th

12th November 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Doom, Independent, Instrumental, Seismic

Last month we premiered a track from Philly sludge doom instrumental trio Seismic, although a new name, the punishing seven

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Dark Buddha Rising 'Mathreyata'
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Review: Dark Buddha Rising ‘Mathreyata’

12th November 202015th December 2020 Sandy Williamson Dark Buddha Rising, Doom, Drone, Mathreyata, Svart Records

The deep darkness from where Dark Buddha Rising have dragged their newest record of psychedelic droning doom seems particularly lightless,

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Subterraen ‘Rotten Human Kingdom’
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Review: Subterraen ‘Rotten Human Kingdom’

11th November 202015th December 2020 Will J Doom, Rotten Human Kingdom, Sludge, Subterraen, Transcending Obscurity Records

French doom metal trio Subterraen might not be ground-breaking in the metaphorical sense, but they may well be in a

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Possessor ‘Damn The Light’
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Review: Possessor ‘Damn The Light’

29th October 202030th November 2020 Sandy Williamson APF Records, Damn The Light, Doom, Metal, Possessor, Thrash Metal

Damn The Light has a great, old school horror vibe that really settles in at this time of year. Due

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The Obsessed ‘Incarnate'
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Review: The Obsessed ‘Incarnate’ – Ultimate Edition

22nd October 202024th November 2020 Reza Mills Blues Funeral Recordings, Doom, Incarnate, Record Store Day, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, The Obsessed

Until recently Incarnate was long out of print but thanks to the amazing folks over at Blues Funeral Recordings this

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Somnus Throne 'Somnus Throne'
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Review: Somnus Throne ‘Somnus Throne’

21st October 202023rd November 2020 Harry Holmes Burning World Records, Doom, Psych, Self Titled, Somnus Throne

In their press blurb Somnus Throne want us to know the work that went into getting their self-titled debut recorded,

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Seismic
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Track Premiere: Seismic ‘Haunter Of The Dark’ – Debut Self-Titled EP Lands 13th November

14th October 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Doom, Haunter Of The Dark, Independent, Instrumental, Seismic

Seismic by name, Seismic by fucking nature that’s for sure as this Philadelphia instrumental doom sludge trio will be a

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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress
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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress

1st June 20261st June 2026 Lee Edwards

Emerging once again from the Bristolian mire, the amphibious overlords known as Froglord return to deliver another dose of thick,

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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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’

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