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I first came across traditional doom lords Iron Void when I reviewed their second record back in my first year

Streams

Premiere: TORSO ‘A Crash Course In Terror’ – Debut Album Drops This Friday via APF Records

25th January 20238th March 2023 Lee Edwards APF Records, Heavy Rock, Metal, Prog, TORSO

When your current band calls it a day, what’s a man supposed to do? Gather your instruments of torture and

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Review: Lord Mountain ‘The Oath’

18th January 20238th March 2023 Tom Hanno Doom, King Volume Records, Lord Mountain, Metal

Lord Mountain is a doom metal band that formed in Santa Rosa, California back in 2014, releasing their first EP

# Album & EP Reviews

Review: -(16)- ‘Into Dust’

23rd December 20226th February 2023 Harry Holmes -(16)-, Metal, Relapse Records, Sludge

The band -(16)- have never quite landed squarely in my field of interest, on the face of it, they are

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Retro Review: Orange Goblin ‘Coup De Grace’

16th December 20226th February 2023 Martin Williams Heavy Rock, Metal, Orange Goblin, Rise Above Records, The Music Cartel

I know it’s a redundant statement, but time sure seems to move faster the older you get, and it seems

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Review: Candlemass ‘Sweet Evil Sun’

16th November 202221st December 2022 Tom Hanno Candlemass, Doom, Metal, Napalm Records

As the godfathers of epic doom metal, Candlemass defined the genre with releases such as Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986) and

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Review: Cassius King ‘Dread The Dawn’

26th October 202213th December 2022 Tom Hanno Cassius King, Doom, MDD Records, Metal, Nomad Eel Records

Cassius King, Vessel Of Light and Patriarchs In Black are bands that the prolific guitarist named Dan Lorenzo has been

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Review: Mamaleek ‘Diner Coffee’

13th October 202217th December 2022 Richard Murray Jazz, Mamaleek, Metal, The Flenser

Mamaleek are two unknown brothers who weld black metal, trip hop, and jazz metal together. By masking the restrictions of

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Review: Flamebearer ‘Fire On The Horizon’ EP

11th October 20229th December 2022 El Jefe Doom, Flamebearer, Independent, Metal

I had a conversation recently about music, creativity and a total lack of rules or boundaries when it comes to

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Review: Titan To Tachyons ‘Vonals’

9th October 20229th December 2022 Jamie Grimes Jazz, Metal, Prog, Titan To Tachyons, Tzadik Records

An intriguing ensemble helmed by the singular guitarist Sally Gates (formerly of space death mongers Orbweaver) and joined here on

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In Search Of Tone: Paul Aloisio Of Restless Spirit

30th September 20229th December 2022 Josh Schneider Heavy Rock, In Search Of Tone, Lifesblood Records, Magnetic Eye Records, Metal, Restless Spirit

Restless Spirit have created waves in the doom metal community and rightly so with their take on the heavy riff.