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Under Sullen Skies begins a new epoch for New York's Tombs, presenting a diverse onslaught of frightening atmosphere, skull-caving heaviness and inexplicable catchiness—along with...
Doomy death metal has a history and pedigree that spans from the rich and vibrant on one end to the so-boring-it-might-as-well-be-clinically-dead on the other....
Holland’s Celestial Season is a bit of an obscurity, even on the doom/death scene, which dominated the band’s sound throughout their early works. They’re...
There’s something about the crushing weight of doom metal and its relationship to nature that almost seems paradoxical. The natural world doesn’t need a...
A good chunk of May You Be Held finds Sumac leaving metal behind in favor of non-linear, textural explorations.
By no means flawless, Alter Ego improves upon Темна Маса in every way, giving listeners a more expansive, developed, and sustained experience.
Perhaps because the band had to recover, hunker down and hammer it out against the odds, Palimpsest contains some of Protest The Hero's most...
“We’re only here to have fun, get drunk, and make loads of money!” So says the chorus of “Treasure Chest Party Quest”, the first...
Everything is relative. Some people bag on Lars, others appreciate both his drumming and the part he’s played in advancing and maintaining metal’s relevance...
Considering what’s going on in the world at the moment, a more suitable title for this, Ulcerate’s sixth album, might have been ‘Stare into...
Metempsychosis accomplishes all it sets out to in terms of transmitting the complex arcs and affections of its subject matter.
Is it black metal or is it "gutter sniping, lo-fi punk of a desperately unbalanced and astringent order"?
The band's newest effort is 30 minutes of doom, death metal, atmosphere, and storytelling that is hands down the best thing they've ever done.
Named for the year in which the epidemic reached Norway and black metal outfit 1349. Much like the dreaded outbreak, their music is unrelenting, unmerciful,...
Socially conscious in a decade known for excess and decadence, the band held a mirror up to the darker side of the American dream....
Like a rightly-aged bottle of whiskey, Wilmington, North Carolina's rock force, He Is Legend, has only gotten better with time. They continue to surprise...
Contrarian remind us that the genre is full of multitalented musicians. As a group, they’re certainly no exception.
Just when you think they’ve gone as far as they can go, Sigh deliver an album that defies all expectations.
These guys are aiming for metalcore's big leagues - and they might just get there...
I recall easing into the stoner rock scene and giving Clutch a shot years ago. While their tone and style paralleled other acts like...
With a four-year gap between records, two lineup changes and an entire rerecording, it was fair for anticipation of Skyharbor's long-awaited third album to...
Each piece on Science Fiction is adequately appealing (to varying degrees), yet the overarching experience feels too repetitious, familiar, and uninspired by the end.
