Album Review: Darkthrone – It Beckons Us All…….

"Tremendously sturdy clout, sad eyes behold the untouchable." Darkthrone - It Beckons Us All.......April 26th, 2024Blackened Doom / Heavy MetalPeaceville RecordsKolbotn, Norway It's no secret to anybody who knows me well that Darkthrone is far and away one of my favourite bands of all time. Their career, as storied as it is, has seen so …

Album Review: High on Fire – Cometh the Storm

"Our stomping of hooves kills with blood beating hearts of desire." High on Fire - Cometh the StormApril 19th, 2024Sludge Metal / Stoner MetalMNRK HeavyOakland, California, USA Oakland, California sludge and stoner metal trio High on Fire are back this year with their ninth full length record, Cometh the Storm. Coming six years after the …

EP Review: Burning Sanctum – Witche’s Abode

Burning Sanctum - Witche's AbodeOctober 13th, 2023Doom MetalIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada Emerging from the dark depths of the pandemic, Burning Sanctum is a relatively new band from Montreal, Quebec that, at least in part, rose from the ashes of the now defunct blackened doom metal outfit Ritual Master and the Brazilian thrash band Scatha. Featuring …

Documentary Review: Even Hell Has Its Heroes [2023]

"Sometimes when I'd see Earth play it was like I woke up from some kind of medical experiment." Even Hell Has Its HeroesDir. Clyde Petersen2023DocumentaryUnited States of America Earlier this year, in the month of March, I was fortunate enough to visit a screening of the new film from Clyde Peterson at the BBAM! Gallery …

Album Review: Tzompantli – Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force

Tzompantli - Beating the Drums of Ancestral ForceMay 17th, 2024Death / Doom Metal20 Buck SpinPomona, California, USA I've been aware of Tzompantli for a hot minute but it wasn't until the release of their sophomore album, Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force, that I really decided to delve into this band. This may be some …

Album Review: Heavy Temple – Garden of Heathens

Heavy Temple - Garden of HeathensApril 12th, 2024Doom / Stoner MetalMagnetic Eye RecordsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA I initially was made aware of Heavy Temple when the band Morgul Blade, one of my favourite newer metal acts of the past decade, posted about this band recently on their social media. Heavy Temple shares members with Morgul Blade, …

Album Review: Coffin Storm – Arcana Rising

"The spell you're under... refrain from leaving here at night..." Coffin Storm - Arcana RisingMarch 29th, 2024Traditional / Heavy / Doom MetalPeaceville RecordsKolbotn, Norway When I first heard that legendary Darkthrone founding member and Norwegian black metal scene alumnus Fenriz was joining forces with members of Aura Noir for a brand new project I was …

Album Review: Castle Rat – Into the Realm

"Six hundred million upturned eyes, none will be saved from worm and fly." Castle Rat - Into the RealmApril 12th, 2024Doom MetalKing Volume RecordsBrooklyn, New York, USA After much ado, the long anticipated debut full length record from Brooklyn-based fantastical doom metal quintet Castle Rat has finally arrived. This band had garnered attention from me …

Album Review: Bog Monkey – Hollow

Bog Monkey - HollowMarch 3rd, 2023Sludge / Stoner Metal / Noise RockIndependently ReleasedAtlanta, Georgia, USA I first discovered Bog Monkey when a friend of mind recommended them on Twitter, and I was immediately drawn in by the name of the band and the album cover. Come on, look at that. Does that album cover not …

An Interview with Seum

Seum are a three piece sludge metal / doom metal band formed by three musicians who moved to Canada from France and are currently based out of Montreal, Quebec. Firstly, can you introduce yourselves and tell our readers who we’re talking to?Piotr: Hi Greg, thanks for having us in Where Strides the Behemoth. We are …