July 15, 2020
Album Review: Fear by Valkyrie (July 24th, Relapse)
My propensity for writing introductions has declined in old age, so let’s just launch right into it… Virginia rockers Valkyrie are releasing their fourth album…
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July 10, 2020
Album Review: Echoes from Deep November by Fires in the Distance
The debut album from Connecticut metal supergroup Fires in the Distance, Echoes from Deep November more than lives up to expectations from their local scene…
July 9, 2020
Album Review: Subterranean Exile by The Wizar’d
Australia’s The Wizar’d have been churning out traditional doom metal since 2004, amassing a solid catalog of four full-length albums and several EPs. Their most…
June 22, 2020
Album Review: Pale Divine’s Consequence of Time (Cruz Del Sur, June 19th/26th)
By Duncan Evans Consequence Of Time marks 25 years since Pennsylvania doom metal stalwarts Pale Divine began their career. The fantastical album cover features a…
June 17, 2020
Album Review: Wino’s Forever Gone (Ripple, June 26th)
By Duncan Evans The best music makes you feel something. It communicates something universal and beyond words. You can’t put your finger on it but…
June 10, 2020
Album Review: Barren Womb’s Lizard Lounge (Loyal Blood Records, May 22nd)
Believe it or not, this publication has a little bit of history with this hard-charging Norwegian/Finnish duo. We were one of the first US publications…
May 15, 2020
Album Review: Stygian Crown (s/t, Cruz Del Sur)
Scanning the press release for Stygian Crown’s upcoming, self-titled release, a phrase jumped off my screen: “Candlethrower.” For the uninitiated, it might seem like an…