Tag: doom metal
REVIEW: Lake of Tears – Ominous
Swedish Gothic metal band LAKE OF TEARS should need no introduction. Such excellent albums as “Headstone” (1995), “A Crimson Cosmos” (1997), or “The Neonai”...
(2011) KYPCK – Ниже (Lower): Anniversary Special
KYPCK (pronounced as “kursk”) is a Finnish doom metal band founded in 2007, named after a town in Russia, mostly known for a tank...
REVIEW: Orbiter – EP: The Deluge
ORBITER is a five-piece stoner doom band formed in Helsinki in late 2014, of which first EP, “The Deluge,” was released independently on January,...
REVIEW: Veil of Secrets – Dead Poetry
VEIL OF SECRETS is a new doom-flavored metal endeavor hailing from Norway. It marks the long-awaited return of former TRISTANIA-singer Vibeke Stene, alongside Asgeir...
REVIEW: Shores of Null – Beyond the Shores (On Death and...
SHORES OF NULL is an Italian doom metal band founded in 2013. After releasing two acclaimed albums via Candlelight Records - “Quiescence” in 2014...
REVIEW: My Dying Bride – EP: Macabre Cabaret
Earlier this year, we were treated to beautifully melancholic “The Ghost of Orion,” an album that features one of Aaron Stainthorpe’s best vocal performances...
REVIEW: Draconian – Under a Godless Veil
Autumn is the perfect season to enjoy some well-crafted doom metal with a palpable gothic tinge to it. And with their latest offering, titled...
REVIEW: Pallbearer – Forgotten Days
What started as an underground doom metal band with tremendous potential, is now set to release one of the most anticipated doom albums of...
REVIEW: Draconian – Under a Godless Veil (Musicalypse Archive)
A romantic darkness in the form of doom/death with a gothic touch is the best way I can sum up DRACONIAN, a rather unique Swedish...
REVIEW: Oceans of Slumber: Oceans of Slumber (Musicalypse Archive)
Inspiration comes from all sorts of sources and sometimes, things need to be broken and allowed to resolve to a natural conclusion. OCEANS OF SLUMBER tries...
Interview with Oceans of Slumber — “As the songs came to...
After the release of "The Banished Heart," OCEANS OF SLUMBER tackled a drastic change in lineup. With fresh members, the band worked and came...
REVIEW: Oceans of Slumber – Oceans of Slumber
Nothing is more powerful than a band naming an album after themselves. In the case of the American progressive metal act OCEANS OF SLUMBER,...
REVIEW: Silentium – Motiva
The last time we heard of Finnish Gothic metal band SILENTIUM was in 2008 with the release of their fifth studio album, “Amortean.” After...
REVIEW: Hinayana – EP: Death of the Cosmic
Sounding more in line with the European stylings of melodic death metal than with anything similar coming from the United States, the Texas-based melodic...
REVIEW: Mercury Circle – EP: The Dawn of Vitriol
Metal as a genre has existed for approximately half a century and even though a lot of bands have accepted that almost everything has...
REVIEW: Forgotten Tomb – Nihilistic Estrangement
FORGOTTEN TOMB is an Italian doom/black metal band established in 1999 as Herr Morbid’s solo project, shortly after developing into a four-piece line up...
REVIEW: Infirmum – Walls of Sorrow
INFIRMUM is a one-man doom death metal band from Jyväskylä in central Finland, founded by Timo Solonen back in 2019, from the ashes...
REVIEW: Sorcerer – Lamenting of the Innocent
Originally formed in 1988, Swedish epic/doom metal band SORCERER are back with their third full-length album, "Lamenting of the Innocent," released on 29 May...
REVIEW: Nicumo – Inertia
Formed by guitarist Atte Jääskelä in Northern Finland in 2007, NICUMO went through some transformations and line-up changes but finally stabilized itself in 2009....
REVIEW: Paradise Lost – Obsidian
Iconic British Gothic metal band PARADISE LOST are set to release the beautifully titled “Obsidian” on 15 May 2020 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up...