Tag: doom metal
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...
REVIEW: Katatonia – City Burials (Musicalypse Archive)
Last year, the Swedish juggernaut of atmospheric gloom, KATATONIA, celebrated the 10th anniversary of their 2009 album, "Night is the New Day," with a...
Interview with Paradise Lost — “It’s like the tide is coming...
Over the last 32 years, the British Gothic metal legends of PARADISE LOST have proved themselves to be one of the most resilient acts...
REVIEW: Marianas Rest – Ruins
Kotka natives MARIANAS REST released their sophomore album, “Ruins,” in April last year on Inverse Records, bringing heavy, melodic riffs and a dark brooding...
REVIEW: My Dying Bride – The Ghost Of Orion
After what seemed like the end of MY DYING BRIDE due to family issues and band turmoil, these English doom metallers found solace in...
GALLERY: 26.2.2020 Swallow the Sun @ Tavastia, Helsinki (Musicalypse Archive)
SWALLOW THE SUN performing at Tavastia in Helsinki, February 2020.
Swallow the Sun
Photos by Miia CollanderMusicalypse, 2020OV: 1533
REVIEW: Dawn Of Solace – Waves
“Honestly, I’ve missed this so much...” - these were the first words I wrote down as I began to pour my feelings into words...
Interview with Swallow The Sun
After the successful release of "When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light", SWALLOW THE SUN was scheduled to play at Tuska Open Air,...