Author: Matt Hinch
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Arakk – Self & Distance
Self & Distance is a 25-minute piece of droning doom from Danish quintet Arakk. Originally released digitally in June 2014, Aonair Productions has given it the physical release it deserves. Casting light and shade over a desolate landscape shaped from a tortured soul, S&D tests the endurance of anguish against a backdrop of soul-withering atmospheric…
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Xaemora – Kingdom Venom I
The first thing you’ll notice about Kingdom Venom I by St. Louis based symphonic black metallers Xaemora is their logo. It’s Cthulu-esque appearance translates well to the otherworldly beast you’ll find within. KVI is blatantly vicious and cold. Bitter, militant chugs power through symphonic melodies while vocals full of true black metal hate raise the…
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Full Metal Parenting presents: The Jamie Myers interview
Back in September Sabbath Assembly released their latest occult doom/rock album, Sabbath Assembly, to much praise. It was around this time that Craig and I had the opportunity to ask vocalist Jamie Myers some questions about her role as a “heavy metal parent.” She was gracious enough to respond to our queries about balancing her…
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Clouds Taste Satanic – Your Doom Has Come
I never did get around to writing about Clouds Taste Satanic‘s To Sleep Beyond The Earth. Such is life. That album featured two tracks both breaching 20 minutes of slow and deliberate doom. Thematically consistent throughout, the massive chords projected stateliness and menace. It was as hypnotic and droning as you’d expect from what was…
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Twin Lords – Devastating Planetary Shift
Attention! Former Tombs drummer Andrew Hernandez is in this band! Ok now that I’ve given you a fickle reason to care, here’s a better one: Hernandez joined forces with bassist/vocalist (and voice actor) Dan Alex Rivera to form Twin Lords and unleash Devastating Planetary Shift: seven tracks of sludgy, insane progressive metal. The duo obliterate…
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Crux of Aux – Mona
Despite the best efforts of No Why Records founder Mark McGee and his former bass playing cohort in I Hate Sally/The Chariot, Dan Vokey, I have never found the time to check out Shallow North Dakota. And my knowledge of Cursed is cursory at best. But it was that same rhythm section (I think) that…
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blackQueen – The Directress
Originating in San Francisco and now calling Seattle home, blackQueen invade the psyche with new album The Directress. The band is led by original Assuck bassist Pete Jay (guitar, vocals, synths, samples), and is rounded out by Brandon Fitzsimons (synths, keys, samples), Ursula Stuart (bass) and Alex Bytnar (drums). Just now finding their way onto my…
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Shooting Guns/Hawkeyes – Brothers of the Nod
I get excited about things sometimes. Like that new Clutch video. It practically has be wetting my pants with excitement. Another thing that excites me outside the bedroom or the bottom of a beer glass is some high grade…Canadian metal. So when I found out that two of the finest dealers in Canadian heavy instrumental…
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Fórn – The Departure of Consciousness
The best thing about Gilead Media is that label head Adam Bartlett doesn’t release material he doesn’t believe in. So naturally a certain level of quality is guaranteed. And The Departure of Consciousness, the debut from Fórn is top quality funeral doom. The 33 minutes of utter darkness found within is merciless in projecting a…
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Caïna – Setter of Unseen Snares
I’m not afraid to admit that Setter of Unseen Snares serves as my introduction to UK black metal entity Caïna (as far as I can recall). And it’s quite the experience. Founding member Andrew Curtis-Brignell wasted no time impressing on these six tracks. Starting the album with a sound clip taken from True Detective was…