Cusses – Here Comes The Rat EP
Before we attempt to pull Cusses‘ long-awaited new EP apart, I have two questions for listeners to consider: 1.) Do you like roller coasters…
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Weedeater – Goliathan
I love seeing Weedeater live, but I wasn’t really a fan of their last album, which came out back in 2011. There were a…
Wooden Stake – A Feast of Virgin Souls
I don’t often judge an album by its cover, but in the case of A Feast of Virgin Souls, I was more than a…
Ghold – Of Ruin
So, I might be a little late on this self-proclaimed “Weight & Grunt” doom duo—which is just a nice way of saying they don’t…
Gruesome – Savage Land
How much do you love Chuck Schuldiner’s legendary band Death? How much do you love that primal, teeth-rattlin’, gut-churning death metal that Chuck helped…
Venomous Maximus – Firewalker
Though I don’t consider Venomous Maximus to be doom—they’re a little too up-tempo, IMO—these guys definitely stole the show at the third installment of Days…
Citizen Dick – Touch Me I’m Dick 7”
Freelance journalist and novelist Joshua Foer once opined that “Monotony collapses time; novelty unfolds it. … If you spend your life sitting in a…
Barren Earth – On Lonely Towers
Barren Earth is a six-piece progressive metal band from Finland. They play a style that some might say is akin to Opeth and their…
Valkyrie – Shadows
Been a while since we’ve heard from these Virginia doomsters—split 7” with Earthling aside, they haven’t released a record since 2008. And yet, their…
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…