Tag: Cruz Del Sur

  • Apostle of Solitude – From Gold to Ash

    Apostle of Solitude – From Gold to Ash

    I rarely, if ever, have been disappointed by Apostle of Solitude. The veteran Indiana doomsters have been at it for more than decade now, and their last three full-lengths have all found favour in my books. (“December Drives Me to Tears” is one of my all-time favourite doom tunes.) These guys tend to be gloomier…

  • Hands of Orlac / The Wandering Midget split

    Hands of Orlac / The Wandering Midget split

    Cruz del Sur has established a solid reputation in power/epic doom circles, with several records from the likes of Argus, Atlantean Kodex, Slough Feg and While Heaven Wept under their belts. So when they put out a split between a couple bands I’ve never heard of, from Italy and Finland, respectively, I’ll at least give…

  • King Heavy – self-titled

    King Heavy – self-titled

    OK, so it’s certainly not the most original moniker (to be fair, they are from Chile), but hey, King Heavy kinda has a nice ring to it.  Don’t know much about these guys, being that this is their debut album, but they are signed to Cruz del Sur, home of Argus, Apostle of Solitude and…

  • Apostle of Solitude – Of Woe and Wounds

    Apostle of Solitude – Of Woe and Wounds

    Has it really been four—hell, almost five—years since Apostle of Solitude put out an album?  Last Sunrise was one of my fav releases of 2010, but I guess things move slowly in doom circles sometimes.  In any case, those who aren’t strangers to the band probably know a few of these songs already.  “This Mania”…

  • Vestal Claret – The Cult of Vestal Claret

    Vestal Claret – The Cult of Vestal Claret

    Man, it feels like I haven’t heard from Phil Swanson in a while.  Unofficially recognized as The Voice of Underground Occult Power Doom, the dude was in, like, 27 bands at one time… or so it seemed.  This particular outfit, Vestal Claret, was recently resurrected; they had previously disbanded so Swanson could focus on other bands,…

  • Argus – Beyond the Martyrs

    Hellbound Metal: “Call this power-doom if thou wilt, but they’re definitely more power, less doom this time around.”

  • Atlantean Kodex – The White Goddess

    Hellbound Metal: “Another highly-anticipated album for yours truly, The White Goddessis the long-awaited follow-up to the German power-doom band’s 2010 debut, The Golden Bough. Mind you, crafting a record of such epic length takes time; although, at 58 minutes, it’s actually some seven shorter than its predecessor!”

  • Atlantean Kodex – The Golden Bough

    With a handful of underground EPs, splits and live albums under their belts, this first full-length studio offering from Atlantean Kodex will have the armour-clad, sword-wielding power-metal warriors and the downtrodden doomsters slow-motion headbanging in unison.

  • While Heaven Wept: Vast Oceans Lachrymose

    If you want to hear passionate music played by dedicated musicians that have been reworked and reworked again and again into perfection (some of the tracks go back as far as 95), the final results are proof that this will be one of my absolute faves of 09 and possibly one of the greatest melodic…