Hellbound Interviews : CHAOTIAN – April 2023
Copenhagen, Denmark’s CHAOTIAN recently came through Toronto as part of their first Canadian tour, and absolutely laid waste to a full house of death…
death-doom
Fister – No Spirit Within
Anywhere there’s high levels of violence and poverty, sludge metal often isn’t far behind. Listed as the Number 4 Murder Capital of America, ahead…
My Silent Wake – There Was Death
My Silent Wake play the genre of metal known as death/doom, a genre I believe is slowly picking up in popularity. The music is…
Body Void – I Live Inside a Burning House
Generally speaking, sludge metal is not about good times or made by happy people. While depression, divorce and drug addiction have previously inspired other…
Hooded Menace – Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed
Death doom can often be hit or miss for me, but I was a big fan of Hooded Menace’s last album, Darkness Drips Forth,…
Acid Witch / Vanik @ Hard Luck Bar, Toronto, 14 October 2017
When October comes around, horror aficionados salivate at the thought of Halloween – the creepy highlight of the month. And what better way would…
Primitive Man – Caustic
Caustic is a fitting title for the second album from drawn-out Denver death doomsters Primitive Man, who push the patience with no less than…
Usnea – Portals Into Futility
Portland post-doomsters Usnea are getting all literary on us with their second album, with a suggested reading list that includes Dune, The Handmaid’s Tale…
Unearthly Trace – Stalking the Ghost
NYC doom dealers Unearthly Trance have returned from a seven-year recording hiatus—one that gave us a pair of Serpentine Path records, mind you, as…
Sithter – Chaotic Fiend
Now, Japan has produced some pretty solid stoner and death/doom bands over the years, from Coffins to Corrupted, Eternal Elysium to Chuch of Misery……