Tag: Shadow Kingdom

  • Troll – self-titled

    Troll – self-titled

    Now, “The Troll” is not my favourite Saint Vitus song. Not even on Mournful Cries. (“Dragon Time” FTW!) But when you’ve got a trad doom band from Portland ostensibly named after a Vitus track, I’m pretty much guaranteed to give it a listen. This album was actually self-released on cassette in 2016, before Shadow Kingdom…

  • Cardinals Folly – Our Cult Continues

    Cardinals Folly – Our Cult Continues

    Wasn’t a huge fan of the previous demos from Cardinals Folly, which were a little too black-metal-sounding for me, but I really want this to be good. Maybe it’s unfair to expect this outfit to fill the void left by another Finnish doom trio named after a quirky religious figure… but at least on paper, you’d think…

  • Sadhak – Sadhak

    Sadhak – Sadhak

    Well, he’s got the first part of the band name right, anyways. Not your typical one-man Norwegian metal band, Sadhak actually plays longing, despondent doom à la Warning or 40 Watt Sun. And no, his last name’s not Walker… This debut EP consists of two songs averaging nine minutes in length. “On the Arrival of…

  • Pale Divine – Cemetery Earth (reissue)

    Pale Divine – Cemetery Earth (reissue)

    By Gruesome Greg Don’t sleep on Pale Divine. They might not be one of the first bands that comes to mind when you think American doom — I’m guilty of this as well. But whenever I’ve seen ’em play at a couple doomfests down south, they pretty much steal the show. Did I mention there’s…

  • Run After To – Gjinn and Djinn

    Run After To – Gjinn and Djinn

    By Gruesome Greg  While there are plenty of “noun the verb” bands round these parts, particularly within the metalcore genre, it’s safe to say that when a band’s handle ends in a preposition, they’re probably from abroad.  Such is the case of these obscure Italian doomsters, who released a pair of EPs in the 80’s and…

  • HELLBOUND RADIO Playlist – Sunday, June 9th, 2013

    Well holy shit, it’s a Hellbound Radio playlist! Well, there actually hasn’t been a playlist for a while, as it has been nearly a month since we have done the show live. Never fear however, faithful listeners/followers, for Hellbound Radio returned on Sunday night with a show jam packed full of new releases.

  • Revelation – Inner Harbor

    A new album is always a welcome sight from this longstanding Maryland doom trio

  • Pagan Altar – The Time Lord

    Pagan Altar – The Time Lord

    Anyways, this is really only essential for Pagan Altar completists and mega-fans. If you haven’t heard these guys yet, seek out Volume 1 first (or Judgement of the Dead if you happen to find it on vinyl).

  • Altar of Oblivion – Grand Gesture of Defiance

    Altar of Oblivion – Grand Gesture of Defiance

    I must say, this record kinda snuck up on me, not having heard any of Altar’s previous work. But man, this is some high-quality epic doom, right here. Perhaps the best stuff to come outta Denmark since…

  • Crisis – Armed To The Teeth/Kick It Out

    Crisis do have some early metal influences happening though the majority of what you’ll hear is hard rock driven material. The guitar owes as much to the 60’s British Invasion sound as it does NWOBHM, which is to say that it’s catchy but not exactly metal and not overly memorable either.