Tag: DOOM
-
Optical Sun – Diabeł CD
If you’ve been following my ramblings on this blog for a while, you know I have a very specific soft spot for bands that treat an album not just as a collection of tracks, but as a full-blown ritual. We’re talking about that rare breed of music that doesn’t just sit in the background while…
-
Involuntary Haze: Blackwater Holylight Drops New Song
Blackwater Holylight has released their new song, “Involuntary Haze,” off their upcoming album Not Here Not Gone, due out January 30th via Suicide Squeeze Records. Following their 2021 album Silence/Motion, the Portland-based band continues to explore their expansive sound. The release of the single precedes a US and European tour starting in February, offering fans…
-
Lilac Vegetal – The Accursed Share
When a band decides to tackle the heavy end of the spectrum, they usually pick a lane, either the lumbering, monolithic groove of doom or the sharp, chaotic noise rock intensity. On their new monolithic release, The Accursed Share, Lilac Vegetal refuse to choose. They build a towering, structurally unsound monument by welding these disparate…
-
Lilac Vegetal – Urlaub auf der Müllinsel 10″ (Grazil Records)
Lilac Vegetal’s 10” vinyl release, Urlaub auf der Müllinsel boldly demonstrates a more creative side of stoner, sludge, doom, and noise rock music. Hailing from the dual creative centers of Vienna and Graz, this Austrian trio builds a wall of sound, and then they invite you to try to climb it while they actively try…
-
Stone Sea – Age of Tears
“Age of Tears” is the latest release by Stone Sea, a powerful Spanish trio based in Malaga. It’s their third piece of work in 2025, serving as an appropriate continuation of “Alien” and “Animal,” two exceptional compositions released earlier this year that you should also check out as soon as possible. Still, it seems that…
-
Heavy Rock Duo Friendship Commanders Find Belonging On New LP “BEAR”
Nashville heavy melodic duo Friendship Commanders release their fourth studio album BEAR via Magnetic Eye Records. Co-produced with Kurt Ballou, the record explores themes of belonging and outsider identity through intense yet hopeful songwriting. Frontwoman Buick Audra and drummer Jerry Roe balance heaviness and melody across ten tracks that fuse emotional honesty with sonic firepower.…
-
Boris Celebrate 20 Years Of “Pink” And “dronevil” With Deluxe Reissues On Relapse
Japanese heavy music icons Boris mark two decades of Pink and dronevil with expansive reissues on Relapse Records. Pink returns as a 2xLP for the first time, featuring an etched D-side, plus a massive 6xLP box set including unreleased sessions and live material. dronevil also reemerges as a unified 2xLP “joint mix” — a first…
-
Primitive Man Reveal Crushing New Track “Natural Law” From Upcoming Album “Observance”
Denver doom titans Primitive Man drop “Natural Law”, the second single from their upcoming record Observance, arriving later this month. Frontman Ethan McCarthy describes it as “trance-like and darkly psychedelic,” reflecting on themes of isolation, hatred, and violence.
-
Gutterblood Announce New Album “Good Dogs Will Never Die”
Scottish experimental collective Gutterblood return with their new album Good Dogs Will Never Die, out October 10 via Gutterblood Records and distributed by Proper & Code 7. Recorded at Post Electric Studios, the record pushes their hybrid of doom, indie, punk, and spoken word into darker, more politically charged territory. Exploring grief, loyalty, and resistance,…
-
Nashville Heavy Duo FRIENDSHIP COMMANDERS Shared The Official Video For Their New Single “MIDHEAVEN”
Nashville-based heavy duo Friendship Commanders have shared the official video for their new single “MIDHEAVEN,” the latest track from their forthcoming album BEAR, out October 10 on Magnetic Eye Records (pre-order). Bear was co-produced by band members Buick Audra (guitars, vocals) and Jerry Roe (drums, bass) along with their longtime collaborator, Kurt Ballou, who also tracked the instrumental performances and mixed the record. The project is centered around the ever-elusive idea of belonging—where it…
-
Nashville Heavy Duo Friendship Commanders Announce New Album “BEAR,” Share Dual Single “X / MIDHEAVEN”
Nashville heavy duo Friendship Commanders have announced the release of their new album BEAR, due out October 10, 2025 via Magnetic Eye Records. The record was co-produced by band members Buick Audra (guitar, vocals) and Jerry Roe (drums, bass), alongside longtime collaborator Kurt Ballou, who also handled mixing and tracking. Centered on the concept of…
-
Giant Haze – Cosmic Mother
Stoner rock has become a go-to style for many contemporary bands in recent years. However, in today’s music landscape, where artists and bands pop from all the possible parts of the globe on an almost daily basis, many of them fall for classic cliches, offering a repetitious, predictable, bland sound that directly points out their…
Thoughts Words Action 