Aleph Null “Nocturnal” llega con una ola de doom/stoner cargada de psicodelia

Posted on 7 June, 2014 by Edgar

Nocturnal es el primer álbum de Alep Null, una banda alemana tocando doom metal con toques stoner metal y hasta un poco de grunge a la mezcla, con un alto nivel de psicodelia flotando en cada canción. Después de dos ep’s, nos entregan finalmente su primer larga duración que consta de 7 canciones.

Si anteriormente habías escuchado cualquiera de sus ep’s, tienes conocimiento de lo que venían cocinando y si no tienes ni pista de quienes son, Nocturnal es la mejor tarjeta de presentación para todos los nuevos escuchas. En estas grabaciones han bajado de velocidad para entrar a una niebla densa, donde el conductor no puede ver a mas de 10 metros que es lo que sigue, así miro el cambio en Aleph Null.

Aleph Null evoca sonidos de bandas como Kyuss, Black Sabbath, Mastodon o incluso Alice in Chains. Nocturnal puede ser descargado gratis vía bandcamp, hasta agotar créditos. Al parecer mas adelante estarán editando algo con Easy Rider Records y esto es lo menos que podrían obtener.

Entre mas tardes en ir a bandcamp y descargar Nocturnal, menos posibilidades tienes de encontrarlo gratis. Altamente recomendado.

Year of No Light – Tocsin

Posted on 13 December, 2013 by Edgar

Year of No Light es una banda francesa que probablemente muchos de ustedes han escuchado, obviamente si te gusta el post-metal. Lo que me sigue impresionando, es que nunca se les acaba la creatividad, aunque su sonido ha cambiado de unos años para acá, pero siguen entregando calidad en cada grabación. Pocas bandas pueden explotar esa creatividad que atrapo a varios espectadores.

Solo ocupas escuchar unos minutos de “Tocsin” para quedar hipnotizado, literalmente, te atrapan desde la primera escucha, teniendo en cuanta el trabajo de los tres guitarristas, proveedores de riffs armónicos seguidos de dos baterías bien ejecutada,si, dos baterías acompañan a YONL. Una verdadera revolución de sonidos, entre los teclados, el bajo, las tres guitarras y las dos baterías, te mantienen como espectador y nunca te pierden, eso es lo que mas me gusta, que todo el disco se puede escuchar como una sola pieza sin necesidad de saber en cuantas canciones esta partido el álbum. Han hecho de Tocsin un album donde experimentan con sonidos mas Shoegaze, menos black metaleros y mas doom, llamado por muchos post-black metal o simplemente vergas francesas, esa es la única etiqueta en la que encajan.

Sinceramente no ocupas introducción alguna para que sean de tu agrado, solamente ten algo en mente “Maximum volume delivers maximum results”

Negative Standards / Whitehorse split review

Posted on 8 December, 2013 by Edgar

Este split me tomo por sopresa, por dos cosas, uno es por que no sabia sobre la existencia de este y dos, tiene nombre y se llama Whitehorse. Una vez mas Vendetta Records editando musica de calidad, esta vez junto a Negative Standards y Whitehorse en un 12″.

Negative Standards son del area de San Francisco, y, dando continuidad a su previo lp “VI-XI”, aportan dos canciones tituladas “XII” y “XIII”. La 12 aka XII, basta con escucharla los primeros 30 segundos, para empezar a especular lo que viene, pero no te dan tiempo de pensar en mucho, ya que no tardan en sonar los tambores del baterista, empieza el feedback y los riffs llegan en forma de patada, una mezcla entre hardcore/crust/black metal acompañados de blast beats solo cuando son necesarios, sin sobre cargar la cancion de estos. Hay una pequeña pausa que da paso a un sampler y un interludio, aqui es cuando empiezan a sonar mas oscuros, prolongando riffs y el head bangeo empieza, un sonido doom/sludge metal que va ascendiendo para regresar a esos blast beats y riffs rápidos. Sigue la numero 13 y esta cancion dura alrededor de 2 minutos, lo cual hace que nos den riffs mas distorsionados y llenos de odio, plagados de blast beats y ritmos muy rapidos. Su colaboracion dura casi 12 minutos y te mantiene atento a toda clase de detalle incluido, desde los samplers hasta el bajo distorsionado

Whitehorse es una banda de Melbourne, Australia y como dije antes, no los habia escuchado hasta el dia de hoy. Una vez que entre a su bandcamp mire una larga columna de splits, ep’s y lp’s, esto quiere decir que volveré para escuchar mas. Una vez dandole play a su parte del split, que es una grabacion que dura casi 13 minutos, desde el principio suletan el doom metal de una forma mas sucia pero con la misma formula hipnotizante, acompañado de ritmos minimalistas y pesados, sonando al estilo de The Body -es lo primero que me viene a la mente-, pero con gritos mas propios del grindcore. Doom metal lleno de noise, llevandote a un lugar tenebroso y oculto, sin necesidad de blast beats para que su sonido quede sonando en tu cabeza por unos segundos mas despues de terminada la cancion.

Queda en tus manos escuchar este split. Puedes conseguirlo en fisico con las bandas o directamente de Vendetta Records. Altamente recomendado.

http://negativestandards.bandcamp.com/album/negative-standards-whitehorse

http://whitehorsedestroys.bandcamp.com/album/negative-standards-whitehorse-split-12

Northless – World Keeps Sinking

Posted on 4 December, 2013 by Edgar

Northless es el tipo de banda que no puedes etiquetar, ni mucho menos encerrar en una caja de sonido. En el 2011 sacaron álbum titulado “Clandestine Abuse”, este tenia grandes influencias industriales sin dejar el doom metal abandonado, se decidieron a crear un álbum de alto grado de creatividad, uno de los mejores de ese año, sin duda (en su bandcamp lo puedes escuchar completo). Después de eso, les perdí la pista y el día de hoy me encuentro con “Wolrd Keeps Sinking”, su mas reciente entrega editado por Gilead Media y Halo of Flies, ambos sellos norteamericanos.

Tras escuchar las primeras dos canciones, uno se va haciendo de la idea que Northless a cambiado de rumbo -de nuevo- y de que forma, han regresado a su formula anterior que es básicamente sludge metal/doom metal. Canciones igual de pesadas y ruidosas que en sus discos pasados pero esta vez con un toque mas melodioso y progresivo, ellos mismos explican su nuevo sonido “the members of this group have combined their own influences and personally diverse musical backgrounds into a concoction of progressive, dooming sludge metal”. Si estas en busca de nuevas texturas y sonidos dentro del doom, he aquí un disco que no puedes dejar ir.

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UR – UR

Posted on 16 April, 2013 by Edgar

Before a bash of new records and requests, i really wanted to share this with the few to follow this blog, Some bands create doom metal with other mixture of sounds and get an instrumental exposure of their best riffs delayed in repetitive for seconds or minutes, some of those fall more atmospheric and sounds influenced by post-rock, but those who can keep the aspect of doom metal on their atmospheric parts, and inject the same darkness and loudness to the ambient created, it sounds great and probably you already known a bunch of bands with this style, but i really suggest you to give a listen to this german band.

This is their self-description : ¨UR – deriving their name from the Aurochs, an extinct kind of wild cattle known for its large proportions and unruly nature – create gloomy,
sluggish and atmospheric shapes of sound residing in the acoustic spectrum
of low frequencies and large amplitudes. The slow-swelling soundscapes,
mostly abiding a musical eruption, draw their inspiration for the main
part from the kingdom of forgotten, eradicated and haunted animals. Their
nature is expressed using devices from the genres of Doom, Psychedelic and
Post. UR is unifying members of Chakrun, P:hon and Seas of Stone, having
been active since 2010.¨ After reading this and watching the cover art i really wanted to listen what they are doing.

On their selftitled ep you´ll find three epic songs around 13 minutes each one, heavy instrumental parts where bass player to create the most saddest ambient, adding psychedelics and delayed riffs followed by an experimental drummer, which creates the perfect beats to the occasion, from repetitive head-banging beats to others more minimalistic, definitely an interesting band to check out and see what comes after this ep. For fans of Omega Massif, Samothrace or Bell Witch. Recommended.

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Huata / Bitcho split

Posted on 9 April, 2013 by Edgar

Released by MusicFearSatan on March 22, it comes in clear purple with red and blue streaks with an amazing cover art done by Benjamin Moreau (HUATA).

The split starts with the side of Huata, a french band that have a few years in the doom scene but lately has been more known thanks to their first full length ¨Atavist of Mann¨ released over a year ago. They contribute two new songs in the same line of occult stoner / doom metal with higher doses of psychedelics, the band has gain skills to write more creative songs thanks to their live rituals. I´m thinking this is the best exposure of the band so far, if you believe Atavist of Mann was all they can give, that was only the beginning.

In the other side is Bitchot from the southern lowlands, a six-piece band that released their debut album ¨Toybox¨ 4 years ago and since then Bitcho haven´t do any new recordings. If you are new to this band, i´m pretty sure you’ll become a fan of them easily, Drone/Doom Metal very repetitive and loud with psychedelic sounds, voice effects included, all together sounds superb and they can be compared with bands like Cough or Windhand.

Props to the label for put this two bands in the same record and congrats to the bands.

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Children of God – We Set Fire To The Sky

Posted on 19 February, 2013 by Edgar

United States | 2013 | Self-Released/Vendetta Records

1. Destroy Belief
2. Awaken
3. Unrelenting Storm
4. Offer
5. to the Sky (I)
6. to the Sky (II)
7. Where Do They Go?
8. Unknown

These guys have been doing something amazing since coup de grace, at their beginning they used to sound more faster, in the vein of bands like SSOS or YAITW, on this recordings they build some of the most interesting hardcore albums of this year. We Set Fire To The Sky keeps the same angry and loudness of the band, the music goes from dark hardcore to post-metal to doom metal to black metal written in the most brutal way possible, seriously give this a listen. Europeans can buy the lp from Vendetta Records, Americans can order from Hellfish

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Requests from bands vol.4

Posted on 18 February, 2013 by Edgar

Nerves – Nerves

These guys comes from Minneapolis, Minnesota and their debut ep was released a few weeks ago. If you are into bands like Converge, Botch or The Dillinger Escape Plan, you really need to listen this band. Highly recommended.

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Holy – The Age of Collapse

HOLY fuck, these italians are back with a new lp released through the german label Adagio 830. This is the follow up from their self-titled 12 inch released on Hell, Yes!… the result of their fourteen new tracks is devastating, they continue in the same line of black hardcore/punk with hints of crust/powerviolence and political lyrics. If you are into Trash Talk, Punch or DNF, you should definetely give a listen to this band, highly recommended.

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Revengeance – Complacent Complacency

Revengeance is a five piece power-violence locomotive. Taking it’s first steps in 2011, and already with three releases under their belts, Revengeance took the punk scene by storm with its unique blend of 80´s hardcore, proto-grindcore and all the cult 90´s power-violence bands, and adding a sprinkle of “fuck off” attitude. In just one year they managed to play all the key Portuguese festivals and support slots for some overseas acts. Expect angry female/male vocals, fast drumming and loud guitars. The band is in its essence a tribute to power-violence. Give it a try or fuck off.

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A Thousand Words – Sinners

After some line up changes and a demo in 2009, the band did several shows in Portugal opening for such hardcore acts like: Shai Hulud, Anchor, Soul Control, No Turning Back, Rise and Fall, For the Glory and Devil in Me to name a few, the band also did some weekends in Spain and an European tour in 2010 to promote their demo. Drinking influences from bands like Unbroken, Damnation A.D. and Rise and Fall the boys recorded their recent EP in 2012 titled “SINNERS”.

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Romero – Take The Potion

Romero’s first full length has been released on January, thanks to a kickstar campaign the album will be released as vinyl. The cd version can be ordered from their bigcartel page as well as other merch. These folks keep playing stoner metal full of fuzzy riffages and psychedelics passages, it’s not a total stoner metal record cause they bring the darkness and heaviness of doom metal which gives to their sound another direction. If you roll into stoner metal or doom metal, Take The Potion is what you need nowadays, highly recommended.

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I´m working on a huge band request post, is the easiest way to finish with all the requests. Have been listening most of the bands requests, some of them will appear soonish, some other not. Thanks for share your music with mvsicasheroin.

New records from Throatruiner

Posted on 9 February, 2013 by Edgar

Throatruiner is a french record label very active, a proof of that is the four records coming out in the next months of bands like Primitive Man, The Phantom Carriage, Cortez and Vuyvr… blackened music to this dehumanized society.

So, i’m gonna start with the second album of The Phantom Carriage, ¨Falls¨ contains 8 tracks, each one shaped with their own poison of dark hardcore and black metal, nothing new nowadays but these guys takes their music to the most extreme side of their sound.

¨”Falls” brings the band’s unique approach to the next level, invoking reminiscences of various acts such as Deathspell Omega, Cave In, Comity, Deafheaven or Kickback. Songs such as “Dreamers Will Never Stop Dreaming” or “Today We Stand” reveal how much the band has improved their songwriting abilities, burying the listener under piles of epic & technical riffs, labyrinthic structures and unearthly vocals. By throwing into their chaos some more unorthodox influences they gained from their other past and actual experiences, THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE prove that they are digging deeper than your average “blackened hardcore” band. And they will take you with them.¨

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Trying to determine why Vuyvr’s debut album “Eiskalt” is a stimulating and refreshing take on black metal is not an easy task. Hailing from Switzerland, their sound initially appears to be rather traditional, obviously influenced by a number of Norwegian and Swedish meisters of the genre. Beneath an impeccable flow and as the record will start to grow on you, you’ll notice subtle, personal touches which contribute to a large extent to the record’s peculiar charm. There’s majestic breakdowns who are wonderful but not strictly metallic (“Betrayers Of The North”), stellar dual guitars equally breathing of heavy metal and post rock (“Dead Trees Will Wander At Night”). The vocals are crisp but not exaggerated, conveying immediacy. The primitive pounding of the drums resonates the naive fury of extreme metal’s early days… Devil is in the details indeed and apparently Vuyvr have inherited the unorthodox class that characterizes their country’s metal tradition (Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, Samael, Coroner…). Having excelled in the ranks of seminal underground acts such as Knut, Impure Wilhelmina, Rorcal, Elizabeth, they are not preoccupied by what the purists will think of them. They are devoted to sonic darkness and it’s all that matters. Less than a year after their initial racket, the band rushed into their practice space and recorded 9 tracks within a day that would eventually become “Eiskalt”.

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With this album Cortez is again proving that you can get out of the habitual pattern of power trio (guitar, drums and voice), and still burps noise-hardcore fury and incandescent anger. The band recently reorganized itself with the arrival of Antoine Tinguely on the guitar (ex-Berserk For Tea Time), Samuel Vaney, former guitarist, is now supporting the band as composer / mixer. Recorded partly in the REC Studio of Serge Morattel in Geneva, drums, and partly in their own rehearsal space, guitars and vocals, this new album is the result of hard work, giving the band big freedom in creation and the possibility to fully assume the production process. Complete independence in learning, creating and finalizing the record. “Phoebus” reaffirms the taste of Cortez for saturation, but also explores a wide range of possibilities. Like a threatening and corrosive mist the aggressive sound still remains intense, melancholic and emotional.

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Fronted by Ethan McCarthy of notable grind acts Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire and Death of Self, Denver, Colorado’s PRIMITIVE MAN play some sort of blackened sludge/doom with hints of drone and d-beat in the vein of bands such as The Body, Thou or Khanate. An earth-shattering, bleak wall of crushing dissonance and pure sonic heaviness : “Scorn” is only the band’s debut full-length, but it already sounds like one of the heaviest and most brutal records you’ll hear for a while. Thirty nine minutes of pure, unrelenting destruction that will leave you bruised and bleeding.

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Nonsun – Good Old Evil

Posted on 8 February, 2013 by Edgar

Ukraine | 2012 | Self-released

1. Jesus’ Age
2. Rain Have Mercy
3. Message Of Nihil Carried By The Waves Of The Big Bang
4. Forgotten Is What Never Was

Nonsun is two piece band from Lviv,Ukraine, they were formed around 2011. On december it was released their debut ep which contains four tracks in about 48 minutes. What you’ll find here is a doom metal infected by droning riffs that will make bleed your ears, tracks filled with feedbacks and bluesy riffs at some parts, all this things makes a solid demo, even if there’s a shitload of bands playing as dark as they can these guys have done something more than just play heavy, you need to listen carefully so you can discover hidden sounds. Highly recommended. [Bndrqst]

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Sea Bastard – Sea Bastard

Posted on 30 November, 2012 by Edgar

Origin: United Kingdom

Genre: Doom metal / Sludge

Label: Unsigned

From the cradle of doom comes Sea Bastard, this band was formed last year from the ashes of Jovian and Funeral Hag. They say their music is the mixture of both bands, but if you don’t know their past bands it doesn’t matter cause you don’t need to hear the full album to enjoy their groovy/bluesy sludgy doom metal, from the beginning you feel that heavyweight riff hitting your brain with their fuzzy vibes and the harsh vocals fits perfect, plus the drums is played precise and meaner, giving a more obscure sound, all in conjunct sounds great.

This is their first album recorded and features five songs passing the 10 minutes each, it never turns boring, if you really enjoy doom metal you’ll love this record. The self-titled album its up on bandcamp as free download, a physical release will be available soon, so it rest to say go to their bandcamp page and get this now while you can. Highly recommended.

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Hush – Untitled I

Posted on 19 November, 2012 by Edgar

Origin: United States

Genre: Ambient / Doom / Noise / Sludge metal

Label: Unsigned

Hush comes from Albany, New York and this is their first album recorded. It’s not easy describe music that haves a variety of genres getting mixed, but their main idea focuses on sludge metal with doom metal, its metallic but not technical like Admiral Angry or Black Sheep of Wall, at times it sounds similar to that kind of bands but these guys offers something like Thou, not with the highly post-rock influences, but you clearly hear some ambient/drone passages that turns atmospheric.

If you like the bands mentioned above, you should check out this guys, its worth the listen.

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Bell Witch – Longing

Posted on 11 November, 2012 by Edgar

Origin: United States

Genre: Doom Metal

Label: Profound Lore Records

Bell Witch has released their first full length through Profound Lore Records this november, is now able in the states but worldwide is getting released on 11/13, vinyl version is getting released by Flenser Records.

This band easily become famous with their demo, and why easily, think it was probably top demo of the year, after hearing their four-track ep you started to think who are these guys, and why they created something like this, not questioning the band existence, just releasing how great bell witch sounds, an obscure sound you have tolisten, doom metal with funeral doom influences, done by bassist/vocalist Dylan Desmond (Samothrace & Lethe) and drummer/vocalist Adrian Guerra (Lethe).

¨Longing¨ contains six tracks of the same distorted bass that spreads down-tuned riffages of sadness and depression, filled with heavy minimalistic drums, an excellent album that can´t be missed in this doomed existence. Highly recommended.

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Switchblade – S/T

Posted on 7 November, 2012 by Edgar

Origin: Sweden

Genre: Doom metal

Label: Denovali Records

¨The adjustment from trio to duo has been perfected over the course of the last 3 years and this album is the fruit of that labor. Switchblade is taking one big step forward and two steps backward. In three monumental movements, that spans over a period of 37 minutes, Switchblade plunges into an array of different dynamics. Always ebbing and flowing.

This time joined by Per Wiberg (ex –Opeth, Spiritual Beggars, Clutch, Candlemass) on Hammond organ, The Cuckoo (Terra Tenebrosa) on vocals, David Johansson (Kongh, The Eternal Void) and Lord Seth (Old Katatonia) on vocals.¨-Denovali.

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Lento – Anxiety Despair Languish

Posted on 18 October, 2012 by Edgar

Origin: Italy

Genre: Black metal | Doom metal | Drone | Post-metal

Label: Denovali Records

After the well received ¨Icon¨, they come with a new album ¨ Anxiety Despair Languish¨ with 13 new tracks, all the songs are instrumental but voices are not needed when the music is as good as this. I´ve read they tried to do something between their old sound and new sound, with that i mean what ¨Earthen¨ was and how ¨Icon¨ sounds, well, if you haven´t listen any of those album, you are in front of some of the heaviest bands from Italy, ranging from post-metal to black metal to doom metal, not a new sound but something original is coming from these guys. Get into this, highly recommended.

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Slomatics – A Hocht

Posted on 9 October, 2012 by Edgar

Origin: Ireland

Year: 2012

Genre: Doom metal / Sludge

Tracks: 8

Label: Burning World Records | Head of Crom Records

New eight track album from the irish heavy weight doomsters, slomatics. The band has been active since 2004, heard them for the first time this past year, in one of the best splits from last year for my point of view… you can listen the side of the split with conan in their bandcamp, anyway, like i was saying Slomatics released a new lp through Head of Crom and cd version by Burning Wolrd Records, if you want to read more about each press go to the links below.
¨A Hocht¨ and not of cocaine, its what you should get now, highly recommended.

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In The Company of Serpents – In The Company of Serpents

Posted on 23 September, 2012 by Edgar

Origin: United States

Year:2012

Genre:Doom metal / Sludge / Stoner metal
Tracks: 5
Label: Unsigned

ITCoS comes from Denver, Colorado and its formed by Grant Netzorg and JJ Anselmi(Royal Talons). This debut album is a great quality of doom metal, groovy and catchy is what they have created, bluesy riffs with drum beats that fits perfectly, doesn’t turn boring and its easy-listening, even if you are not fan of the genre you´ll enjoy this. Fans of Windhand, Electric Wizard or Weedeater, seriously a beast you can´t miss… highly recommended.

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Leechfeast – Hideous Illusions

Posted on 18 September, 2012 by Edgar

Origin:Slovenia

Year:2012

Genre: Doom metal / Sludge metal

Tracks: 4

Label: Self-released | Shitpiece Records | Ulterior Tapes

Leechfeast comes from Slovenia featuring members of Paperplanecrash, ex-Melete and Acrid Sunday. Their sound is down-tuned, noisy and heavy as fuck, the album starts with a sampler of an exorcism (?) and then smartly the song starts with a heavy down-tuned riffage with an aggressive vocal, their music reminds me to bands like Grief, Moloch or Thou, definitely the bands will catch your attention, highly recommended.[Band request]

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Samothrace – Reverence To Stone

Posted on 9 September, 2012 by Edgar

Origin: United States

Year:2012

Genre: Doom metal / Sludge

Tracks: 2

Label: 20 Buck Spin

Reverence To Stone is the band’s new album, a two track 35 minute journey into and out of a vast expanse of dark, light, shadow, heartache, depression and triumph. The 14 minute track ‘When We Emerged’ is an updated version of song that goes back to Samothrace’s demo recording from 2007, the one that attracted the attention of 20 Buck Spin in the first place. Awash in plodding heaviness, shimmery melodicism and the wrought vocals of Bryan Spinks the track has been reborn anew, the full weight of it brought forth.
‘A Horse Of Our Own’ might be considered the centerpiece here. 20 minutes representing the most recent songwriting of the band, showing the level to which Samothrace has advanced in crafting long, slow-building moods and atmospheres but with close attention to memorable song craft and tasteful musicianship. Spinks’ midwestern bluesy soloing comes out more than ever before, complimenting the post-doom riffs in ways only hinted at previously. The adept rhythm section of Dylan Desmond and Joe Axler laying down a cavernous din of physicality and timed precision over which the guitars delicately unwind, interweave and soar.
Reverence To Stone has been a long time coming for Samothrace, and for the following the band inspired in the wake of Life’s Trade. The LP represents a new beginning for the band and a point of departure from which they looks toward the future. Highly recommended.

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Eagle Twin – The Feather Tripped the Serpent Scale

Posted on 28 August, 2012 by Edgar

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Origin:United States

Year: 2012

Genre:Doom metal / Sludge metal

Tracks: 6

Label:Southern Lord Records

So, this guys released a new album few weeks ago, if you haven´t heard nothing about these guys, you should get into this dark duo. Eagle Twin comes from Salt Lake City and they were formed around 2007, their debut album was released in 2009 (The Unkindness of Crows), its a mind blowing record… their new stuff in the veins of their debut lp, a master piece you can´t miss.

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Ladybird – Demo 2012

Posted on 21 August, 2012 by Edgar

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Origin:United States

Year:2012

Genre: Doom metal / Sludge / Stoner metal

Tracks: 3

Label: Self-released

Ladybird, a new stoner doom metal act from Tempe, Arizona. This are their first recording and from the first second you feel their blues/fuzzed-out riffs, with a heavier drums sound… imagine if you mix Sleep´s ¨Holy Mountain¨ and Weedeater´s ¨Sixteen Tons¨, add more fuzz and slow down the music, that´s how i can describe them. Although this is a demo, i think this is some of the best stuff i´ve heard lately, but lets see what they do in the near future, a promising new band if they keep playing like this. Highly recommended.

Things that you will need for a better listen: Weed.

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The Body – Self-titled

Posted on 21 August, 2012 by Edgar

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Origin:United States

Year:2012 (re-released)

Genre: Doom metal / Sludge metal

Tracks: 7

Label:At A Loss Recordings

This album was first released around 2004, it was out of print for a lot of time, in the beginning of 2012 it was re-released by At A Loss Recordings. ¨Nine minutes of crashing cymbals/percussion built upon by slowed samples all over one constant riff accented by distortion. Repetitive grooves with shrieked vocals lead to interludes of piano and upright bass bowing takes the listener to tracks of the sludged-out and the chaotic, instrumental breaks ending with a behemoth 14 minute closer!. If someone is missing this album, get it now, highly recommended.

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S:t Erik- From Under The Tarn

Posted on 16 August, 2012 by Edgar

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Origin:Sweden

Year:2012

Genre: Doom metal / Psychedelic / Stoner

Tracks: 5

Label: Spora Records

S:t Erik comes from Uppsala, Sweden, a five pice band playing psychedelic/stoner doom since 2006. To be honest this is the first time i listen to the band and i was surprised by the great quality of music, ¨From Under The Tarn¨ it´s their first full lengt and this can be some of the best full lenghts of doom, even though there´s a long list of albums that was released this year, this can fight a place in the top 10. Their music is pretty catchy, creating cosmic atmospheres, violent head-banging and overall heavy riffages, an album you can´t let go if you like bands like Acid King, Om, Ufommamut or Electric Wizard. Highly recommended.

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Fister: A Blaze In The Midwestern Sky Mini Tour

Posted on 7 July, 2012 by Edgar

Blackened doom/stoner metal act starts their tour today, if they’re playing in your area support them and assist to their show, you are doing a favor to yourself.
Their complete discography can be downloaded in bandcamp as pay what you want. http://fisterdoom.com/

Batillus | Whitehorse Split

Posted on 10 May, 2012 by Edgar

B | W

Origin: Australia | United States

Year: 2012

Genre: Doom metal

Tracks: 3

Label: Vendetta Records

Doom! and more fucking great doom. This split contains 3 new tracks, two tracks by Batillus and just one by Whitehorse, the number of songs released is not an important fact when music speaks by itself, just get into this heavy down-tuned riffs!. Both bands will tour in June half of the U.S, so if you have a chance to assist, don’t miss this and support foreign bands. Highly recommended.

Tour Dates

May

31 in Austin, TX at Chaos in Tejas / Red 7 with Nasum / No Statik / Whitehorse / Gas Chamber / Phobia / Innumerable Forms / Mass Grave / Put To Death

JUNE

3rd in Austin, TX at Chaos in Tejas / Hotel Vegas with Dragged Into Sunlight / Cough / Whitehorse / Cross / Batillus / Theories
04.06.12 Little Rock, AK at White Water Tavern with Batillus, As Dogs and Firing Order
05.06.12 Columbia, MO at Cafe Berlin with Batillus and Battlement
06.06.12 Lincoln, NE at Duffy’s Tavern with Batillus and Ezra
07.06.12 Minneapolis, MN at M*dusa’s with Batillus, Svoboda and Lungs
08.06.12 Milwaukee, WI at Quarters with Batillus & Northless
09.06.12 TBC with Batillus**LOOKING FOR HELP TO BOOK A SHOW CONTACT getonthehorse at hot mail dot com IF YOU CAN HELP**
10.06.12 Chicago, IL at Double Door with Batillus, Making Ghosts, Alma Negra and Lost Dog
11.06.12 Pittsburgh, PA at Kopec’s with Batillus and Slices
12.06.12 Brooklyn, NY at Acheron with Batillus + more
13.06.12 Providence, RI at Machines With Magnets with Batillus + more
14.06.12 Philadelphia, PA at Kung Fu Necktie with Batillus
15.06.12 Baltimore, MD at Golden West with Batillus + more
16.06.12 Richmond, VA at Strange Matter
17.06.12 Asheville, NC at The Get Down
18.06.12 Greensboro, NC at Karate Dungeon
19.06.12 Atlanta, GA at the 529 with Hot Graves, Aku You and Überchiist
20.06.12 Tampa, FL at Brass Mug with Hot Graves + more
21.06.12 Panama City, FL at C Level with Hot Graves, Coeur, Death Before Dying
22.06.12 New Orleans, LA at Siberia with Hot Graves
23.06.12 Austin, TX details TBC
24.06.12 Dallas, TX **LOOKING FOR HELP TO BOOK A SHOW CONTACT getonthehorse at hot mail dot com IF YOU CAN HELP**
25.06.12 Tulsa, OK at Soundpony with Senior Fellows & Common Fears
26.06.12 Albuquerque, NM at 1810 Broadway with Appalachian Terror Unit, Drought, Contortionist
27.06.12 Phoenix, AZ at the Yucca Tap Room with Rituals, Fanapvth, OSSU and more
28.06.12 San Diego, CA at The Shakedown with Sodomia and Looming
29.06.12 Los Angeles, CA at The Joint with Sodomia, Pigeonwing + more
30.06.12 Oakland, CA at Oakland Metro Side Room with Brainoil, Permanent Ruin, Reivers, Your Enemy and Monuments Collapse
JULY:
01.07.12 San Francisco, CA at The Elbo Room (matinee show) with Vastum, Laudanum + more
02.07.12 Arcata, CA at The Alibi with Satya Sena
03.07.12 Portland, OR at Plan B with Atriarch, The Body & Usnea
04.07.12 DAY OFF
05.07.12 Bellingham, WA at The Shakedown with The Body + more
06.07.12 Seattle, WA at The High Line with The Body, Satya Sena and Golgothan Sunrise

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Negative Standards – VI-XI

Posted on 8 May, 2012 by Edgar

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Origin: United States

Year: 2012

Genre: BlackDoometal | Crust | Hardcore | Sludge

Tracks: 6

Label: Vendetta Records

An other band you should give a listen, Negative Standards, they come from Oakland, Ca. with members of Acts of Sedition and Kentucky Fried Doom. They have released their first full length through Vendetta Records (VI-XI), their first material (I-V) has been also pressed as 10″ by Halo of Flies, Cop Grave Recordings and Gay Scientist Recordings… that’s not all, they are into a full U.S. Tour and has started this past May 5, see the dates below.
Do you need more info about the band? Just listen and you’ll stop wonder how this band sounds.
Highly recommended. [Band request]

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Tour Dates:

May 5 – Oakland, CA @ Sugar Mountain, 2515 San Pablo w/ Burmese, Bruxers, A.C. Way, Hesitation Wounds. 8pm, $7.
May 8 – Reno, NV @ Holland Project w/ Criminal Code, Pissmixer, Fathoms.
May 9 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Boing! Collective w/ All Systems Fail, The Relief Society, Society Miscall, Filthlord. 6pm.
May 10 – Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis w/ Damaru, Reproacher, Dripfed. 9pm, $5.
May 11 – Omaha, NE @ The Sandbox w/ Kills & Thrills, Kublai Khan, Bruja, Grimer, Flies @ the Sandbox. 8pm, $8.
May 12 – Minneapolis, MN @ The House of Lard w/ Indulge, Cokskar, and Brain Tumors. 9 PM, $6.
May 13 – Milwaukee, WI @ Creem City Collective w/ Protestant, Sacrificial Massacre, Gnarrenschiff. 7pm.
May 14 – Chicago, IL @ TBA w/ Canadian Rifle, Thieves, Calendar Boys.
May 15 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class! w/ Tragedy, Lucha Eternal, Dismal. 9pm, $10.
May 16 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Roboto Project w/ Bacchus (Ireland), Torch Runner, Pray for Teeth.
May 17 – Washington, DC @ Ras Hall, 4809 Georgia Ave. NW w/ Good Luck, Spoonboy, Hop Along, Sundials. 6pm.
May 18 – New Brunswick, NJ @ Ray Cappo’s Cantina w/ Loose Ends, Ugly Parts, Söft Dov, Polemic Shock. 7pm, $5.
May 19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Stolen Sleeves Collective, 538 Johnson Avenue w/ Anasazi, Sad Boys, Zatsuon. 8pm, $8.
May 20 – Northhampton, MA @ VFW Florence, 18 Meadow Street w/ Warrior Kids (France), MFP.
May 21 – Montreal, QC @ Death Church w/ Æsahættr, Xothugua, Sand Witch.
May 22 – Portland, ME @ 442 St. John St w/ The Piper and the Salami, The Correspondences.
May 23 – Boston, MA @ Whacky Kastle w/ Vaccine, VYGR, Nailed Shut. 6pm, $8.
May 24 – New Haven, CT @ TBA w/ Escalators.
May 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Cloud City w/ Bacchus (Ireland), Torch Runner, Hazards, War Emblem. 7pm, $5-10 sliding scale.
May 26 – Baltimore, MD @ TBA
May 27 – Asheville, NC @ The Get Down!
May 28 – Atlanta, GA @ Wonderroot Collective
May 29 – New Orleans, LA @ Hey Cafe w/ Mauser, Post-Teens, Mystic Inane. 8pm, $5.
May 30 – Houston, TX @ Vinyl Junkie w/ Napalm Raid, Sixbrewbantha. 3pm.
May 31 – Austin, TX @ Chaos in Tejas (Day off)
June 1 – Austin, TX @ Chaos in Tejas, End of an Ear Day Show. 3pm.
June 2 – Austin, TX @ Chaos in Tejas, Prank Records Breakfast Show w/ No Statik. 11am.
June 3 – Austin, TX @ Chaos in Tejas (Day off)
June 4 – El Paso, TX @ The Horizon Club w/ Røsenkøpf. 7pm, $5.
June 5 – Phoenix, AZ @ TBA
June 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ McWorld, 5011 W. Adams Blvd w/ TBA.
June 7 – San Francisco, CA @ TBA

Aquanaut – Sunken Ark

Posted on 4 May, 2012 by Edgar

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Origin: Canada

Year: 2012

Genre: Doom metal | Psychedelic | Stoner metal

Tracks: 4

Label: Unsigned

Aquanaut hails from Vancouver, Canada, this guys are playing doom/stoner metal with a psychedelic sound, the four tracks on “Sunken Ark” clock around 45 mints, the recordings sounds a bit lo-fi, but you get an idea of what they are doing. This is their own description “Emerging from the briny depths of the Atlantic Ocean, Aquanaut burst forth from the water, a juggernaut. Simultaneously fast and slow, sludgy and sleek, Aquanaut is a new kind of force. With one goal in mind, the warrior turns south and begins its final journey; to sink Australia.” . Listen to “Sunken Ark” and “Bong Water River” while you burn one. Recommended.

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Saint Vitus – Lillie: F-65

Posted on 2 May, 2012 by Edgar

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Origin: United States

Year: 2012

Genre: Doom metal

Tracks: 7

Label: Season of Mist

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Old Fuck – Old Fuck

Posted on 1 May, 2012 by Edgar

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Origin: United States
Year: 2012
Genre: Doom metal | Hardcore | Noise | SludgeTracks: 4
Label: Unsigned
Old Fuck comes from Chicago, IL and is formed by current members from Ittö, My Dads and The Para-Medics. Old Fuck doesn’t sound like their side projects, this is some dirty and nasty doom metal/sludge… heavy as fuck, if this had better recordings it’ll sounds much better, listen to them and judge for yourself. Recommended.
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Bong – Mana-Yood-Sushai

Posted on 20 April, 2012 by Edgar

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Origin: United Kingdom

Year: 2012

Genre: Drone | Doom Metal | Stoner Ritual

Tracks: 2

Label: Ritual Productions
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“Mana-Yood-Sushai” is the new record by Bong, a drone/doom metal band coming from UK. Just two songs and 46 minutes in total, really long tracks but they never turn boring, their massive sound hypnotize. I’ve not listen all the records from them, i think i first heard “Gilgamesh Lives” and later “Beyond Ancient Space”, liked both records, no doubt, but the recordings were more dirty, maybe because they wanted to keep sounding loud in the recording… “Mana-Yood-Sushai” recordings sounds sick, it’s more cleaner and it’s the same stoner ritual drone/doom metal stuff, now you hear more clear the psychedelic passages, love this album, highly recommended.