INDIAN – Guilty Of Being Sludge
Chicago-based sludge metal mongers Indian took the sub-genre to its limits of raw heaviness and sheer brutality with their fourth studio record “Guiltless”, which was released through Relapse in April...
View ArticleTHE GATES OF SLUMBER – Iron Hammer of Doom
Doom heavy metal would be the best term to describe what Indianapolis-based trio The Gates of Slumber is about. Mixing the classic vibe and groove of timeless mammoths such as Saint Vitus, Pentagram or...
View ArticleSARKE – The Way of Old
At the beginning a one-off project, Sarke became a regular band with the release of their second longplay ”Oldarhian” in 2011. The full line-up is packed with members of such extraordinary Norwegian...
View ArticleALTAR OF PLAGUES – Celtic Blast
They took the metal underground by storm. But two strong EPs, “Through the Crack of the Earth” and “Sol”, published consecutively in 2007 and 2008 were only heralds of what was about to happen later....
View ArticleEXTREME DOOM METAL INTERVIEWS
Extreme doom is one of the most underground, misunderstood, overlooked and uncompromising genres of metal. I decided to speak to the musicians who are or were a part of it to get to know more about...
View ArticleEXTREME DOOM PART I: John Paradiso of Evoken
This is the first part of the series of short interviews with prolific and notable extreme doom metal musicians. They were all asked the same questions to see the different perspective they have for...
View ArticleEXTREME DOOM PART II: Matt Skarajew of Disembowelment/Dusk
This is the second part of the series of short interviews with prolific and notable extreme doom metal musicians. They were all asked the same questions to see the different perspective they have for...
View ArticleEXTREME DOOM PART III: Niko Skorpio of Thergothon
This is the third part of the series of short interviews with prolific and notable extreme doom metal musicians. They were all asked the same questions to see the different perspective they have for...
View ArticleEXTREME DOOM PART IV: Greg Chandler of Esoteric
This is the fourth part of the series of short interviews with prolific and notable extreme doom metal musicians. They were all asked the same questions to see the different perspective they have for...
View ArticleEXTREME DOOM PART V: Adrian Bickle of Mournful Congregation
This is the fifth part of the series of short interviews with prolific and notable extreme doom metal musicians. They were all asked the same questions to see the different perspective they have for...
View ArticleEXTREME DOOM PART VI: Lasse Pyykkö of Hooded Menace
This is the sixth part of the series of short interviews with prolific and notable extreme doom metal musicians. They were all asked the same questions to see the different perspective they have for...
View ArticleEXTREME DOOM PART VII: Anders Eek of Funeral
This is the seventh part of the series of short interviews with prolific and notable extreme doom metal musicians. They were all asked the same questions to see the different perspective they have for...
View ArticleEXTREME DOOM PART VIII: Brendan Roache of Mourning Beloveth
This is the eight part of the series of short interviews with prolific and notable extreme doom metal musicians. They were all asked the same questions to see the different perspective they have for...
View ArticleKRALLICE – Progression Through Blackening
In only five years since establishing the band, Krallice has released three ground-breaking full-lengths: a self-titled album in 2008, “Dimensional Bleedthrough” in 2009 and finally “Diotima”, released...
View ArticleMORNE – Untold Weight of Grief
The Boston-based quintet has been feeding the audience with the riff-ridden force of anguish and depression since 2005. Their debut “Untold Wait” and the follow-up “Asylum”, that hit the streets in May...
View Article1349 – Unholy Radiance
Coming out of the filthiest holes and gutters of Oslo’s burning inferno, 1349 unleashes the new plague. In contrast to the Black Death, which actually spared some survivors in the great epidemic more...
View ArticleAZARATH - God-crushing Hammer
While Behemoth took its compulsory year-long break due to the band leader's illness, the unstoppable drummer of the Polish blackened squadron, Zbigniew “Inferno” Prominski, used the opportunity to...
View ArticleVALLENFYRE - Cryptic Vibe
The new project of Paradise Lost main composer and guitarist Greg Mackintosh may come to some people as a great shock. The man witnessed the loss of his father and turned the devastating experience...
View ArticleKRISIUN – Combusting Execution
Brotherhood of blood, metal and an uncompromising attitude is what defines Brazilian extremists Krisiun. The Sao Paulo-based trio, which has continued its crusade of brutality and terror for over...
View ArticleASPHYX - True Death Metal You Bastards
Bands like Bolt Thrower, Entombed, Grave and Asphyx have written some of the most memorable albums in the history of European death metal. What would the world of extreme be without such timeless old...
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