Witching Chronicles: Exploring OWLS OVER OAKS’ O.O.O.
OWLS OVER OAKS’ debut, O.O.O., hits like a slow-motion avalanche. Three tracks. No guitars. Just dual bass, deliberate drumming, and a darkness that hangs in the air long after the music stops. This is not for casual listening. You can’t put this on in the background. You don’t. You sit. You endure. From the first […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring Friendship Commanders’ BEAR
There’s weight to BEAR, and not just in the guitars. On their fourth full-length, Friendship Commanders tighten their grip on the space between heavy rock and emotional clarity without drifting into excess. The Nashville duo — Buick Audra and Jerry Roe — work with density and restraint in equal measure, and that balance defines the […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring The Last Sound Revelation’s The Proximity Effect
Instrumental metal can be tricky. Without vocals, it’s easy to lose the listener — but The Proximity Effect mostly nails it. The Last Sound Revelation clearly knows how to build tension, and you can feel that in every track. This isn’t an album that’s trying to show off; it’s focused, deliberate, and, honestly, kind of […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring LITANIA’s Litania
I didn’t know what to expect from Litania, and honestly, it caught me off guard. It’s heavy, but not in a straightforward way – the riffs hit, sure, but then the sitar and harmonium show up and suddenly it’s… something else. Like you’re not just listening to metal anymore. Some tracks drag at first. Veil […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring TARLUNG’s Axis Mundi
I didn’t expect to get into a sludge album this year, but Axis Mundi really hit me. It’s slow, heavy, and feels like it’s pressing down on you. After five years, TARLUNG could have played it safe. Instead, the riffs are thick and jagged, the drums mostly slow but sometimes exploding out of nowhere. The […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring Supernaughty’s Apocalypso
The first thing Apocalypso does is refuse to warm up. It just drops you in. “Poseidon” opens the record already moving, already heavy, like the band couldn’t be bothered with scene-setting. The riff lumbers forward with that stubborn, almost workmanlike confidence — not flashy, not clever, just thick and necessary. It sets the tone immediately: […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring SLEEPING GIANT’s The Beauty of Obliteration
Sleeping Giant finally put out a full album, and it doesn’t feel like something that needed a long setup or careful framing. Recorded in 2024 at StĂşdĂĂł ParadĂs, it sits firmly in stoner doom sludge way, slow and stubborn rather than dramatic. The band sounds like they already knew how they wanted to hit. Heavy, […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring MOUNT PALATINE’s Wormholy World
This record is built from long jams. You can hear it immediately. Parts don’t snap into place — they grow, lean, sag, then lock. Riffs stay around longer than they need to. Drums don’t chase change. They sit and grind. The band lets repetition do the work. The guitar tone is thick but not foggy. […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring Elepharmers’ Western Wilderness
Sardinia isn’t a place you forget. That sun, those coasts, the wind bouncing off empty villages — it’s all over this album. Western Wilderness smells like sand, rust, and heat in your ears. The band isn’t reaching for stars this time. They’re walking the dirt, slow, heavy, and not caring if anyone keeps up. Nine […]