Occult Vibe Haven (OVH)
If you think doom metal’s just slow guitars and whiny singers, Bell Of Mimir’s debut will punch that idea in the face and leave it gasping for air. This record isn’t interested in flash or speed; it’s a slow, heavy trip where every note feels like it’s dragging a weight tied to your soul. Hell, […]
There’s nothing quite like a debut that doesn’t sound like a debut. From the jump, Black Honey Cult’s Black Honey Cult doesn’t feel like a first record – it feels like the sound of a band that’s been around long enough to know what the hell they’re doing. You can tell this isn’t some band […]
From somewhere in the Atlantic fog, in a place better known for cows and tax evasion than sonic annihilation, Gurnslinger have kicked down the rotten door with a debut that sounds like it was dragged out of the dirt by its hair. Who Killed the World? is a declaration, a warning flare, a molotov lobbed […]
Some records shake the walls. This one is the walls—closing in, humming, breathing heavy. Folwark’s All Shadows Stretched isn’t something you listen to. It’s something you fall into, teeth clenched. Tracked in an abandoned mine and sounding like it was possessed there, the whole thing exhales mineral dust and dread. It doesn’t play – it […]
Some bands write albums. Komatsu builds them—out of concrete, feedback, and old truck parts still dripping oil. On A Breakfast for Champions, they’re not serving up your typical greasy spoon stoner fare. This is more like getting punched in the jaw before your first coffee. It’s loud, it’s filthy, and it doesn’t ask if you’re […]
From the very first note of The Fall of the Gods, it’s clear that Black Elephant have gone all in. Fourteen years into their journey, they’ve crafted something that feels like a reckoning. While Cosmic Blues and Seven Swords hinted at what the band was capable of, this new record is the realization of their […]
Some bands sound like they’ve got something to sell. GREY CZAR sound like they’ve got something to get off their chest before the walls come down. Euarthropodia, their newest full-length out of the Austrian underground, is the kind of record that doesn’t beg you to listen. It just starts, and if you’re not ready for […]
LO-PAN have been at this for a while now, and you can hear it. Their latest, Get Well Soon, doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does what it needs to do – hits hard, sticks in your head, and sounds like a band that knows exactly who they are. No gimmicks, no overthinking, just solid, […]
There’s a certain energy that only comes from a band that’s been through the wringer – lineup shifts, lost time, the whole cycle of breaking apart and clawing their way back. Aegony sounds like a record born from that struggle. It’s unfiltered, urgent, and absolutely refuses to play by modern production’s rules. No artificial shine, […]
Some bands emerge from the underground with a sound so heavy, so unrelenting, that it feels less like music and more like a force of nature. IRONRAT’s Beneath It All is one of those records. Rooted in the low-and-slow devastation of doom but laced with the grime and sneer of sludge, this long-awaited second full-length […]