Witching Chronicles: Exploring The Black Elephant’s The Fall of the Gods
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 […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring The GREY CZAR’s Euarthropodia
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 […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring The HÅNDGEMENG’s Satanic Panic Attack
Let’s get one thing straight: Satanic Panic Attack isn’t trying to impress you. It doesn’t care about your playlists or your genre tags. This thing came howling out of the Norwegian wastelands like a grease-soaked demon on a chopper, middle finger raised, speakers blazing, and no goddamn brakes. HÅNDGEMENG aren’t here to reinvent the wheel […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring The LO-PAN’s Get Well Soon
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, […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring The Smoke Mountain’s The Rider
There’s a certain kind of doom album that doesn’t just sound heavy – it feels both heavy and raw at the same time. Not just in the low-end rumble of the riffs or the sheer weight of distortion, but in its atmosphere, the way it pulls you under like slow-moving tar. The Rider is that […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring The Amammoth’s Distant Skies and the Ocean Flies
Amammoth’s path has never been about playing it safe, and with Distant Skies and The Ocean Flies, they’re not holding back. From the first demo, Inhale, to their debut The Fire Above, this band’s been working on something heavy, slow, and dirty. And they’ve nailed it again with their second full-length. This is a band […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring The DRUNKEN CROCODILES’ Aegony
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, […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring The GREENLEAF’s Revolution Rock Deluxe
For over 25 years, Greenleaf has been one of the real ones. What started as a loose jam between friends turned into a full-blown force of heavy rock, keeping the spirit of ‘70s riff-driven music alive without feeling like a throwback act. Now, Revolution Rock Deluxe takes us back to the raw, early days – […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring The IRONRAT’s Beneath It All
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 […]
Witching Chronicles: Exploring The Bruno Karnel’s Villa Solitude
Bruno Karnel’s Villa Solitude is a record that thrives on contrast – not in a dramatic, high-stakes sense, but in its careful balance of tension and release. It moves between genres without fully committing to any one of them, borrowing the slow, brooding patience of post-rock, the intricate layering of prog, and the stark, unembellished […]