BALAM from Rhode Island is one of the most interesting young bands out there! With a name taken after the demon king Balaam you can’t hope for anything less than slow, heavy, torturing Doom. Actually, the band has the words traditional Doom written everywhere and at times even a demon king might fall short to fully describe the BALAM’s music! This is BALAM’s S/T demo and with it the band gained my full attention. The album consists of 3 songs […]

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POTERGEIST? What a name, ha!?!? Well, you might have no idea who these guys are but “Muddy Mermaids” is already the second album for the Greek stoners. The band exists since 2004 and they have established a pretty good reputation here in the local underground scene. Although you might initially think this album is about seductive mermaids I assure you it’s not! “Forgive Me God For I Am About To Rock n Roll” are the first words you will hear […]

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New album for the arguably most important real Doom band on the planet. “Lilly: F-65” marks SAINT VITUS reunion in their most interesting lineup and I bet this is huge news for any Doom fan out there. I doubt that there is even one among you who believes SAINT VITUS at this point can top their early self or even make a descent record. Time has passed and it’s a proven fact that inspiration goes down the hill along with […]

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LANDFORGE is one man project rather than a full blown band. The mastermind behind LANDFORGE is Stephan Carter and “Servitude to Earth” is LANDFORGE’s second offering. It makes me a bit uncomfortable saying that I completely missed the band’s debut as I now realize that it is a great record as it is “Servitude to Earth”. LANDFORGE at its core play Post-Metal although soon you will realize that there is a wide range of influences from totally different styles which […]

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SUMMONER also known as RIFF CANON for just one solid release are a 4-piece from Boston. Not sure why they decided to change their name but one of the reasons might be that they developed so much since their original release “Mercury Mountain” back in 2009 that someone might think they are a different band. And let me say it again “Mercury Mountain” was nothing sort of a bad album. Besides the huge improvement on quality “Phoenix” signifies a noticeable […]

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If there is one band out there that deservedly can carry the name of the legendary character, Conan then the Liverpol’s trio seems like the obvious choice. The muddy sound of “Horseback Battle Hammer” took everyone by surprise. Of course, in “Monnos” CONAN have lost this advantage. Now, everyone knows that CONAN and bone-crashing Doom go hand in hand. Thus “Monnos” is a big bet for the band. Will they be able to repeat the success of “Horseback Battle Hammer”? […]

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The Dutch trio THE MACHINE make their comeback with their fourth album “Calmer Than You Are”. This is the second for Stephan Koglek’s own Electrohash Records and to give you an early spoiler this is the best album of the band and why not one of the best Stoner records of the year. Maybe add some! Yeah, that good! I loved “Drie” but with that amount of COLOUR HAZE influences I never thought that THE MACHINE could ever reach very […]

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This is another great band that moves in the borderline of the Doom genre. While VENOMOUS MAXIMUS music isn’t slow or dark in the narrow sense of the term, there is certainly something mystical with these Texans. More importantly VENOMOUS MAXIMUS is able to deliver some really solid Heavy Metal tunes. While VENOMOUS MAXIMUS is based on strong Doom foundations, I would say that 80’s was probably the most influensive period for the band. You will definitely find some love […]

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