As much as I respect and admire UFOMAMMUT as a band, I have to admit that 5 months ago “Opus Primum” left me with a bitter sweet taste. Moreover, I noticed that my interest for that album was declining rapidly through time. This was probably because I was still influenced by the majesty of “Eve”. After listening to “Opus Alter” I can say two things: (a) the average Doom fan will enjoy “Opus Alter” much more (b) the initiated to […]

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One debut that made a big impression to me this year was DOPELORD’s “Magick Rites”. The Polish four-piece delivered one of the most satisfying samples of classic Doom/Stoner. If you take a close look at the album cover, the fonts used for the band’s name and the song titles, then you absolutely know what to expect. DOPELORD don’t deviate from the classic Doom/Stoner formula one bit. Heavy sound, groovy riffs, catchy songwriting, repetitive song structures, hazy vocals a la Jus […]

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It’s always great when bands coming from non-traditional Sludge places such as Montreal give birth to records that would put legends of the scene to shame. DOPETHRONE did exactly that with “Demonsmoke” and repeated the surprise with “Dark Foil” back in 2011. This year, “III” is the big bet for the band! Was all this just fluke? Simply put “III” establishes DOPETHRONE as one of the major players in the scene of classic Sludge. And when I speak of classic […]

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If you come from Birmingham then it’s almost impossible not to know a couple of things about Doom. ALUNAH come from BLACK SABBATH’s own hometown and judging from their comeback “White Hoarhound”, I can confirm they do know everything there is to know about good old, quality Doom. After an impressive debut back in 2010 they set course to top themselves and obviously they have! In “White Hoarhound” the band presents much more memorable material. Sure, this is Doom-basics but […]

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I must admit that I decided to take a listen to this album because of the cover art. At this point I am practically unable to provide you with any details about the band besides the fact that they are from Serbia, are a power trio and they kick some major ass! “Against His-Story, Against Leviathan!”, HAZARDER’s debut is one of the rare cases where the quality of the music surpasses any expectations the cover art has created! The style […]

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I doubt there are many Doom/Death bands based in Sydney right now, but judging from THE SLOW DEATH I know they should be more. The Australian four-piece including both a female and male vocalist have released their second album and if you are in the mood for some depressive, self-destructive tunes then you simply have to hear “II”. Their musical style floats somewhere in between the despair emanating Funeral Doom bands such as FUNERAL and the melancholy of Goth Death […]

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Another Swedish band, another great comeback. “The Endtime Prophecy” is MORTALICUM’s second album and this one has the hard duty of living up to the expectations of the fans created by the absolute amazing debut of the band. If you know who GRAND MAGUS are, then you’ll immediately recognize the style of the band. MORTALICUM play classic Heavy Metal with pinches of Doom (it wouldn’t be classic without the Doom). Without doubt, JUDAS PRIEST and WITCHFINDER GENERAL (listen to “My […]

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HORISONT caught my attention back in 2009 with their absolutely amazing debut “Två Sidor Av Horisonten”. The band comes from the blessed land of Sweden and they play Retro Rock. Now that comparisons with GRAVEYARD have already started, let me tell you that the two bands although faithful to the same principles, have nothing more in common. I will also advise you not to pay attention to all the “experts” that claim they are just copycats. HORISONT are a different […]

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