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Interview: Eugenio Meccariello (Excruciation, Auric Records)

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I had past interviews with Eugenio about his doom/death metal band, Excruciation, which is one of my favorite bands, but this time I had the pleasure to talk ...
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Review: Mordor “Prayer to…” [Promus]

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During the 1990’s doom/death metal was all over the place in Europe, yet Poland is most likely not one of the countries you’d think of when it comes ...
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Review: Dark Millennium “Ashore the Celestial Burden” [Massacre Records]

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Sometimes you stumble upon a unique band that that figuring out their obvious influences results in a massive headache. Enter Dark Millennium, who are a complete oddball of ...
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Video interview with HolyRoller

Video interviews
Interview video with HolyRoller – a Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal band from USA. https://open.spotify.com/album/5rNjazn2rym4NgzIKG0GaJ https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=B2pgr5nfbymltuxuldedq3qfgma https://music.apple.com/us/album/holyroller-ep/1533565122 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nnjlNLT-wqFVRqZPhLWE7LYceQ0fuEooE https://holyrollernc.bandcamp.com/album/holyroller-ep https://www.facebook.com/HolyRoller-129830737680492 https://instagram.com/holyroller420 ...
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Review: Tombs “Under Sullen Skies” [Season Of Mist]

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American Tombs is a very productive band: since its foundation in 2007 the band released four longplays, four EPs and a couple of split albums. In 2020 another ...
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Review: Lucifer “Lucifer III” [Century Media Records]

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Long live the retrorock. Do you like Ghost? Do you like The Hellacopters? Then you will surely like “Lucifer III” from Lucifer as well. I am consciously referring ...
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Review: Argentum “Ad Interitum Funebrarum” [Full Moon Productions]

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When one speaks of mid-paced black metal, there are often a variety of scenes and/or bands that come to mind; think of the Greek trinity, the Czech duo, ...
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UK’s Blackened Post / Doom band Oldblood Stream New Track ‘Kuebiko’

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Oldblood – UK Blackened Post / Doom – have unveiled their new single “Kuebiko”, taken from their upcoming EP “Arms to the Sky” (to be released on December 4th, 2020 & available to ...
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Video interview with Mead Thief

Video interviews
Interview video with Mead Thief – Heavy/Doom Metal project from USA. https://www.facebook.com/MeadThief/ https://meadthief.bandcamp.com/ ...
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Review: False Gods “No Symmetry… Only Disillusion” [Seeing Red Records]

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On No Symmetry… Only Dissolution, New York’s False Gods come out of the gate burning hot and refuse to let up until they are finished. A high energy ...
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Review: Elusive God “The Darkest Flame” [Solitude Productions]

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Croatian doom troupe, Elusive God, present their take on a very traditional sound with their EP, The Darkest Flame. A retro tinged romp through the dark reaches of ...
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Review: Decembre Noir “The Renaissance Of Hope” [Lifeforce Records]

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With an epic feel and spacious atmosphere, Decembre Noir craft a unique sound with their newest release, The Renaissance of Hope. Emotional depth and heavy grooves mingle together ...
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Review: Soulburn “Noa’s D’ark” [Century Media Records]

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After four years of silence the long-awaited album “Noa’s D’ark” from Dutch legends Soulburn is released via Century Media, offering almost an hour of juicy and gloomy heaviness. ...
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SOULBURN – Release Music Video For “Shrines Of Apathy”

Video
Dutch blackened Death Doom Metallers SOULBURN are soon to release their fourth album “NOA’S D’ARK” next week, on November 13th, 2020 via Century Media Records. Therefore, a new ...
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Review: Athon “Athon” [Argonauta Records]

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Italy’s Athon impress with a stunning debut of their take on the stoner doom genre. Right out of the gate, you can tell this band is up to ...
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Review: Draconian “Under A Godless Veil” [Napalm Records]

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Get ready for some magic and despair, never-ending melancholy, haunting music, sweet singing and desperate screams, because this is what this album sounds like. Draconian play the slow, ...
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Czech Sludge/Doom band The Corona Lantern to release 2nd full-length album on November

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Metalgate Records sets November 27th as the international release date for The Corona Lantern‘s long-awaited second full-length album, Certa Omnibus Hora! Band comments on album: “We have aimed for our new ...
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Spotify Playlist: Top-10 Underground Tunes Of October 2020

Spotify
In no particular order! Tracks are taken from albums released during October! Svartsyn (Sweden) “Requiem” – Carnal Records – 30 October 2020 Auðn (Iceland) “Vökudraumsins fangi” – Season ...
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Review: Spirit Adrift “Enlightened In Eternity” [Century Media Records]

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In many cases there is a risk for many young bands to slip into cliche and plagiarism, especially when they decided to play music in such established genres ...
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Review: SUBTERRAEN “Rotten Human Kingdom” [Transcending Obscurity Records]

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From the opening minutes of Rotten Human Kingdom, Subterraen hook listeners with their unique brand of depressive psychedelia. A hypnotic blend of crunch and atmosphere fills the air, ...
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