Doom
Track Premiere: Lord Mountain – “The Oath”
December 7, 2022 Sean Frasier
Doom metal bards Lord Mountain rattle the highest peaks with the crushing and catchy title-track from their debut LP, The Oath.
Full Album Premiere: Onhou – ‘Monument’
December 6, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Hear Dutch sludge-doom quartet Onhou get low and slow on their second wretched full-length, ‘Monument.’
GODTHRYMM to Release Exclusive New Track, “In Perpetuum,” via the Decibel Flexi Series
December 2, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Get your deluxe Decibel subscription by Tuesday, December 6 to obtain this HIGHLY LIMITED flexi disc single from U.K. doom gods Godthrymm.
Track Premiere: Mammoth Caravan’s “Nomad”
November 29, 2022 Justin Norton
Newcomers Mammoth Caravan draw from the primordial well of southern sludge and doom metal but subtract meandering and nonsense.
Track by Track: AAWKS – ‘((((Heavy on the Cosmic)))))’
November 23, 2022 Sean Frasier
Canadian fuzz rockers AAWKS go beyond the sun and behind the music to discuss ((((Heavy on the Cosmic))))) track by track.
Video Premiere: Gavran – “Pesak”
November 9, 2022 Sean Frasier
Dutch doom trio Gavran unveil their psychedelic new video for “Pesak.” Sophomore album Indistinct Beacon out December 2nd.
Track Premiere: The Howling Void – “Into Darkness Ever More Profound”
November 2, 2022 Sean Frasier
Funeral doom project The Howling Void returns after four years with their new gloomcasting track, “Into Darkness Ever More Profound.”
Album Premiere: Forlesen – ‘Black Terrain’
October 26, 2022 Sean Frasier
Portland (OR) blackened doom project Forlesen explore heavier realms on their new album, Black Terrain. Features members of Botanist, Lotus Thief, and Kayo Dot.
Album Premiere: Chrome Ghost – ‘House of Falling Ash’
October 24, 2022 Sean Frasier
Watch the world burn with Sacramento doom/sludge trio Chrome Ghost while listening to their stunning new record, House of Falling Ash.
Track Premiere: Faetooth – “La Sorcière”
October 12, 2022 Sean Frasier
Los Angeles doom quartet Faetooth conjure spellbinding riffs in their new single “La Sorcière.” New album out October 28th from Dune Altar.
Video Premiere: Ggu:ll – “Enkel Achterland”
September 21, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Tune into the latest slice of weirdness from Ggu:ll, “Enkel Achterland,” from their forthcoming record Ex Est, out October 21 via Consouling Sounds.
Video Premiere: S.I.D. – ‘City of Chemistry’
September 21, 2022 Sean Frasier
Italian doom/sludge trio S.I.D. declare war on warfare with the music video for their EP’s title track, “City of Chemistry.”
Video Premiere: Devil’s Witches – “Blood of the Witch”
August 24, 2022 Sean Frasier
Occult rockers Devil’s Witches cast a fresh spell with a dreamy new track from their upcoming LP, In All Her Forms.
Video Premiere: Dreadnought – “Gears of Violent Endurance”
July 27, 2022 Brad Sanders
Watch Denver’s genre-defying progressive metal outfit Dreadnought lay it down in this new studio-shot video from forthcoming new LP The Endless.
Full Album Stream: Behold! The Monolith – ‘From the Fathomless Deep’
July 14, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Hear L.A. doom trio Behold! The Monolith get deep on their new Ripple Music full-length.
Full Album Stream: Lucid Grave – ‘Cosmic Mountain’
July 12, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Dig the retro doom of Denmark’s Lucid Grave on their Electric Valley debut.
Album Premiere: Existence Dysphoria – ‘Minus Negative’
June 29, 2022 Sean Frasier
London sludge trio Existence Dysphoria unveil their crushing debut album Minus Negative. Out July 1st through Sludgelord Records.
Video Premiere: Red Rot – “Dysmorphia”
June 16, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Italy’s Red Rot offer a 90-second (mental) breakdown, from two ex-Ephel Duath members
Album Premiere: Gozer – ‘An Endless Static’
June 15, 2022 Sean Frasier
U.K. post-metal trio Gozer channel catharsis through crushing distortion on their upcoming album, An Endless Static.
Full Album Stream: Consecration – ‘Cinis’
June 14, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
England death doomers Consecration stir the ashes on their new Redefining Darkness full-length.
Track Premiere: Dust Prophet – “When the Axe Falls”
June 8, 2022 Sean Frasier
New Hampshire stoner rockers Dust Prophet swap the bong for the blade in their new single “When the Axe Falls.”
Full Album Premeire: Magnatar – ‘Crushed’
May 31, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
The new Magnatar record, Crushed, is out June 3 via Seeing Red Records, and you get the first taste of the doomy goodness right here with us.
Full Album Stream: Peth – ‘Merchant of Death’
May 24, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Texas occult/doom throwbacks Peth keep it weird on their debut album Merchant of Death.
Video Premiere: Orthodox – ‘Rabid God’
May 23, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
Spanish avant-garde doom/drone experimentalists Orthodox are stoked to be back to their original lineup and share the latest track from their new album Proceed, “Rabid God,” along with this trippy visualizer.
Opeth, Darkthrone, Paradise Lost Members Reflect on CANDLEMASS’s ‘Epicus Doomicus Metallicus’
May 23, 2022 Chris Dick
In honor of Candlemass’s full-album performance of their landmark Epicus Doomicus Metallicus at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on June 10, scene royalty reflects on the LP’s impact.
Video Premiere: Hush – “There Can Be No Forgiveness Without the Shedding of Blood”
May 19, 2022 Adem Tepedelen
Hush‘s noisy, sludgy post-metal horror-show provides the appropriate soundtrack for the bleakness of their new video
Album Premiere: MNRVA – ‘Hollow’
May 18, 2022 Sean Frasier
South Carolina sludge trio MNRVA summon black skies with their doomy debut LP, Hollow. Live deliciously and listen early.
Album Premiere: Pyreship – ‘Light is a Barrier’
April 20, 2022 Sean Frasier
Texan post-metal sludgelords Pyreship traverse doomed skies on their stunning sophomore LP, Light is a Barrier.
Full Album Stream: Cultic – “Of Fire and Sorcery”
April 18, 2022 Emily Bellino
Cultic guide the listener to a realm of fantasy via dungeon synth and death/doom.
Track Premiere: Museum of Light – “Soft Openings”
April 7, 2022 Addison Herron-Wheeler
If you’re looking for a soft, introspective lunch break soundtrack that still delivers doomy riffs, “Soft Openings” from the upcoming Museum of Light LP Horizon is four minutes of bliss.