Review: Mother of Graves – The Periapt Of Absence (2024)
Mother of Graves masterfully blends melodic sorrow with restrained aggression, delivering one of 2024’s most compelling doom/death albums.
Category: Special Features
Q&A: Blissful Stream
In this interview, we explore the creative vision of Martin, the mastermind behind the one-man doom metal project Blissful Stream.
Coffin Storm – Arcana Rising: A Nostalgic Tribute with Thrash Energy and Doom Undertones
Coffin Storm’s Arcana Rising delivers an enjoyable dose of thrash energy, combining speed and intensity with doom elements, creating a fast-paced, nostalgic homage to classic metal.
Endonomos II – Enlightenment: An Exploration of Dualities
Endonomos II – Enlightenment masterfully balances melody and heaviness, offering an intense and introspective journey through life’s darkest forces, with moments of clarity emerging from the chaos
Earthshine – My Bones Shall Rest Upon the Mountain: Through Cold and Strife
My Bones Shall Rest Upon the Mountain by Earthshine is a raw and atmospheric blend of doom, black metal and post-rock. It captures the harshness of nature and life’s struggles while evoking the perseverance...
Avernus – Grievances REVIEW (2024): A Haunting Return to the Depths of Grief
Grievances marks the return of Avernus after an extended hiatus, and the album feels like it has been simmering under the weight of that absence. Emerging from Chicago’s early nineties doom-death underground scene, Avernus has been known for combining a gothic, atmospheric sound with crushing heaviness. In Grievances, they delve deeper into the themes of loss, decay, and grief that have defined much of their early work.
