Doom Cinema
Clay and Kabbalah: Der Golem (1920)
Paul Wegener's Der Golem does not adapt Gustav Meyrink's novel. It reworks the older Prague legend into a story of persecution, protection, and delegated power, while Hans Poelzig and Marlene...
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Doom From the Wine-Dark Sea: Interview with Catapult The Sun
Athens band Catapult The Sun arrive at their first full-length with a record built from copper engravings, biblical quotation, Greek myth, and live feedback. Guitarist and composer Panagiotis explains how...
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(((SIGNALS))) Fossile – No King
Fossile are a stoner doom band from Finland, and "No King" is their debut single, arriving ahead of their first full-length album, due in May 2026. Lanke answered our three...
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Review: The Ruins of Beverast – Tempelschlaf (2026)
Twenty-three years into one of extreme metal's most uncompromising discographies, The Ruins of Beverast deliver Tempelschlaf: seven tracks of blackened doom that move closer to the live stage than anything...
Interview
The Devastation: Vienna’s Youngest Are Not Waiting for Permission
Demetra Cartsos is fifteen years old. She fronts a band, writes the songs, manages the bookings, runs the social media, attends regular school and music school in the same week,...
Doom Cinema
Daughters of Darkness: ALUCARDA (1977)
Doom Cinema exists because certain films and certain music share the same blood. They were built in different rooms, by different hands, but they arrive at the same place: enclosed...
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Beyond the Doom: Darvaza – We Are Him (2025)
Released in December 2025 through Terratur Possessions, We Are Him is a visceral reminder of what happens when black metal is played with genuine, predatory intent. Omega handles every instrument...
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Review: Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows – Inexorable Opposites (2026)
Melbourne's Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows built their mythology around a drug-addicted gunslinger moving through a science fiction Western landscape.
Live Report
De Mortem et Diabolum 2025: Personal Highlights
Another December in Berlin, another weekend spent hiding from the sleet inside the massive concrete shell of the ORWOhaus for De Mortem et Diabolum.
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Review: The Howling Void – The Glow Of A Distant Fire (2025)
The April 2025 release of The Glow Of A Distant Fire, the ninth full-length album by The Howling Void, the monolithic, San Antonio, Texas-based one-person project of Ryan Wilson, is...
Doom Cinema
Swordman of Doom: A tribute to Tatsuya Nakadai
The cinematic legacy of Nakadai, born Motohisa Nakadai in Tokyo in 1932, finds its foundation in a unique artistic discipline. He maintained throughout his life a primary dedication to the...
Review
Review: Pilgrimage – From Amber to Sun (2025)
Attention! Pilgrimage have unleashed their second album, From Amber to Sun, an overwhelming masterclass in Death-Doom Metal saturation. This cross-border alliance, anchored by musicians from Malta and The Netherlands, constructs...