Tag Archives: Doom Metal

Review: Candlemass – Death Magic Doom [2009]

Posted on July 10, 2009 by gearsofrock

Swedish doom metal pioneers Candlemass return with a refined sense of confidence with their latest offering, the eight-track DEATH MAGIC DOOM. Comfortably settling into yet another round of changes (most notably on the vocals), Leif Edling and company showcase that … Continue reading →

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Review: Blood of the Black Owl – A Feral Spirit [2009]

Posted on June 28, 2009 by gearsofrock

Blood of the Black Owl is a one-man metal band whose latest disc A FERAL SPIRIT embraces the worship of nature and its aesthetic beauty but not before it takes you by the throat to drag you down into the … Continue reading →

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Review: Esoteric – The Maniacal Vale [2008]

Posted on June 8, 2009 by gearsofrock

Sinewy streams of unrelenting funeral doom come courtesy of veteran UK unit Esoteric via their latest offering, a two-disc, over 100 minute affair entitled THE MANIACAL VALE. Adorned with a twisted sense of ambience and an eerie aura that creeps … Continue reading →

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Review: Maegashira – The Stark Attic [2009]

Posted on May 5, 2009 by gearsofrock

New Jersey doom merchants Maegashira clobber your cranium with a sludgy six-track sixty minute deluge into the depths of this quartet’s off-centered musical soul, drudging up shards of boogie-laden stoner metal and heinous hardcore metal heft from their collective musical … Continue reading →

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Review: Samothrace – Life's Trade [2008]

Posted on March 20, 2009 by gearsofrock

Unbridled doom metal with a slew of icy blues tendencies is what Lawrence, KS quartet Samothrace serves up on their four-track, 48-minute offering LIFE’S TRADE. Echoing their Western states sentiments by adding American Indian tribal rhythms into the intricate musical … Continue reading →

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Review: Birushanah – Akai Yami [2008]

Posted on March 5, 2009 by gearsofrock

Pushing doom metal’s expansive boundaries to the outer limits, Birushanah present a three-track, forty-minute excursion of crushing sonic excess. This Japanese unit embraces its roots wholeheartedly, intertwining native instrumentation (fretless bass and crashing cymbals) with drone metal rhythms, a frenetic … Continue reading →

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Review: Asva – What You Don't Know Is Frontier [2008]

Posted on February 27, 2009 by gearsofrock

Supplying seventy minutes of severe doom and drone, the latest effort by Asva is a sparse slow-churning affair that tries your patience more times than you can count before making good on resonating thick empiric riffs from the bowels of … Continue reading →

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Review: Moonspell – Night Eternal [2008]

Posted on October 22, 2008 by gearsofrock

Thanks in part to an exceptional production by metal guru Tue Madsen, Portuguese metal giants Moonspell have struck the perfect balance of clarity and brutality on their latest endeavor Night Eternal. This nine-track descent into darkness yields an intense ride, … Continue reading →

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