I would best describe Ancient VVisdom as acoustic doom. Their mix of gently sung vocals, acoustic guitar with heavy backing rhythms, and subtle percussion results in a somber desert vibe similar to Alice in Chains’ acoustic EPs or the 2000s works of [...]
Over the course of the last fifteen years, Belgian outfit Amenra has been steadily amassing one of the most devastating discographies in all of metal. Yet for some reason, the band has largely flown under the radar for much of their existence. Signing to [...]
If you were to take a look at the ‘About’ section on Portland-by-way-of-Tucson-based quintet Young Hunter’s Faecbook page, this is what you’d see: Coyote leads you down a dark road, across a river and to the other side. At which point Dayhiker, Young [...]
If you know anything about the modern stoner doom scene, then you already have a good idea of what Black Road sounds like. The Chicago group’s fuzzy blues sound shares the same 70s sensibilities as contemporaries such as Demon Eye and Ruby the Hatchet, [...]
Don’t feel too bad if you missed Astral Mass’s debut EP last year. The Indianapolis trio’s first full length album includes the three songs that made up All Systems Go, along with four more tracks in the same bludgeoning stoner metal style influenced by [...]
Ruby the Hatchet is another group often lumped into the doom by way of 70s rock movement. However, Planetary Space Child doesn’t quite fit in with the theatrical singalong groups nor the hustling proto-metal variants. Instead, the album is closer to Uriah [...]
I’m not sure why Howling Giant decided to release their awesomely titled Black Hole Space Wizard saga as two EP’s as opposed to a single full-length. Fortunately, the Nashville trio makes the division tactic work as each release focuses on a specific [...]
In a time where so many bands want to sound retro, no old school portrayal is more accurate than that of Pagan Altar. This may primarily be due to the band having gotten its start in the NWOBHM era and for drawing most of their material from songs written [...]
