Arroganz – Death Doom Punks Review
Once, punk ruled my heart as jealously as metal. I loved the heart-in-hand abandon and DIY ethos of…
A Dream of Poe – Katabasis: A Marriage Among Ashes Review
Miguel Santos loves Edgar Allan Poe. He turned that love into a (sort of) one-man metal project called…
Avertat – Dead End Life Review
German death-doom outfit Décembre Noir has received a fair amount of praise here over the years, with four…
Northern Graves – Derelict Heart Review
I don’t know exactly what it is, but the Canadian prairies seem to just do something to its…
Foetorem – Incongruous Forms of Evergrowing Rot Review
I am writing this review with tequila and lime salt still oozing out of my pores. My eyeballs…
Foetorum – Incongruous Forms of Evergrowing Rot Review
I am writing this review with tequila and lime salt still oozing out of my pores. My eyeballs…
Mirror of Deception – Transience Review
As much as metal is a niche interest (at least in my part of the world), it is…
EP/Split/Single Roundup of 2025, Part 2
It’s me again! This will ideally be posted on a much tighter schedule following Part 1, which is…
SolNegre – Anthems for the Grand Collapse Review
Just off Spain’s Mediterranean coast lie the Balearic Islands. Among the approximately 1.2 million island residents is a…
Mother Crone – Embrace the Death Review
Lately, I’ve been listening to quite a bit of depressing music. Between Meadowlands, Qroba, and Exequiae, the themes…
Hanging Garden – Isle of Bliss Review
For nearly twenty years, Hanging Garden have quietly dabbled in the same sort of melodic melancholy as their…
In Ruins – We Are All to Perish Review
I think most people who meet me, either online or in meatspace, would not imagine I enjoy a…