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Oryx – Lamenting a Dead World Review

Oryx – Lamenting a Dead World Review

By Grymm on April 26, 2021 in Reviews, Doom Metal, Sludge, 19 comments

“It’s not often that doom metal turns my head these days. Growing up as an impressionable teen in rural New Hampshire, I hunted down as many CDs at Newbury Comics from as many different subsets of doom metal as I could, whether it was the likes of the Peaceville Three, or the more biker-influenced style of Americanized doom metal. But while I still love those bands, it has to take something special to cause my head to turn and take notice. That something special is the one variety of doom that creeps forth from your speakers with hellish intent, that sound that does everything in its power to make you as uncomfortable as humanly possible while slowly grinding you down into a fine crimson powder. Doom like Hell, Primitive Man, and today’s subject of intense scrutiny, Denver’s Oryx.” Doom for comfort.

Shrine of the Serpent – Entropic Disillusion Review

Shrine of the Serpent – Entropic Disillusion Review

By Grymm on May 1, 2018 in 2018, American Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Memento Mori, Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 47 comments

“I don’t know what it is with the water in Portland, Oregon lately that’s causing this recent influx of heady, destructive doom/death metal. With Bell Witch dropping an almost-90-minute megaton bomb in Mirror Reaper last year, Portland is starting to become the city where all things slow and guttural go to blossom into incredible, epic-length cascades of the downtrodden. Throwing their hats into that collective summoning circle is upstarts Shrine of the Serpent.” Dirges over Portlandia.

Candle – The Keeper’s Curse Review

Candle – The Keeper’s Curse Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on February 21, 2018 in 2018, Fighter Records, Heavy Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Heavy Metal, 0 comments

“It’s now been over a decade since King Diamond released an album. It’s almost been two decades since Mercyful Fate’s final record. Hell, the last time the King released a full-length disc, yours truly was is Mr. A.N. Grier. How fucking sad is that? As you can imagine, I’ve been dead inside since 2007.” Leave a Candle lit for the King.

Mad God – Tales of a Sightless City [Things You Might Have Missed 2017]

Mad God – Tales of a Sightless City [Things You Might Have Missed 2017]

By Grymm on January 13, 2018 in Doom Metal, South African Metal, Things You MIght Have Missed 2017, Unsigned Bands, 27 comments

“Due to either time constraints, tight deadlines, or this wonderful thing we all call life, I do miss an album or two to review in time. South Africa’s Mad God make a worthy addition to the year’s crop of doom with their self-released debut, Tales of a Sightless City.” God is mad, look sorry.

Over The Voids – Over The Voids Review

Over The Voids – Over The Voids Review

By Grymm on November 17, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Nordvis Produktion, Polish Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, 20 comments

“In my stint with Angry Metal Guy, I’ve encountered not one, but two overly congested forms of black metal. I’ve either encountered black metal that goes beyond its initial consume-by date, or I’ve been bombarded by one-man basement metal, with the latter only impressing me here and there. So when I get a 4-song, 34-minute album with two of the songs dipping below the 7-minute mark, let’s just say the hairs on my neck and back shoot up straighter than those on Don King’s head.” Basement king or cellar fail?

Hell – Hell Review

Hell – Hell Review

By Grymm on August 11, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Drone, Reviews, Sentient Ruin Laboratories, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Drone, 50 comments

“Hell isn’t a unique topic in the realms of heavy metal. Whether it’s scalding hot or freezing cold, overpopulated with sinners or barren like a desert filled with tumbleweeds and rattlesnakes, Satan’s home and permanent tourist hot-spot has been covered to death and undeath too many times to count. Many metal bands, from Black Sabbath to the kvltest of tr00 black metal, weaved so many tales of that realm that it’s become old hat now. M.S.W., the sole member of Salem, Oregon’s Hell, knows this.” Going down.

Madam X’s Top Ten(ish) of 2013

Madam X’s Top Ten(ish) of 2013

By Madam X on December 31, 2013 in 2013, Blog Posts, 55 comments

“Wow, what a year! A large portion of 2013 has had me working my ass off in preparation for my stint out at sea with 70,000 Tons of Pure Fucking METAL! I’ve tried to curtail my excitement, but fuck it, this is huge – Carcass, Septicflesh, Finntroll, Overkill… what more could a girl ask for?” As Madam X shamelessly drops free plugs for a certain novelty cruise line, she also delivers her best albums of the year. That lady can multi-task!