Exgenesis

Gold Spire – Gold Spire Review

By Carcharodon on November 9, 2021 in Reviews, Post-Metal, 33 comments

“Coming off the back of a run of awarding three 4.0s in a row, a run that will likely see me fired—or at least badly mauled—by a certain helmet-wearing Ape, can the last-minute pickup of a post-death doom album, sporting Kenny G saxophone antics, save my fledgling career as a music journalist? Swedish quintet Gold Spire comprises former members of the now-defunct prog-death outfit Usurpress, as well as past and present members of Sarcasm, Obskyr and, crucially, Third Storm, the very first band I reviewed for this here site, meaning there would be a certain pleasing irony if Gold Spire‘s debut prevents my firing.” Blood, treasure, and sax.

TheKenWord’s and Carcharodon’s Top Ten(ish) of 2020

By Carcharodon on December 28, 2020 in Blog Posts, Lists, 173 comments

TheKenWord and Carcharodon join the fray with tastes ranging from good, bad, and unfathomable.

Doom_et_Al’s and Dear Hollow’s Top Ten(ish) of 2020

By Doom_et_Al on December 27, 2020 in 2020, Blog Posts, Lists, 114 comments

Doom_et_Al and Dear Hollow have their big boy lists. Did they use that great power responsibly?

Exgenesis – Solve et Coagula [Things You Might Have Missed 2020]

By Carcharodon on December 1, 2020 in Things You Might Have Missed 2020, 45 comments

“That glorious moment when you find a fucking cool record and you excitedly run off to tell your friends fellow captive writers about it. That awkward moment when one of them is like “oh yeah, I was telling everyone about this a few weeks back – wait, you were there, weren’t you?” And all you’re thinking is “die.” In this case, my sternest death stare was directed at the insufferable Cherd of Doom for it was he, not me, that first tooted the trumpet of Swedish-Colombian melodic doom/death dealers Exgenesis and their stunning full-length debut, Solve et Coagula.” Spiteballs and Coagula.