Ivan

Phlebotomized – Clouds of Confusion Review

By Kenstrosity on May 26, 2023 in Reviews, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal, 30 comments

“With their resurgence in 2019 with Deformation of Humanity, Dutch progressive death metal sextet[ Phlebotomized reestablished a foothold on the oddball prog-death scene. Combining off-kilter songwriting with dramatic synths and eerie croons didn’t dull the sharp edge of the Dutchmen’s death metal blade, and afforded the band an immediately recognizable identity. Now, the band prepares their next outing, entitled Clouds of Confusion, and with it comes another awesome cover and even MOAR weird death metal.” Blood for the Blood Takers!

Hellish Form – Remains Review

By Cherd on July 1, 2021 in Reviews, Doom Metal, Drone, Funeral Doom, Noise, Sludge, 21 comments

“I’m not entirely sure why, but it seems black metal musicians enjoy carte blanche when it comes to incorporating other genres into their music. Everything from Appalachian folk to shoegaze to African American work songs to opera has been shoehorned into the supposedly kvltest of all metal. Not to mention any other metal genre can just add a little “blackened” seasoning in the mix for tasty results. It’s like the sparkling wine of metal: pairs well with anything. American bi-coastal band Hellish Form has looked at those corpse painted musical polyamorists and asked a question so bold, so elegant it brings a tear to my doom-loving eye: If black metal can do it, why not funeral doom? WHY NOT FUNERAL DOOM? That’s right, Hellish Form take the niche-est of metal styles and cries “Moar niche-er!”” Beseech the Remains.

Holdeneye and Cherd of Doom’s Top Ten(ish) of 2020

By Cherd on December 28, 2020 in Blog Posts, Lists, 210 comments

Holdeneye and Cherd of Doom made these long-winded lists and now they’re your problem. No trade backsies!

Ivan – Silver Screens [Things You Might Have Missed 2020]

By Cherd on December 21, 2020 in Things You Might Have Missed 2020, Funeral Doom, 91 comments

“For those few keeping track, 2020 has been an exceptionally solid year for funeral doom. Convocation, Atramentus, Drown, Mourners and Lone Wanderer all put out top shelf bottles of distilled despondency, while golden boys Bell Witch returned to collaborate, mostly successfully, with Aerial Ruin. While each of these albums occupied a slightly different niche of the style, none wandered so far afield with such thrilling results as Australian duo Ivan on their fifth release Silver Screens.” Strange screenings.