My Dying Bride

Grymm’s Top Ten(ish) of 2015

Grymm’s Top Ten(ish) of 2015

By Grymm on December 22, 2015 in 2015, Blog Posts, 39 comments

“2015 has not been the best of years for yours truly, with car accidents, challenges, setbacks, and death upon death upon even more death dropped into my unwilling lap. I was ready to rain supernova-warm hellfire upon this calendar year, but thankfully, a much-needed vacation with friends just this past week helped to deaden the pain of all this negativity the year had brought upon me. Musically, it’s been quite positive and productive. October alone was a monster of a month for metal, as you can see by my list. So despite all the negative garbage, at least the soundtrack was incredible.”

Draconian – Sovran Review

Draconian – Sovran Review

By Steel Druhm on October 27, 2015 in 2015, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Napalm Records, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Uncategorized, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 84 comments

“My Dying Bride and Anathema invented what we now think of as the goth-tinged doom/death genre back in the early 90s with their respectively earth-shaking debuts. Though many bands have subsequently tried their hand at the style, few have nailed the original sound and mood as well as Draconian.” Sadness, thy name is Draconian.

My Dying Bride – Feel the Misery Review

My Dying Bride – Feel the Misery Review

By Grymm on September 15, 2015 in 2015, Death Metal, Doom Metal, English Metal, Peaceville, Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 69 comments

“My Dying Bride is one of those bands that I call a “soundtrack band,” meaning that its music has played a key part in my teenage years as well as my early 20’s. I must have played The Angel and the Dark River so much as a young adult that I’m sure I burned through a couple layers of that CD. “The Cry of Mankind,” to this day, still astounds me whenever I hear it. In other words, My Dying Bride has a special place in my heart.” Journey into the heart of Grymm.

Indesinence – III Review

Indesinence – III Review

By Grymm on July 19, 2015 in 2015, Doom Metal, English Metal, Profound Lore Records, Reviews, Doom Metal, 20 comments

“Whenever I say the words “endurance test,” what does that do to you, dear reader? Do you think of 26.2 mile marathons across metropolises like Boston, or even out in the barren sticks of Arizona? Do they bring back memories of reading books like War & Peace in the time span of a few days, in hopes that the book report will somehow miraculously score higher than the “C” you earned due to poor planning?” I think of sitting through any late period Metallica album.

Graveworm – Ascending Hate Review

Graveworm – Ascending Hate Review

By Madam X on July 7, 2015 in 2015, AFM Records, Black Metal, Italian Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Reviews, Symphonic Metal, Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, 11 comments

“Not having heard anymore from the Graveworm camp after their 2011 release, you can hardly blame me for assuming the band had realized their obsolescence. Imagine my surprise at getting promo from AFM Records for Ascending Hate. I had to hear it, it was that simple.” Madam X needed to hear some blackened death? In other news: the sun is hot and dogs like steak.

Brave the Waters – Chapter 1 – Dawn of Days EP Review

Brave the Waters – Chapter 1 – Dawn of Days EP Review

By Jean-Luc Ricard on May 15, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Not Metal, Post-Rock, Reviews, Unsigned Bands, Not Metal, 4 comments

“Doom fans among you will likely know about New York’s Grey Skies Fallen, a vintage doom/death act that has been steadily improving their My Dying Bride/Anathema-influenced paeans to pain since the late nineties. Grind fans among you will likely know about New York’s Buckshot Facelift, a slightly less vintage hardcore/grind band that has been vomiting up vitriolic violence since the mid naughties.” But did you know they had a shared project? You didn’t, so don’t pretend you did.

Éohum – Revelations, Aurora of an Epoch Review

Éohum – Revelations, Aurora of an Epoch Review

By Mark Z. on April 2, 2015 in 2015, Avante Garde, Canadian Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Mycelium Networks, Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Progressive Metal, 6 comments

“As an employee in a soul-sucking government bureaucracy, I’ve heard plenty of hollow buzzwords over the years. But amidst the ‘paradigm shifts’ and ‘synergy’ is a phrase I’ve always thought had actual merit: ‘disciplined initiative.’ Meaning: don’t be afraid to dream and try new things – but maintain quality control. Keep a grip on reality. Don’t fling a bunch of shit around in the name of innovation. It applies as much to the workplace as it does to music. Case in point: Canada’s Éohum.” Prepare to expand your bandwidth with this piece of educational mindshare.