My Dying Bride

Grey Skies Fallen – Cold Dead Lands Review

By Huck N Roll on January 30, 2020 in 2020, American Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Reviews, Xanthros Music, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 48 comments

“It is somehow appropriate that I find myself listening intently to an album called Cold Dead Lands, by a band called Grey Skies Fallen, while we endure the coldest week of the year. Canada in the winter is pretty much a cold dead land, so it was fatefully wise of me to sign up for this review. There’s nothing more fitting to listen to when it is -33 Celsius outside than some long-form doom metal, especially if it comes from a veteran New York band’s fifth full-length, cunningly mixed by Dan Swanö.” Frozen and slow.

Kaoteon – Kaoteon Review

By Grymm on January 13, 2020 in 2020, Death Metal, Dutch Metal, Lebanese Metal, Reviews, Self-released, Death Metal, 37 comments

“With a one-sheet that closed with “FFO: Behemoth, Marduk, Watain, and My Dying Bride,” I expected competently played blackened death metal… with weepy violins, morose lyrics, or whatever else that could possibly be associated with My Dying Bride that would potentially throw a huge monkey wrench into the classic blackened death metal formula.” If you can dodge a wrench….

Officium Triste – The Death of Gaia Review

By Grymm on December 9, 2019 in 2019, Doom Metal, Dutch Metal, Reviews, Transcending Records, Doom Metal, 17 comments

“25 years is a damn long time for a band to exist, though not so much if you’re a doom metal act. Officium Triste celebrates that milestone this year, but somehow The Death of Gaia, sixth full-length overall and first with Transcending Obscurity Records, is the first time I’ve heard this veteran Dutch act.” Unearthing the doom.

(DOLCH) – Feuer Review

By Grymm on November 13, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Gothic Metal, Reviews, Van Records, Doom Metal, 16 comments

“(DOLCH) are a mysterious duo from Germany who are known for their anonymity and their ability to blend DSBM with Gothic rock, and are often compared to Dead Can Dance. So, if you want some DSBM to go with your BDSM, have at it. And now, they’ve dropped their full-length debut, Feuer, upon the masses.” DSBM = BDSM = DONT.

Profetus – The Sadness of Time Passing Review

By Cherd on October 9, 2019 in 2019, Avantgarde Music, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Finnish Metal, Reviews, Death Doom, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Funeral Doom, 11 comments

“From the first minutes, it will be obvious to followers of the style that Profetus model their slow trudging misery after funeral forefathers Thergothon and Skepticism. This makes sense, as all three bands hail from Finland, home of the world’s most metal bands per capita at two bands per person.” Remembrance of heavy things past.

Raventale – Morphine Dead Gardens Review

By Steel Druhm on September 9, 2019 in 2019, Ashen Dominion, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Reviews, Ukrainian Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Funeral Doom, 43 comments

“Back in the early days of my tenure at AMG, I found myself reviewing a fair amount of black metal. As it was only AMG and myself writing reviews back then, it was all hands on deck regardless of genre, and that was how I came to cover a relatively obscure one-man Ukrainian black metal act named Raventale. The project of a mystery man named Astaroth (Balfor, Chapter V: F10, et al), Raventale’s awfully titled 2011 opus Bringer of Heartsore had me enjoying of deep atmosphere on long, meandering compositions that somehow held my attention and transported me to melancholy worlds at discount prices.” Dead gardens, newborn sound.

Rottendawn – Occult Review

By Ferrous Beuller on September 3, 2019 in 2019, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Finnish Metal, Reviews, Saturnal Records, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 32 comments

“Finland’s Rottendawn hold doom metal in the highest regard. Boasting once and current members of Impaled Nazarene, Unholy and Sinisthra, the pedigree on debut album Occult is enviable. Unfortunately, good breeding doesn’t always precede a good album.”When does good breeding become inbreeding?

Yer Metal Is Olde: Morgion – Solinari

By Grymm on August 10, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Blog Posts, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Relapse, Yer Metal Is Olde, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 40 comments

“Let’s face it, peeps; 1999 sucked for metal as a collective whole. Nü-metal sank its black-nail-polished talons into our favorite genre, with heroes trading speed and heft for JNCOs and wildly-colored dreadlocks while jumpingdafuckup over a DJ and 7-string guitars. And doom? Well, Anathema started their shift from doom metal darlings to prog rock just a year prior with Alternative 4. Paradise Lost dabbled with da Mode with One Second but went Full Gahan on Host. And My Dying Bride were roughly 34.788% themselves before righting the ship with The Light at the End of the World.” Wow, what the hell happened?

An Isolated Mind – I’m Losing Myself Review

By Grymm on July 8, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Experimental Metal, I Voidhanger Records, Post-metal, Reviews, Experimental Metal, Post-Metal, 66 comments

“Kameron Bogges isn’t exactly a household name. In fact, prior to today’s review, the only thing I had to go by is that he’s the sole proprietor of one-man experimental act Four Hoove Death Pig, who has an album dedicated to baking banana bread under its belt. Sadly, about a year or so, Bogges suffered the all-too-real hospitalization brought on by what I can imagine would be a manic episode and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The ongoing struggle, as well as coping with such a maligned mental health condition, inspired I’m Losing Myself, released under the guise of An Isolated Mind.” Reflections on a struggle.

Gaahls WYRD – GastiR – Ghosts Invited Review

By Grymm on May 29, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Norwegian Metal, Reviews, Season of Mist, 69 comments

“Kristian Eivind Espedal, aka Gaahl, is a controversial yet prolific figurehead in the Norwegian black metal scene. His work with Gorgoroth, Trelldom, God Seed, and Wardruna showcases how influential and varied his vocal abilities truly are. Of course, felony charges for assault, receiving death threats for coming out as openly gay in 2008, giving eccentric interviews involving the dramatic uttering of one word, and teaming up with former Gorgoroth bandmate King ov Hell in a failed attempt to wrestle the name away from guitarist and sole remaining founding member Infernus in 2007 all have a tendency to overshadow any and all of your accomplishments, no matter how powerful. With all that in mind, we are now in possession of GastiR – Ghosts Invited, the debut full-length from Gaahl’s newest project, Gaahls WYRD.” Satan…is in the details