In a time where so many bands want to sound retro, no old school portrayal is more accurate than that of Pagan Altar. This may primarily be due to the band having gotten its start in the NWOBHM era and for drawing most of their material from songs written [...]
I’m pretty sure Demon Eye is the most cheerful band associated with the doom/occult rock movement. They’re never as tongue in cheek as Ghost and their ilk nor reaching for the irony crowd, but there’s an impish spirit in their already upbeat style that [...]
When you think of bloated double albums, I’ll bet money that the Use Your Illusions by Guns N’ Roses are the first ones that come to mind. It was understandable for the long-awaited follow-up to the iconic Appetite for Destruction to consist of two fully [...]
With the release of Avatarium’s third full-length album, it’s becoming harder to label them as a straight female-fronted doom metal band. The guitar tone is still heavy and the atmosphere is darkly esoteric, but the group’s lighter influences are even [...]
Hailing from London isn’t enough to stop The Riven from embracing the bluesy, southern-US influenced hard rock style that they’ve chosen to adopt. They’ve chosen wisely, too; their frontwoman’s potent voice complements the stoner [...]
