EP Review: Chrome Waves – The Cold Light of Despair
It would be easy to peg Chrome Waves’ The Cold Light of Despair as a filler release. The compilation is coming out just months after...
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Album Review: Black Road – Witch of the Future
While Black Road’s 2017 self-titled debut largely sounded like bluesy hard rock with some doomy tinges, the Chicago group offers the literal opposite approach on...
Album Review: Spillage – Blood of Angels
Despite featuring a cover of “Dirty Women” as a bonus track, Spillage’s second album, Blood of Angels sounds more like something that Black Sabbath would’ve...
Album Review: Dead Sacraments – Celestial Throne
Dead Sacraments’ approach to doom metal reminds me of a cross between Destroyer of Light and Thronehammer. The Illinois group’s full-length debut Celestial Throne sees...
Track Premiere: 酸葬儀 acidfuneral – “漂流通してスターレスレルム drifting through a starless realm”
My favorite thing about doing IMV is being able to shine a spotlight on bands that our loyal Vault Hunters might not hear about otherwise....
Album Review: Pale Horseman – The Fourth Seal
The Fourth Seal marks a competent return for sludge veterans Pale Horseman that showcases the band’s ability, but unfortunately never shows anything outside of their...
An Interview with Pelican’s Trevor Shelley de Brauw
When it comes to instrumental post-metal, there’s Pelican and then there’s everybody else. Originally conceived of as a side project among the members of an...
Album Review: Bear Mace – Butchering the Colossus
In a culture flooded with remarkable album art, it’s a sad reality that not every album can live up to the greatness of it’s cover. Bear...