Album Review: Blackwater Holylight – Veils of Winter
If there’s one thing I can give Blackwater Holylight credit for, it’s figuring out how to maneuver around my dislike of overly long band names....
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Album Review: Space God Ritual – The Unknown Wants You Dead!
Space God Ritual has broadened the scope of their proggy theater doom style with every album they’ve released since their 2010 formation. It’s safe to...
Album Review: Purification – Destruction of the Wicked
Purification of Portland, Oregon isn’t interested in wasting anyone’s time. Along with putting out two EPs mere months after their mid-2018 formation, the doom duo...
Album Review: Bewitcher – Under the Witching Cross
For the most part, Under the Witching Cross picks up where Bewitcher’s self-titled debut album left off. The Portland trio’s blackened speed metal formula is...
Album Review: Crimson Altar – The Dwelling
While Crimson Altar’s first full-length The Dwelling features prominent use of flute and a casual vocal style, these Portlanders are heavier than your typical occult rock...
Album Review: Yob – Our Raw Heart
Yob’s eighth full-length album may draw inspiration from guitarist/vocalist Mike Scheidt’s highly publicized medical battles, but it doesn’t paint the typical picture of triumph. True...
Album Review: Holy Grove – Holy Grove II
After wrestling between darkness and light on their 2016 debut, Holy Grove’s second full-length Holy Grove II largely embraces the light. The guitar and bass tones...
Demo Review: Exulansis – Cyclical Sentient Struggle
Even though only less than a year passed between the release of Demo MMXVI and their second demo Cyclical Sentient Struggle, there’s been some serious...
An Interview With Benjamin Blake of Young Hunter
So as Vault Hunters with slightly longer memories will likely remember, I reviewed Young Hunter‘s third full-length Dayhiker right when it came out a few weeks back....
Album Review: Temple of Abraxas – Aion of Apophis
True to the project’s title, listening to Temple of Abraxas is something of a religious experience. No matter how intense or even violent the nature...