doom metal
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Via NPR Music, it’s a live video of the Body performing its crushing brand of sludge metal with the Assembly Of Light Choir In Concert, which made an appearance on the duo’s 2010 album All the Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood. Last year, the album had
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I’ve been into this Baton Rouge sludge metal band ever since NPR Music turned me on to their Summit LP last year. I even gave it a pretty positive review. Well, since I first heard these guys, I’ve been convinced that they’re one of the grimiest and
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On Blood Ceremony’s second album, the Canadian band embraces a traditional style of doom metal; but they still manage to make worlds collide. With guitar riffs coming straight out of the Toni Iommi playbook and flute playing that calls out to Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson, this album is
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Is “darkness” taken seriously anymore, or has it just become a schtick that gets your band labeled “witch house”? Canada’s Blood Ceremony does reference witches, but they’re not in a house–they’re not in the ghetto either. The witches on the band’s latest album, Living With
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On Boris’ latest albums, the band seeks to simplify their sound a bit. While they have made their style a little more accessible–especially on Attention Please–I don’t think it’s translated into something that’s exactly catchy or memorable. Still, there are some pretty heavy moments on
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Video: Red fang- “Wires” Directed by Whitey McConnaughy, the new Red Fang video is absolutely hilarious. Without going too far into the details, it’s basically a story of American ingenuity and creativity, following the tale of what four dudes do with a music video budget of 5,000 dollars.
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A new track from the Polish doom metal outfit Belzebong. It comes from their latest album, Sonic Scapes & Weedy Grooves. On “Acid Eater,” we get just that. The riffs here aren’t jaw-dropping, but the mix and textures on this new release are pretty good. Moaning guitars hang in
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An 8-minute monster from the forthcoming Cave In album, White Silence. Some of the heaviest riffs I’ve heard in a few months. Clean vocals usually don’t do it for me in a style like this, but it’s just working for me this time around. Really looking forward
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Chicago’s Indian just dropped their fourth LP on Relapse Recs. Guiltless takes hints from doom and sludge, yes, but the vocals on this thing call out to the frostbitten sounds of black metal. The riffs on this thing are pretty massive as well.
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