As most of you know, there is a circle of bands that we – and let’s be honest about this – have grown particularly attached to over the years. One of them is without question Thronehammer, who Aidan and I were able to see live together twice last year. Against this background, we were of […]
Epic, atmospheric doom metal is the music that usually reaches me the most emotionally. So it should come as no surprise that Thy Listless Heart strike a chord with me with Pilgrims On The Path Of No Return. I am therefore particularly pleased to present to you today an interview with Simon Bibby, the creative […]
Today we would like to share a playlist with you, in which we have collected some of the songs that were among the highlights of the Hammer of Doom Festival 2022. We hope you enjoy listening to them. 1. Fvneral Fvkk – When God Is Not Watching 2. Wheel – Icarus 3. Parish – Soil […]
Release: 20/05/2022 If you want to put together a doom festival at the moment that features the most exciting newcomer bands of today, you have to look towards Croatia: Thanks to Elusive God, this Balkan gem is playing in the top league of this genre. If you don’t know the band yet, you should read […]
Today we start the 38th round of our Manilla Road Special with Brandon Corsair, guitarist for Serpent Rider, among others. We hope you enjoy reading his very interesting answers. André: When did you first come across Manilla Road in your life? Brandon: As a young teenager, I was not particularly into anything other than extreme […]
It’s time again to share a new playlist with you. Today, everything revolves around the topic of “death”. The following 11 songs prove how beautiful this can be. Have fun listening! Solitude Aeturnus – Scent of Death DoomSword – Deathbringer – Blood on my Hands Omen – Die by the Blade Cirith Ungol – King of […]
One memory that still hasn’t loosened its breathtaking grip on me is the performance of the German Epic Doom band Wheel on this year’s Keep it True Rising festival. After already having enthralled me at the Stormcrusher Festival in September I expected to know what was awaiting me, but I was dead wrong! Writing this […]
Since the Keep it True Rising! is coming up in a few days, we have a playlist for you today in which we present the bands we are especially looking forward to. (Well, Nestor polarizes a bit among the editorial staff…) Have fun listening!
Wenn in einigen Monaten der Newcomer des Jahres gewählt wird, dürften Flame, Dear Flame Top-Positionen einnehmen. Mit Aegis hat das Quartett aus Braunschweig nämlich ein fantastisches Debütalbum veröffentlicht, das mit einem hohen Grad an Eigenständigkeit und tiefer Emotionalität überzeugt (lest euch dazu doch einfach mal unseren Review durch). Vor diesem Hintergrund freuen wir uns sehr, […]
Release: 23.07.2021 English version below We are born in twilight, all forlorn, only rumbling from a heartbeat long ago. Es kommt nicht oft vor, dass mich ein Album bereits während des ersten Durchlaufes verzaubert. Flame, Dear Flame ist dieses Kunststück gelungen: Das Quartett aus Braunschweig schenkt der (Epic) Doom Metal-Welt mit Aegis ein hochemotionales Meisterwerk, […]
