DOWNFALL OF GAIA – Aeon Unveils the Thrones of Decay

Describing Downfall of Gaia is similar to learning to juggle with your feet. It can be done, but it’s certainly not easy. A literal melting pot of influences, these Germans have been a unique entity from the get-go. There are bits of crust, death, black, doom, post, sludge, atmosphere and a whole bunch more of…

DEAD ALONE – Nemesis

Dead Alone, who have been around for over ten years, have yet to cross my listening path until now. Reading their description of being blackened death – a style much loved by yours truly – hopes for "Nemesis" were reasonably optimistic. Diving right in, this is decently written stuff. The variety in the songwriting is…

ZOM – Flesh Assimilation

Blackened death metal proprietors Zom seem to be a band of which opinions are much divided. Face-ripping destruction, or mind-numbing slop? The hype is there for this Irish trio, and always eager to try new things, this was something of which needed to be given a test run. It ended up being a really long…

ANGUISH – Mountain

Traditional doom done right is an undeniably enjoyable, downtrodden bit of fun. The sheer amount of Candlemass copycats in recent years, however, has been formidable, to say the least! Not a bad thing, to an extent. Some are laughably bad, while others add their own twists and turns to the tried and true classic sound.…

TEMPLE OF VOID – Of Terror and the Supernatural

Death and doom metal, when combined right, is a miraculous sound that is difficult to get enough of. Enter USA’s Temple of Void. These guys came right out of nowhere to provide one of the year’s best examples of how to write an album that owns the listener and never quits. "The Embalmer’s Art" begins…

GHOST BRIGADE – IV – One with the Storm

Finland is never devoid of quality music, and the offerings in the doom metal realm have been steadily improving over the years. Ghost Brigade is one of those acts, though they’re a certain mix of doom, death and melancholic rock. A remarkably consistent group, this sextet has set a standard of quality that thus far…

NE OBLIVISCARIS – Citadel

If the name Ne Obliviscaris doesn’t ring a bell, you’ve either been living under a rock, or much pity should be bestowed upon you – possibly both! These Australian’s have been taking the metal world by storm since their "The Aurora Veil" EP, and their picture perfect debut full-length, "Portal of I," back in 2012.…

PROG POWER USA 2014 – Atlanta, Georgia – USA

Arrival and Day 1 Prog Power USA, the premier event for fans of all things prog and whatnot. A festival that I’ve come close to going to a few times, but never took the plunge. The decision to go to this one was a last minute one. A few standout bands that were on this…

SUMMER BREEZE 2014 – Day one – Dinkelsbühl – Germany

Day 1 The rare awesome started straight away, with a show from melancholic black metal troupe Heretoir. Another unfamiliar band until their festival addition, they put on a punishing good time with a lot of downtrodden twists. "Eclipse" and "Fatigue" were among the most impactful songs played, proving them to be a fine band that…

KATATONIA – Cleveland, USA – Peabody’s

Certainly one of the better tours of the year here in the US of A, Katatonia came rolling into Cleveland, Ohio, on October 1.  A great way to kick off the month, right? Opening the show was L.A.’s Intronaut – a progressive sort of band that has a definite Meshuggah influence with their usage of…

ALCEST – An Ocean of Dreams

ALCEST er for tiden på turne i Nord-Amerka sammen med Anathema, en turne som forøvrig avsluttes i dag i Arizona. Eternal Terror skribent Dan Barkasi fikk gleden av å møte Neige fra ALCEST for en prat forut for konserten de gjorde i Cleveland i forrige måned.

METALDAYS 2013 – Day 5 – Tolmin, Slovenia

We have sadly come to the end.  Yes, day five.  Longer than every other festival, yet it still feels like it went by way too fast.  That’s the sign of a good time, though!  Sadness aside, let’s get to the last day.  It was a full one! Eternal Deformity was first, and they were definitely…

METALDAYS 2013 – Day 4 – Tolmin, Slovenia

Wow, day four already?  Time flies when you’re at a bad ass metal fest, doesn’t it? This early afternoon was kicked off by another band from Cyprus.  This one is Blynd, who sport a pretty straightforward death/thrash attack.  An attack that was quite well done – full of the sort of aggression one would expect…

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