WHERE’S MY BIBLE – Kave

RELEASE YEAR: 2024 BAND URL: https://wheresmybible.bandcamp.com/ When a band finds its voice, the result can be transformative — not just for the group itself, but for the genre it inhabits. With Kave²⁰²⁴, released last September 11th via Inverse Records, Finnish melodic death doom metal act weirdly, possibly jokingly named (no, they’re not Christians) Where’s My…

MY SILENT WAKE – Lost In Memories, Lost In Grief

RELEASE YEAR: 2024 BAND URL: https://mysilentwake1.bandcamp.com/ As melodic death doom metal is hands down my all time favorite genre which fits my complex internal psychology like a glove, I am always on the look out for the finest representatives thereof. Naturally, the so called Peaceville Trinity (Anathema, My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost) would be the…

RED MOON ARCHITECT – October Decay

RELEASE YEAR: 2025 BAND URL: https://redmoonarchitect.bandcamp.com/ Two albums by the Finnish melodic death doom metal sextet, Red Moon Architect (RMA) have made quite a stir in the genre: Concealed Silence²⁰¹² (on Inverse Records) and Fall²⁰¹⁵ (on Playground Music), the latter of which was my introduction to their craft, a very enjoyable addition to my musical…

TOMORROW’S RAIN – Ovdan

RELEASE YEAR: 2024 BAND URL: https://tomorrowsrain.bandcamp.com/ With all the excitement of getting a new My Dying Bride album after 6 years, as good as A Mortal Binding²⁰²⁴ is, it’s easy to overlook other albums coming out on the same date, April 19th, such as the 2nd full length Ovdan²⁰²⁴ (released on AOP Records) by the…