HÅNDGEMENG launch one hell of a doom party on “Satanic Panic Attack”.

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It’s one of these dive bars, in a city like no other. The low-ceilinged basement shelters a handful of freaks who braved the winter cold. 1493 kilometers now separate...

Hamburg sludge punks KAVRILA get merciless as f*** on “Heretics I”.

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It’s no secret that I absolutely love Kavrila. But so far in my previous reviews, I never quite explained how the love story began. With their latest EP reissue comes the...

MESSA spellbinds us once again with “The Spin”.

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The wheel, the circle, the cycle, the ouroboros. All these images are conjured up by the cover and title of MESSA’s fourth album. Is this a sign that the band is afraid of...

From Austin to Glasgow, fuzz reigns supreme: SKLOSS “The Pattern Speaks”.

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Look out, something’s brewing. There’s electricity in the air. A ball of energy concentrated in the palm of your hand, like Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira, ready to...

GUILTLESS : neurosis, destruction and walls of riffs.

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Warning: if you’re already neurotic and deeply depressed about the current world events and uncertain future, don’t listen to this album or read any further –...

French space rock newcomers THE BAPTIZED hit hard with “Exilion”.

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How do you determine a band’s popularity and influence on the music scene? Judge by the number of imitators it spawns in its wake. Let’s make no mistake: Slift have...

50 Shades of Doom: our must-hear records.

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Ahoy, reckless music lovers. You who came across the recent meme trend invading our screens over the past few days, suddenly asked yourself healthy questions such as: “But wait,...

POTHAMUS offers a new post-metal milestone with “Abur”.

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Pothamus. Remember this name. With their second album “Abur”, the Belgian trio establishes a new milestone in the evolution of post-metal, with the birth of a new branch. And...

À TERRE nurtures an intoxicating despair on “Embrasser La Nuit”.

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South-west of France heavy newcomers À Terre are releasing their debut album, and what a debut! Emerging from a post-heavy scene that has reached some sort of ceiling and...

MEMBRANE “Deathly Silence”

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The pioneers (and last survivors) of French dark noise rock just released their seventh album “Deathly Silence”, thanks to the support of an assembly of independent labels....

Game over: MANTAR go primal as f*** on “Post Apocalyptic Depression”.

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Mantar doesn’t make compromises. Never. In 2022, they released the polished and wide-ranging “Pain Is Forever and This Is the End”, adding a new string to their...

Dark crooner DAX RIGGS blows minds with “7 Songs For Spiders”.

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You’ll be hearing a lot about Dax Riggs this year. Not to mention Acid Bath. After a first aborted comeback attempt at Sick Sad World (which got canceled), the mythical and...

WORMSAND makes way for the gripping grunge doom of “You, The King”.

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Here is an album review that required much more thinking and introspection than I ever expected. How could I not elaborate on the quintessential qualities of one of my favorite...

SPIRIT MOTHER “Trails”.

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Sometimes you have to take a step back. Take a break from this systematic frenzy of consuming new releases every Friday. Maybe even look back and realize that albums that...

From rock to doom: the coolest albums of 2024.

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Goddamn, this was by far the hardest end-of-year piece we’ve had to put together in ages, as this year’s quantity and quality of releases frankly got us overwhelmed....