Finnish death-doom metal band Swallow the Sun will embark on a 2025 North American headline tour supporting its forthcoming album, "Shining," which drops on Oct, 18, 2024, via Century Media Records. The tour will feature support from Harakiri for the Sky Ghost Bath, and Snakes of Russia. The artist pre-sale is going on now; general... Continue Reading →
Colorado doom metal band Khemmis has released a limited edition 7-inch titled "Where the Cold Wind Blows" via Nuclear Blast. Get it here. "Surprise!," the band said. "Today, we are thrilled to release 'Where the Cold Wind Blows,' a limited edition 7" featuring two tracks recorded with Dave Otero during the 'Deceiver' sessions in 2021. 'In the Pines' is our somber rendition of the... Continue Reading →
Swedish doom metal band Candlemass will headline the pre-party for the inaugural Hell in the Harbor festival on Friday, May 26, 2023, in Baltimore, Maryland. The lineup for the event at Baltimore Soundstage also includes Warhorse, Devil Master, Kontusion, Withered, BastardCröss and Total Maniac. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Mv0m4yiZM Tickets for the pre-party are on sale here. Tickets for... Continue Reading →
Ether Coven has shared the music video for “Consequences of Self (Let the Nails Carve Our Names in Rust),” which features guest vocals from Howard Jones (Light the Torch, Blood Has Been Shed, ex- Killswitch Engage), as well as Andy Nelson (Weekend Nachos) and Anthony Crupi (Pain Ritual). The song is the closing track of Ether Coven's new album, "The Relationship Between... Continue Reading →
Doom metal act Frayle has shared the new single/video "Bright Eyes" from its upcoming album, "Skin & Sorrow," due Sept. 23, 2022, via Aqualamb Records. Filmed in New York City and Salem, Massachusetts, the infamous site of the Salem Witch Trials, the video is a meditation on empowerment and shedding the mask to reveal the... Continue Reading →
A Tzompantli, in bygone days, was a rack used to display human skulls, often of enemies or sacrifices, in several Mesoamerican civilizations. In 2022, Tzompantli is a death/doom war march built on a bedrock of native/indigenous themes, rituals, and history illuminating the splendor, brutality and despair within. Nearly three years after the band’s self-released EP, Tzompantli's debut... Continue Reading →
Pioneering New Orleans, Louisiana, sludge metal band Crowbar will release its long-awaited new full-length, "Zero and Below," on March 4, 2022, via MNRK Heavy. The band has unveiled the record's artwork, track listing and first single/video, "Chemical Godz," all of which can be seen below. "Zero and Below" is Crowbar's 12th studio album and first since... Continue Reading →
A Pale Horse Named Death, the doom metal band led by founding Type O Negative and Life of Agony member Sal Abruscato, has released the new single "Slave to the Master." It's the fourth single taken from the band's new album, "Infernum in Terra," released Sept. 24, 2021, via Long Branch Records/SPV. Stream "Slave to the Master" and order the new album here. “This song is up there for... Continue Reading →
A Pale Horse Named Death, the doom metal band led by founding Type O Negative and Life of Agony member Sal Abruscato, has released the new single and accompanying music video for "Reflections of the Dead." It's the third single taken from the band's upcoming album, "Infernum in Terra," which comes out Sept. 24, 2021, via Long Branch Records/SPV. Stream "Reflections of the Dead" and pre-order the new... Continue Reading →
Finnish death/doom metal band Swallow the Sun will release its new album, "Moonflowers," on Nov. 19, 2021, via Century Media Records. The band also will release a bonus album featuring instrumental versions of all the album tracks from "Moonflowers." The instrumental album has been composed for strings and was recorded by the Finnish group Trio... Continue Reading →
