Doom Metal Album reviews - Page 3

GenresDoom Metal

Existential Void Guardian

Conan

Conan - Existential Void Guardian 8.0

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Sludge Metal
Existential Void Guardian keeps Conan's force compact and direct. The guitars sound thick and abrasive, the voice pushes hard…

Eternal Return

Windhand

Windhand - Eternal Return 8.3

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Eternal Return makes Windhand's heavy guitars easier to follow without losing their rough edge. Dorthia Cottrell's voice stands…

The Angel and the Dark River

My Dying Bride

My Dying Bride - The Angel and the Dark River 8.9

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
The Angel and the Dark River leaves the growls behind without making My Dying Bride's music lighter. Aaron Stainthorpe sings…

Day of Reckoning

Pentagram

Pentagram - Day of Reckoning 8.8

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Day of Reckoning has more drive and variety than Pentagram's dark image might suggest. The band stay close to the blues and hard…

Solace

REZN

REZN - Solace 8.0

Album review

Doom Metal
Psychedelic Rock
Stoner Rock
Solace brings a calm, melodic quality to REZN's heavy psychedelic music. Slow guitars and deep bass give the songs their weight…

Psalm 9

Trouble

Trouble - Psalm 9 9.1

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Psalm 9 shows how much drive doom metal can contain. Trouble build their debut around enormous riffs but rarely let the music…

The Shape Of Fluidity

Dool

Dool - The Shape Of Fluidity 8.4

Album review

Doom Metal
Gothic Metal
Progressive rock/metal
The Shape Of Fluidity balances dark atmosphere with a strong sense of melody. Dool use heavy guitars, spacious arrangements and…

Turn Loose the Swans

My Dying Bride

My Dying Bride - Turn Loose the Swans 9.0

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Turn Loose the Swans makes weight and vulnerability equally important. My Dying Bride do not abandon heavy guitars and growls, but…

Hope

Swallow the Sun

Swallow the Sun - Hope 8.7

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Hope makes its weight felt mainly through melody. Swallow the Sun have plenty of deep growls and heavy riffs, but the gloomy…

Atma

YOB

YOB - Atma 8.1

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Atma makes YOB sound heavy and rough. The guitars have a grainy tone, the drums maintain firm movement and the singing shifts from…

When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light

Swallow the Sun

Swallow the Sun - When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light 8.8

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light finds strength in small differences. Swallow the Sun give heavy riffs company through…

Nightfall

Candlemass

Candlemass - Nightfall 9.3

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Nightfall makes doom metal grand without relying entirely on slowness. Candlemass uses heavy riffs, clear melodies and a voice…

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