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2009’s top 100 albums of Gloom & Doom

beerman — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:58:15 +0000

Here’s The Beerman Top 100 of 2009

Station Dysthymia – Only Gray Days, 2009

beerman — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:55:16 +0000

Melodic Death Doom from Russia. Oh this is good. They produce melodies to die for and know how to touch them with extreme Death Doom. Think Remembrance meets Ataraxie. 9.5/10…

New Temple of Snakes podcast

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:30:10 +0000

Temple of Snakes has a new podcast online – Both Bjorn and Brandon really know their stuff so I would recommend listening to it! Download it here.

Arxis/Snakebite, The Swan & Mitre (Live Review)

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:49:31 +0000

I will introduce this excellent article by giving one one line from it… They’re more wallet chains and hoodys to Arxis’ broadswords and big-titted wenches atop dragons. If that doesn’t make you want to read on, I don’t know what will! Arxis/Snakebite, The Swan & Mitre (Live Review)

Tortured Spirit – Arkham Sanitarium, 2009

beerman — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:38:42 +0000

Great riffs and driving rhythms. Think Free, Lord Vicar, Reverend Bizarre and Against Nature. The guitar solos are jaw-droppingly original. The vocals. At their best they are a little like Bobby Liebling, but at their worse they can be a liability. Be warned that the worse vocals are on the 1st track so you may [...]

The Best Gloom and Doom of 2009 Poll

beerman — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:33:17 +0000

The aim is to compile a list of great albums for the year so that we’ve all got a list of quality music to track down and check out for ourselves. 1. Vote for as many bands as you feel deserve the accolade Best Gloom or Doom of 2009. 2. Try to remember who you voted for [...]

Swallow The Sun – New Moon, 2009

beerman — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:30:12 +0000

Great blackened vocals on the opener plus an aggressive edge, but this soon disappears as the vibe returns to that of previous albums. If you need another similar sounding StS album then this is for you, it’s probably their best release to date. Some tracks are new and exciting, others are too generic for me. [...]

Temple of Snakes – We host it!

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:12:16 +0000

I was recently asked by Tyger (one hell of an artist/photographer and all round good chap!) if I would be up for hosting a metal podcast he is involved in. Of course I was more than up for it and I am pleased to say the first two episodes are already online for your listening pleasure. The [...]

Blunt Force Trauma have a new Track Online

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:12:24 +0000

And it is absolutely stonking! A noticeable step up from their already solid Enemies EP, well worth checking out if your like your slamming death metal. Check out their official MySpace now.

There be Kongh in them there hills

JWS — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:15:29 +0000

Swedish Doom types Kongh have been offically picked up by Chicaco based Label Seventhrule Official press release: Seventh Rule Recordings proudly welcomes Scandinavian doom lords Kongh to its eccentric family. Hailing from Sweden, Kongh brings doom metal with a progressive melting pot of ideas whose origins stem from the spirit of their godfathers — Melvins, Yob, [...]