Night Resident hail from Athens, Greece, having got together in 2018, and thrive on delivering darkish heavy rock with more than a hint of "doom'n'gloom" to their lyrics and general demeanour. Their 2019 self-titled debut was warmly received but only provided the platform for more in the shape of the 2021 follow-up Darkness Is My..
King Potenaz – Arcane Desert Rituals Vol.1 (Majestic Mountain Records)
Southern Italy's King Potenaz return with a scorched-earth sermon of fuzzy, raw, and occult-fueled doom on their long-awaited second album, Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 1, recently released via Majestic Mountain Records. Formed as a power trio in the deep south of Italy, King Potenaz invoke the classic vibes of Black Sabbath, Electric Wizard, Monster Magnet, Kyuss, and Sleep, blending stoner riffs with cavernous doom and occult psychedelia...
Up-and-coming Greek groovers Tidal Shock to release debut album in November
It was the autumn of 2018 when Alex, Beppe and George were brought together by their shared passion for loud and fuzzy rock n roll. Located at the time on the island of Crete, the three musicians worked between their influences and soon original material was being put to paper, resulting to a debut EP..
Kurokuma – Of Amber and Sand
Vicious psych trio, Kurokuma brought a fresh heaviness to the extreme music scene in 2022 with their debut album, Born of Obsidian. In August the genre-mashing threesome will return with their new record, Of Amber and Sand. It's not sludge, it's not doom, it's not death metal. It's Kurokuma! Sitting broadly within the doom genre,..
Paradise Lost announce 30th anniversary reissue of ‘Icon’ – and release European tour dates
In 1993 Paradise Lost released their gothic metal masterpiece 'Icon', an album that defined the genre and made them one of the best metal bands the UK has ever produced. To celebrate the album's 30th anniversary, the gothic metal legends have announced details of their Embers of Europe Tour for December this year. The band have..
Volcanova to release 6 track EP “Cosmic Bull*hit” in early 2022
Icelandic desert rockers Volcanova will release the EP "Cosmic Bullshit" in early 2022. Following their acclaimed debut album "Radical Waves" from 2020, the power-trio returns with 6 brand new cuts of cosmic grooves and volcanic jams. "Cosmic Bullshit" revisits the vibes of Volcanova's debut album, while showing a new dimension of the band's sound. A..
Embr to release new EP ‘1021’ on 3rd September (New Heavy Sounds)
To coincide with London label New Heavy Sounds' 10 year anniversary, U.S doom quartet Embr have announced details of a new limited edition EP which is set for release on 3rd September. The '1021' EP features 3 new tracks from the band including new single 'Vesuvious' The title alludes to the fact that, the EP is..
m2 m2 – BlakGod EP
FFO: Ghostemane, Sleep Token, Gost Mvsic2mvrder2 - or m2m2 to the initiated! - was born out of the urge to do something off key. They are definitely different, combining dark hardcore, what they describe as "occult guitar licks", dense Metal sludge backgrounds with ethereal floating vocals, they're certainly not for everyone! M2m2 originate from the..
OUT NOW – Green Druid release Doom offering ‘At The Maw of Ruin’. [Earache]
PSYCHEDELIC DOOM MASTERS 'GREEN DRUID' EXERT DENDROMANCY AND CAST EARTH MAGICK WITH NEW OFFERING 'AT THE MAW OF RUIN' OUT NOW VIA EARACHE RECORDS From the label that brought you doom pioneers Sleep, welcome to the stage Green Druid. Brooding, atmospheric, isolationist. With weighty riffs summoning the Lovecraftian horrors of the cosmos, Green Druid's music entrances listeners..
Green Druid. New Single ‘The Forest Dark’ out now plus new album info. [Earache Records]
FFO: Sleep, Electric Wizard, Ohhms CRUSHING PSYCHEDELIC DOOM ORDAINED AT THE HALLOWED ALTARS OF ELECTRIC WIZARD & SLEEP... ISOLATIONIST, CINEMATIC AND DEVASTATING. INTRODUCING, GREEN DRUID. PSYCHEDELIC DOOM MASTERS 'GREEN DRUID' UNLEASH CINEMATIC AND BROODING SINGLE 'THE FOREST DARK' AND ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'AT THE MAW OF RUIN', OUT DECEMBER 4TH VIA EARACHE RECORDS From the label..