doom metal

Daylight Dies | Idle

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — Before they became one of the mainstays of the American doom/death scene, North Carolina-based Daylight Dies made their debut on then fledgling label Tribunal Records with the 2000 EP Idle. It may have been the band’s excellent releases on Relapse and [...]

Solitude Aeturnus | In Times of Solitude

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer It’s been five years since we last heard from American doom metal legends Solitude Aeturnus, and with singer Robert Lowe busy in Candlemass it may be even longer till a proper follow up to 2006’s very underrated Alone is released. In the meantime, the band has [...]

Blood Ceremony : Living With the Ancients

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Living With the Ancients is the second album from Canadian heavy/doom metal band Blood Ceremony. Led by female vocalist/organist/flautist Alia O’Brien, Blood Ceremony plays a wickedly retro-sounding brand of metal with emphasis on heavy, doomy riffs, occult themes [...]