As Brimstone Coven prepares for a trip north to play Day One of New England Stoner and Doom Festival (5/3 at Altones in Jewett City, CT), the blog sent them some questions about their music. Here’s what guitarist Corey Roth had to say about occult mysteries delivered in three-part harmonies…. How has the band’s sound… Continue reading There Shall Be Black Magic: An Interview with Brimstone Coven
Alya’s Ten Years of Solitude
Russian-born journalist Alya has switched gears to a more artistic medium: indie pop music. Her new album Ten Years of Solitude has been making waves around the world — “Puppet Strings” has charted in Europe and “Animals” won Best Music Video in the California Women’s Film Festival and Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood, in addition to getting… Continue reading Alya’s Ten Years of Solitude
Staring into the Abyss: A Review of Bolgia’s Altars
Noise and ambience are central ingredients in music, and always have been. Various amounts of dissonance found in even classical, orchestral pieces owes its foundations to noise as a musical concept. One can argue that music really is just organized sound – and what is noise exactly? It’s a sound of unpleasant or disturbing nature.… Continue reading Staring into the Abyss: A Review of Bolgia’s Altars
Listening Lately: The Maryland Doomfest Edition
I’m excited to be attending my first Maryland Doomfest in June — both to see bands that I’ve enjoyed previously and to find bands that are new or “new to me.” To that end, I’ve been looking at the lineup and checking out a few names that were unfamiliar. First up is Wolf Blood, a driving… Continue reading Listening Lately: The Maryland Doomfest Edition
AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: I Am The Law’s “Dance Of the Southern Witch”
Raucous Tennessee groove metallers I Am The Law are proud to present “Dance of the Southern Witch” off their upcoming and yet-to-be-titled EP. Check it out! About I Am The Law: “You know what? F@$% it! We’ll just do it ourselves.” That’s the attitude I Am The Law takes with its approach to its own… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Premiere: I Am The Law’s “Dance Of the Southern Witch”
NESDF Day Two Spotlight: Benthic Realm
Benthic Realm has quite a run of weekend warrior dates ahead of them! The Massachusetts doom trio will be joining our friends Bone Church and Dust Prophet as well as Barbarian Thieves this Saturday at 13th Floor Music Lounge in Florence, MA. Then a couple weeks later, it’s down to Jewett City for Day Two… Continue reading NESDF Day Two Spotlight: Benthic Realm
On the Front Line: Cradle of Filth and More @ Irving Plaza, NYC
Riddle me this: fifty some-odd goths and horror punks waiting outside Irving Plaza with not a single clove cigarette between them. This on the night that extreme metallers Cradle of Filth come to New York City on the most recent leg of the “Cryptoriana World Tour,” aptly subtitled “The Second Coming of Vice.” Maybe it… Continue reading On the Front Line: Cradle of Filth and More @ Irving Plaza, NYC