How’s that for a long title? In today’s edition of Inbox Gems, we’ll take a look at some recent releases and music news… First up: Village Raid, released by the Connecticut doom band Gorge on June 21. Gorge’s music has a theme of Native American history; this album hones in on Metacomet, the Wampanoag chief… Continue reading Inbox Gems: GORGE, MOURN THE LIGHT, BOOZEWA, ROCK ME AMADEUS, and PISTOL BEAUTY
Album Review: Amenra’s De Doorn (Relapse)
Belgium’s Amenra have existed for more than two decades and over that period have gradually grown in stature and renown. Between 2003 and 2017, they released six albums entitled Mass I – Mass VI and concurrently rose to prominence as one of the most highly respected “post-metal” bands on the planet. The band are also… Continue reading Album Review: Amenra’s De Doorn (Relapse)
Album Review: Hexenzirkel by TOMMY CONCRETE (Trepanation Recordings)
Edinburgh’s Tomas Pattison, otherwise known as Tommy Concrete, has never stayed with one style for very long. Over the past 20 years, he has released a plethora of solo records in genres ranging from trip hop to prog to black metal. Tommy was also once a member of punk legends The Exploited, and has played… Continue reading Album Review: Hexenzirkel by TOMMY CONCRETE (Trepanation Recordings)
Music News: C SQUARED MUSIC To Release Their Debut Compilation Album
From the PR wire… C² Underground Music Special will release on 17th September 2021. C Squared founders Curtis Dewar and Cori Westbrook commented, “We are really excited to be releasing our first album under the C Squared banner. When we first formed C Squared a few months ago, we really wanted to be able to work with bands in all aspects, not just PR, marketing… Continue reading Music News: C SQUARED MUSIC To Release Their Debut Compilation Album
Track Premiere: “Shadow in the Well” by TOMMY STEWART’S DYERWULF
A heavy metal lifer, Tommy Stewart began his official music career with the Metal Blade thrash band Hallows Eve in the mid-1980s. Almost forty years later, he’s still holding the horns high as the CEO of Black Doomba Records, owner of the Blue Ogre Noise Lab recording studio, and the main man in his eponymous… Continue reading Track Premiere: “Shadow in the Well” by TOMMY STEWART’S DYERWULF
Album Review: ATREYU, Baptize (Spinefarm Records)
As far back as 2006’s A Deathgrip On Yesterday, Atreyu has never been afraid to challenge the status quo of modern metal. As fellow 2000s metalcore bands, such as Avenged Sevenfold, Killswitch Engage, and All That Remains began to think beyond club shows and produced content fit for stadiums, so too did the Orange County… Continue reading Album Review: ATREYU, Baptize (Spinefarm Records)
SPIRAL GRAVE Talks Records, Shows, and More
Based in Maryland and Virginia, Spiral Grave has been on the scene since 2019, dishing out aggressive doom grooves with insightful lyrics. The new project seemed to be on an upward trajectory, rising to high expectations set by members’ previous bands Iron Man and Lord. And then… 2020 struck. But Spiral Grave used their time… Continue reading SPIRAL GRAVE Talks Records, Shows, and More