May 2018 has been a great month for stoner/doom, both in terms of new releases and promos in the blog inbox. While you’re waiting for that Khemmis album to drop, do yourself a favor and listen to albums from Mountain Dust and Witch Mountain. Montreal heavy blues dealers Mountain Dust converted me with some demos… Continue reading Listening Lately: Mountains of Dusty Witches
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An Interview with Manuel Gagneux, the Artist Behind Zeal & Ardor
From the first notes of eponymous opening track “Devil is Fine” — harmonized call and response vocals punctuated by the clink of chains — you know that Zeal & Ardor is a different kind of metal. The brainchild of Swiss-American musician Manuel Gagneux, this project melds Delta blues and black metal in a way that Robert… Continue reading An Interview with Manuel Gagneux, the Artist Behind Zeal & Ardor
Album Review: SOURVEIN’s Aquatic Occult (Metal Blade)
It’s been a long, slow slog to get to this point, but T-Roy, the creative force behind Sourvein, has shown no let-up in his dedication to his craft. On Aquatic Occult, the band’s new album released this past week on Metal Blade, he offers a master class on the art of doom. In fact, the… Continue reading Album Review: SOURVEIN’s Aquatic Occult (Metal Blade)
Mourning Blues: A Review of Mammothwing’s Morning Light
Mammothwing is a doom band based out of Nottingham, UK. They’re a brand new trio to the scene, and I would have missed them had it not been for my relentless browsing of internet music sites. I liked the album cover, which is an album trait that dictates more often than not what I choose… Continue reading Mourning Blues: A Review of Mammothwing’s Morning Light
Album Review: Boy From the Crowd’s Where Bees Come To Die — Take Two
East London rock duo Boy From the Crowd are no strangers to Alternative Control. Reviewed by Jade Siren earlier this year, we’re giving the band a second listen now that their EP Where Bees Come to Die has officially been released. The five-track offering mixes punk, rock, and blues influences. There are two versions of “All I Need”… Continue reading Album Review: Boy From the Crowd’s Where Bees Come To Die — Take Two
Album Review: Delta Deep, Self-Titled (Mailboat Records)
What do you get when you put together Def Leppard’s lead guitarist, the Stone Temple Pilots’ bassist, a soul singer who’s done backup vocals for Michael Buble and Luther Vandross, and a metal-loving drummer who’s worked with TLC and Englebert Humperdinck? Somehow, you get a blues band. Def Leppard’s Phil Collen started assembling Delta Deep in… Continue reading Album Review: Delta Deep, Self-Titled (Mailboat Records)
Downloading Salvation: “Church is Burning Down” by Tomás Doncker
When you hear “Church is Burning Down,” you want to dance — but should you? The juxtaposition of body-shaking music and severe lyrics is an unexpected one. But Brooklyn blues artist Tomás Doncker is dead serious. “It all started on The day of the Charleston Massacre,” he said. “Given the fact that the recent “Road… Continue reading Downloading Salvation: “Church is Burning Down” by Tomás Doncker