Late to the Party: We Follow the Earth Dooms with Lightbearer!!!
In Space, all you can do is SCREAM!
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Solar Trip
Operate heavy machinery with caution.
Read More Solar TripAn Open Letter to Faetooth*
So, yeah. Thanks so much for dropping the best debut since Messa dropped Belfry or Spaceslug gave us Lemanis in 2016, take your pick. If you’re not careful, you’re gonna wind up on a successful tour with Frayle and the aforementioned Messa that makes so much money you’re gonna need an accountant. …
Read More An Open Letter to Faetooth*Vitskar Suden: the Faceless King
he only other bands that have caught my attention like this in terms of story-telling and execution are Spaceslug, Howling Giant and Sergeant Thunderhoof. This is an instant classic that resets expectations for horror/fantasy in heavy music. Wow. Just…wow!
Read More Vitskar Suden: the Faceless KingIs Stoner/Doom a Boring, Dead Genre?
If one were to pay attention to Gatekeepers like Finn McKenty, and other gatekeepers I’m not gonna mention, Stoner/Doom is repetitive, depressing and not worth paying attention to in any meaningful way. I’ve written that metal should stop criticizing/ disparaging other genres, that we should all take a collective chill pill (or edible) and support […]
Read More Is Stoner/Doom a Boring, Dead Genre?Spaceslug – Leftovers
To be clear, I didn’t write this. Hope you don’t mind the share… The whole realm of heavy psych, heavy rock, or whatever it is you want to call it has really been experiencing a renaissance that started not even a … Spaceslug – Leftovers
Read More Spaceslug – LeftoversDoomsgiving 2017
My musical gratitude list for 2017
Read More Doomsgiving 2017Ufomammut and Spaceslug
I don’t think I can name one band in the past 50 years that has maintained such a high level of continuity between three releases. It’s not that they all sound like the same album, or that the band is just recycling a formula. Instead, Spaceslug seems to have a definite sense of who they are and where they want to take us, and they masterfully produce their music with a singular sense of drive and intensity.
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