Usually, I avoid the 14-minute epics because, well, I don’t have time for long songs that drone on forever. Now I know that may sound like heresy to the Doom community, but this gal has a full-time job, a family, and a business on the side that I am trying to grow. It’s more like “Hit me with your best shot…fire away” around here.
Read More Newbie Doomer and the Road to Desertfest: MelvinsIf you hunger, CRAVE modern, post-rock-on-the-verge-of progressive, heavy psych with a dash of stoner, you should definitely add Hum to your collection. The entire album runs a mere 38 minutes, and every song comes across as the perfect, edited version of what the song should be. One is like a collection of my favorite bits of this kind of music, with none of the stuff I have to overlook in order to enjoy it.
Read More Late to the Party: Hum- OneIt’s no secret that Evil Leaf has been a favorite on this site ever since they released their single, Tenebris, a few months ago. Recently, they released their first EP, Slow Burn. . So- does the EP live up to the hype I’ve had? Absolutely. This is a dose of well-written and smartly-produced Doom tracks […]
Read More Evil Leaf: Slow BurnIf you’ve read this blog at all, then you know Newbie is contributing directly. We recently sat down and talked about what got her into this stuff, and what it’s been like to live with this Stoner/Doom dude while we get the site going, along with our YouTube Channel. We hope you like this peek […]
Read More Newbie and the Trip into Stoner/DoomI think Seum is elbowing themselves into the scene, in the sense that as a band, they are doing nothing to generate mass appeal to fit in. Ultimately, I think that’s what makes this album a true work of art: they do nothing that one would expect a band, of any genre, to do. I kept expecting them to zig, and they kept zagging. I love it!
Read More Greater Than the Seum…Double DoubleI mean, the world is changing. Stoner/Doom is changing, with ol’ Boomers and X-ers beginning to hear the influence of our generations on a new crop of insanely talented, misunderstood and highly creative youngsters.
With bands like Eight Foot Manchild around, I’m glad I got to live long enough to hear it!
Read More The DoomBrass of Eight Foot ManchildAs the first month of the year comes to an end, and I’ve submitted my list to the Doom Charts, I am overwhelmed by how much good music is being released every week. Whatever got into our collective water supplies since the pandemic continues to affect us…
Read More Top 5 Releases of JanuaryKthulus hails from Kamloops, British Columbia. I stumbled onto them on Instagram, when they started following me. Seeing the logo, I had to check them out. It’s basically a two-piece unit, with Jared Ehler on harsh, lead vocals. Sean Raven handles everything else, including “drum programming.” I LOVE this EP. I was describing it to […]
Read More Late Week Quickie: Kthulus/ A Thing Long Forgotten