Doomsday // May 2021
Hail to thee, Heaviest of All Bloggers! Welcome once again to the column of doom and gloom and riffs and licks and fuzz and bass and all sorts of other good stuff. As always, it is truly a wondrous pleasure to... Read More...
Doomsday // April 2021
Hail to you all, Heaviest of Bloggers! I hope spring has sprung for most of you. I live in Denver, CO where we don’t technically have spring so much as a single nice sunny day in the mid 60s followed by wet sn... Read More...
Editors’ Picks – August 2020
As you might have guessed already, the Monthly Missive's intro will be taking much of the spotlight away from this intro. But the Editors' Picks intro is something I've been writing for years now, ever since w... Read More...
Maestus – Deliquesce
It’s so interesting how we can find beauty in metallic
ugliness. Metal is a genre that prides itself on being dirty and underground.
Some people believe the point is to be inaccessible. We have to keep out tho... Read More...
Slow – IV: Mythologiæ (2019 REDUX)
I don’t think I’m saying anything anyone doesn’t know with
this, but music truly is an art form. We forget that sometimes when we’re
listening to top 40 radio or going to a concert. To be fair, a lot of music ... Read More...
Doomsday – 2018 In Review
A dark and foreboding greeting to you, heaviest of Heavy Bloggers! Yes, I’m afraid it’s that time again. The death of the year 2018 demands a review, and we would be quite foolish not to oblige. It’s been another very solid year for doom metal. Personal favorites and genre darlings alike have returned with huge releases, up and comers have made themselves known, and a certain giant of the scene made a comeback after a far too long hiatus. What’s not to like about DOOM 2018?
Riven – Hail to the King
Ah, October. The month of changing colors and the impending onset of winter. The shadows get longer and there’s an air of mystery enveloping the world. Perfect time of year for some music that reminds you of th... Read More...
Doomsday // August 2018
Greetings, heaviest of heavy bloggers! Welcome to our very special ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Doomsday. Stifle your gasps and crack your smelling salts; what you’ve heard is true: it has been a full 12 months sinc... Read More...
Doomsday // May 2018
Greetings heaviest of Heavy Bloggers! Welcome to Doomsday, our monthly roundup of all things slow, low, and otherwise doom related. 2018 is truly picking up steam and I’m (not at all) embarrassed to admit that ... Read More...
Insect Ark – Marrow Hymns
The most interesting thing about metal as a genre is just how liberal the definition of the genre is. It’s a genre that encourages experimentation and invites reinterpretation. At a certain point, one has to ar... Read More...