The death/doom metal genre, a subgenre of doom metal, is filled with awesome underground bands. These are 10 of them, including my band Soliloquium. Classic death/doom metal bands include early Katatonia, Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, October Tide and Swallow the Sun. Three bands you should know before reading this Read more…
Doom metal lyrics are often sad, reflective and poetic. Many bands in the doom metal genre offer fantastic, relatable lyrics. I am the writer for the death/doom metal band Soliloquium. Here, I’ll take you through my views on doom metal lyrics and show you some personal favorites. If you like Read more…
After my article about doom metal from 2019, I decided to keep it up with an article about doom metal from 2020. Here you can find the best doom metal from 2020, both upcoming releases and the best albums that have already come out. If you’re searching for doom metal Read more…
Ethereal Darkness Origin: International Genre(s): Death/doom metal, melodic death metal For fans of: Swallow the Sun, Insomnium, Mors Principium Est, October Tide “Smoke and Shadows” Quality death/doom metal and melodic death metal projects seem to be popping up everywhere right now. According to me, it’s both positive and negative. On Read more…
A new Soliloquium album is on the way and its as unexpected as its connected to my experiences the last few months. This will be more of a personal post than a musical post. But don’t worry, details about the music side of the new album will emerge soon! It’s Read more…
Helevorn Origin: Spain Genre(s): Death/doom metal, gothic metal For fans of: Swallow the Sun, My Dying Bride, Draconian, Evadne, The Foreshadowing This review is also available at rateyourmusic.com “Aamamata” Spain’s Helevorn are on album four of their Gothic-influenced take on death/doom metal. 2014’s “Compassion Forlorn” is the strongest album so Read more…
Kaunis Kuolematon Origin: Finland Active since: 2012 Genre(s): Death/doom metal, melodic death metal For fans of: Swallow the Sun, October Tide, Rapture, Daylight Dies, Novembers Doom This review is also available at rateyourmusic.com “Elämä Ei Tarvitse Minua” review Kaunis Kuolematon is a band I’ve been ecstatic about for quite some Read more…
Doom metal from 2019 – the best new and upcoming doom metal albums I will be keeping tabs on the best doom metal albums from 2019 in an article, just like last year. I bet you will find something interesting here if you’re a doom metal fan. Please comment if Read more…
Decembre Noir Origin: Germany Active since: 2008 Label: Lifeforce Records Genre(s): Death/doom metal For fans of: October Tide, Rapture, Daylight Dies, Novembers Doom This review is also available at rateyourmusic.com “Autumn Kings” Many soulcrushing work commutes in 2016 were spent listening to Decembre Noir’s “Forsaken Earth”. The band’s aggressive take Read more…
The Ashen Tree is an international death/doom metal project formed by Indian musician Schubert Cardozo. Stefan Nordström from Soliloquium joined in on vocals to complete the line-up for the debut EP “The Ashen Tree”. “The Ashen Tree” tracklist: 1. Memories In Monochrome 2. The Hourglass 3. The Ashen Tree The Read more…
