An enjoyable and well-executed doom metal album that dares to add elements from other genres, for a great result.

A high-quality traditional doom metal release, and bound to be one of the finest albums in that category to be heard this year.

The Curse’ is a big dense serving of traditional gloom and doom packaged very efficiently.

Better and more focused writing would have made this a better, more profound debut album.

Doom metal has always been a celebration of traditional heavy metal. Though the biggest influence for genre is Black Sabbath, proto-metal bands like Blue...

A thoughtful and intriguing work, with a well-executed mix of brutalism and hope

Avatarium's own brand of doom/psychedelic metal continues to deliver a great punch. At the same time, in this, their first post-Edling album, the band also tries to explore new sounds, with mixed results.

Few bands in the American doom metal scene, can claim as much influence and longevity as Los Angeles’ Saint Vitus. Part of an unholy...

It's a pretty  ambitious move to open an album with a 17-minute track but, then again, this latest release by Lord Vicar is full...

There are albums that, despite nominally belonging to a certain genre, can nevertheless be enjoyed by "outsiders." Albums in which the music contains elements...