If the name Leif Edling doesn't mean anything to you, then you're woefully unfamiliar with one of the greatest riffsmiths of this generation. As...

Candlemass are the alpha and the omega of doom metal, and Leif Edling is the alpha and the omega of Candlemass. As the band's...

For such a supposedly influential band, you don’t actually see too many others these days who sound anything like Swedish doomsters Candlemass. One can’t...

On the eve of their 25th anniversary tour, British Doomsters Paradise Lost have decided to release a collection of rarities in celebration of their...

This is a really tough one. There is nothing inherently wrong with Noctum’s latest release. It’s a solid album in its style and would, in...

A good live album is more than just a document of a band's performance. It should do more than just capture the instrumentation and...

When I had the pleasure of interviewing vocalist Hideki Fukasawa and drummer Junji Narita of Japanese doom heavyweights Church of Misery at last year's Maryland Deathfest,...

It's easy to think that post-metal's jumped the shark. Like post-rock before it, it almost seems to have become too formulaic. The build-climax-release formula...

It is a solid fact that Doom Metal was the first metal genre ever, pioneered by Black Sabbath all those years ago. Nowadays, this...

I always love it when bands strip their formula down to the bare essentials. When it's done right, the results can be some of...