INTERVIEW: Hooded Menace Finland’s Death-Doom Metal titans HOODED MENACE recently announced the release of their 6th full length album “The Tritonus Bell” on Season Of Mist Records. I decided to have a talk with lead composer Lasse. 1 Firstly let’s look at the history of how Hooded Menace came to […]
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Jointhugger Take a One-Way Trip into The Abyss with “Reaper Season” ~By Matheus Jacques~ Album Art by Spectral Ecstasy Over the last few days, as I have been searching for new music worth listening to, maybe even writing about, JOINTHUGGER and their recent one-shot ‘Reaper Season’ (2021) came to my knowledge. […]
Ghorot Summon “Dead Gods” for New Music Video ~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~ By Billy Goate Album Art by Stephen Wilson GHOROT is a blackened doom trio from Boise, Idaho featuring Carson Russell (bass guitar, vox), Brandon Walker (drums, vox), and Chad Remains (guitar, vox). That last name may be familiar to […]
10,000 Years Take Us Into The “Gargantuan Forest” ~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~ Review by Billy Goate Album Art by Francesco Bauso Leaving the world For salvation yonder Quest for eternity To suns beyond Gazing upon our past Out into forever To a future obscured What glory awaits? To begin another […]
White Tundra Summon Gritty Stoner Vibes On New 7″ ~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~ By Billy Goate Artwork by Hypnotist Design This is just cool. Those are the first words, I swear, that popped into my fuzzy morning head when I heard WHITE TUNDRA do their thing for the first time, […]
Let Your Mind Float Away to Little Jimi’s Groovy New Video “Last Cantos” ~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~ By Billy Goate Artwork Emy Rojas/Arrache-Toi Un Oeil Here’s a band that makes me feel like everything’s alright with the world. Meet LITTLE JIMI, the collaboration of Frenchmen Benjamin Monnereau (guitar, vox), Guillaume Arancibia […]
Stream the New Cirith Ungol EP & Read an Interview with the Legendary Robert Garven Cirith Ungol was poised for a great 2020. Their comeback album Forever Black received rave reviews. Their schedule was booked with big festivals. And they were already kicking around ideas for new music. Sadly, we know […]
Fresh Heaviness From South America’s Dixie Goat ~Review by Matheus Jacques~ Artwork by José “KAT” Canales Death is a gentleman, too. He makes good losers of us all. Give fifty years to someone without any apparent drive toward self-improvement or capacity to mature, recycle, renovate, and otherwise improve things around them, […]
THE DOOMED & STONED SHOW ~Season 7, Episode 16~ Back in… THE DOOMED & STONED SHOW ~Season 7, Episode 16~ Back in action, with new finds from the heavy underground, Billy Goate (Doomed & Stoned) and John Gist (Vegas Rock Revolution) share songs by The Age of Truth, Komatsu, Savanah, […]
Moon Coven Take Us Deeper Into Their Dream Realm with Music Video “Further” ~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~ By Billy Goate I’ve been following MOON COVEN for a long time. Just how long? Well, long enough to remember that they were once known as Waning Moon. Then came their amazing 2013 EP, […]
Hundreds of Metalcore Bands Scatter When Attendant Shines Flashlight Into Abandoned Industrial Building LANCASTER, Pa. — Hundreds of metalcore bands were seen scurrying off in different directions in a local factory late yesterday evening after night watchman Bill Ducca surveyed the premises during his nightly rounds. “We had a pretty […]
Disregarded Pizza Crust Seen In Whole New Light Next Morning BERNALILLO, N.M. — The abandoned crusts on a medium, two-topping pizza purchased and eaten yesterday evening were seen in an entirely new way late this morning, sources with basically nothing else in their kitchen confirmed. “I’ll be the first to […]
Sam Buckley Hudson – Hudsun – Interview Hudsun – Interview Sam Buckley Hudson burst on to the Manchester music scene as one third of his previous band Sly Antics. The frontman, originally from Hebden Bridge and now living in our fair city, has re-launched himself as Hudsun, a solo act […]
Michael FK – Nameless Throughout the years, Michael FK’s name has become synonymous with consistency. Tight drums and airy atmospheres are the hallmarks of his discography, with his latest track “Nameless” staying true to this sentiment. Consistency, however, does not disallow creativity. “Nameless” brings a somewhat cinematic flavour to Michael’s […]
Kurt Cobain Death ‘Didn’t Surprise’ Grunge Singer Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne said in a new The Pit interview that Kurt Cobain’s death didn’t surprise him, because heroin addicts dying doesn’t surprise him. The interviewer asked, “What was the perception of him after he died? You were there, you knew the […]
Pearl Jam Legend Rips “Yellow Ledbetter” Pearl Jam Ten engineer Dave Hillis criticized “Yellow Ledbetter” in a new Cobras & Fire podcast interview. “I used to have all the lyrics all over the console because of the punching in and stuff and whatnot, so I’d know where to come in […]
Korn Reveal Bold Truth About Justin Bieber Korn guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch discussed covering Justin Bieber in a new TruthSeekah interview. “I just love pop music, I don’t always listen to it, but some pop music is just really written well because there are just these really talented writers, whether […]
PleasePrettyLea wants to take us and shake us up with ‘You’re Home Finally’ Opening with some very voodoo-y, lynch-type imagery, the superb video for PleasePrettyLea’s new single ‘You’re Home Finally’ firmly sets the scene for our heroine’s witchy, lustful intent. Flipping easily between disdain and flirtation, PleasePrettyLea works her magic […]
Tommy Harwood takes us ‘Walking In The Dark’ I always try to find the positives in reviews and give constructive pointers where there are areas for improvement, and I guess with that in mind there’s some nice fingerpicked guitar here coupled with Tommy Harwood’s obvious enthusiasm for what he’s doing. […]
‘Fear The Walking Dead’ season six episode eight recap: Dakota’s big moment After weeks of build-up, Fear The Walking Dead delivered bombshell answers to some big mysteries in its grand return. The midseason and finale tentpoles typically propel the show’s drama, yet this episode made room for quieter, reflective moments […]