This week: an early crossover between gothic, doom, and darkwave, and a fairly recent black metal album with an appropriate amount of cowbell ..read more

California gothic pop/death industrial duo Fetters connect two disparate ends of the gothic music spectrum on their new album, which is streaming in full now ..read more

Writers Jon and Ted discuss two completely different records, one a lengthy journey through dark, gothic soundscapes and the other a founding entry in heavy metal ..read more

This week, Ted and Jon take a deep dive into doom's various facets, from MonumentuM's darkwave inflections to Earthride's stoner riffpocalypse ..read more

No guitars, no bass, no drums. Entirely orchestral, Les Chants du Hasard finds a means of communicating metal through another musical language. Listen to an exclusive, pre-release stream of "L'oubli" and read an interview with composer and vocalist Hazard ..read more