Details All music written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Ian Goetchius Released independently on Friday 5 May 2023. For fans of Swallow the Sun, Ghost Brigade, Paradise Lost, Wolfheart. Bandcamp | Encyclopaedia Metallum | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Band Ian Goetchius—Everything Tracks In avoidance The pain of hope Don’t fear the fading light A looming shadow When mourning comes Moment of silence Eternally quiet Review The Indifference of Time: I (2023) is the second full-length album by the city of California, Maryland, USA-based project Post Luctum. Behind this moniker is artist a ..read more

Details Released on Suicide Records on Friday 26 May 2023. Bandcamp | Encyclopaedia Metallum | Facebook Band Andreas Baier—Vocals and guitars Jonas Gryth—Guitars Marcus Lindqvist—Bass Daniel Liljekvist—Drums Tracks Introspective Beyond the horizon of life The few remaining lights False haven Judgement awaits Come undone Review False Haven (2023) is (as far as I can deduce) the third full-length album from Swedish doom / sludge / post-metal band Vorder. The band has been around since the last century, although the line-up has changed a little. In the mid 90s the personnel of Vorder were al ..read more

Details Mastered by Magnus Lindberg. Released on The Sign Records on Friday 4 August 2023. Bandcamp | Encyclopaedia Metallum | Facebook | Instagram | Soundcloud | Website | YouTube Band Thomas Eriksson—Vocals Jens Florén—Guitar Tommy Stegemann—Guitar Patric Grammann—Guitar Patrik Andersson Winberg—Bass Neil Grant—Drums Additional musicians Per Wiberg—Keyboard on “The parrish” (track 2) Sara Uneback—Violin on “Nathaniel’s hymn” (track 5) and intro to “The devil wears a papal tiara” (track 3) Tracks Awakening The parrish The devil wears a papal tiara Baptised in fire Nathaniel’s hymn Blood ..read more

Details Released on Friday 1 September 2023. Bandcamp | Encyclopaedia Metallum | Facebook Band Joshua Murphy—Vocals and guitar Jake Stone—Guitar Brad Bellamy—Bass Ray Bates—Drums Also Mark Brown—Organ Tracks Hellbender Obsidian Unable Review Seasons: Vol. 1 (2023) is the second studio release from Ohio’s heavy/doom/sludge metal quartet Blessed Black. This three-song offering is the first of a series of EPs planned for 2023 and 2024 that marks a new chapter in the band’s career. This EP also features the debut of new guitarist Jake Stone, and finds the band exploring themes of existentia ..read more

Details Released on Sunday 6 June 2021 Bandcamp | Encyclopaedia Metallum | LinkTree | Soundcloud | YouTube Band Unknown Tracks Intro Disappointment I see eternal Why do we need God? No strength Review A few weeks ago, I received a direct message on Instagram from Belarussian band Lost Spirit, or at least from someone who signed off as “Fat B.”, inviting me to review their debut, demo EP Disappointment (2021). I was immediately hoping that the name wouldn’t be a self-fulfilling prophecy. The ‘Lost Spirit project’ Bandcamp page describes this EP as a “conceptual DIY doom metal project. High ..read more

Details Produced, recorded and mixed by Carlos Santos at Sadman Studios, Verín. Mastered by Víctor García at Ultramarinos Mastering, Barcelona. Cover artwork by Robert Hernández. Art direction and design by Chamani. Photography by Sergio Albert. Management by Nano Ruiz-Lengua Armada. Released via Ardua Music on Friday 30 June 2023. Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram Band Juan Viguera—Vocals, guitar and synthesizer Chamani—Bass and lap steel guitar Alejandro Porras—Drums Also Greg Dale—Additional guitar on “Embrace the ocean” Tracks Cosmos Impending fate Burned garden Blood hands A black sta ..read more

Details Mixed and engineered by Matt Dawkins. Assistant engineer, Mike Tudorowski. Produced by Motherslug and Matt Dawkins. Mastered by Paul Fox at Indie Masters, Mastering Melbourne AU. Album photography by Jason Vassallo. Album portraits by Rebecca Cooper. Released on Noslip Records on Thursday 13 April 2023. For fans of Acid King, Sleep, Mean Green. Bandcamp | Encyclopaedia Metallum | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Band Cam Crichton—Vocals Regan Batley—Guitars Cyn Bae—Bass Nick Rad—Drums Additional musicians: Cleo Morgan—Additional vocals Matt Dawkins—Guitars, mellotron and percussion ..read more

Details Released on 30 March 2023 For fans of Neurosis, Amenra, Gravehuffer Bandcamp | Encyclopaedia Metallum | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Band Kraft—Vocals and synths Sophos—Guitars and bass Chrizzly—Drums and bass Tracks VAV (intro) Needs Stoner Walk about Interlude Dead end Nekya Where did you go Review Sludge/Doom/Post-metal band VAV was founded in Speyer, Germany in 2018. Paths (2023) is their second full-length album. Like many bands over the last few years, this album is the result of enforced lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Vav I like a good solid slab of sludge metal ..read more

Details Recorded and engineered by Mesmur. Cover art from Ukrainian painter Vladislav Cadaversky. Released in collaboration with Solitude Productions (Russia) and Aesthetic Death (UK), Chthonic (2023) on Friday 14 April 2023. Bandcamp | Encyclopaedia Metallum | Facebook | Instagram Band Chris G—Vocals (Australia) Jeremy Lewis—Guitars and synth (USA) Michele Mura—Bass (Italy) John Devos—Drums (USA) Also featuring Brianne Vieira—Viola and cello Kostas Panagiotou (Pantheist)—Organ Tracks Chthonic (Prelude) (1:59) Refraction (10:36) Petroglyph (11:32) Passage (18:55) Chthonic (Coda) (5:03 ..read more