drone metal

Choir Present a Doomed Hymnal: "Songs for a Tarnished World" (Early Album Stream)

The ‘one-human entity’ Choir perfects the art of blending discomfort and tragedy on their upcoming debut album. Stream it in full here.

Locrian's Dark Soundscapes Creep Toward a "New Catastrophism" (Review)

After seven years, the heavy, experimental project returns with a journey through a challenging soundscape uncomfortably anchored in reality’s bleakness. Read our full review.

Locrian Rewakens With "Cenotaph To The Final Glacier" (Video Debut + Interview)

Locrian reflects on their years of absence and existing as a “drone metal” band in a new interview.

Sum of R Crosses the "Borderline" With New, Heavy Single (Video Debut)

The Swiss-meets-Finnish psychedelic drone metal trio find new heaviness on “Lahbryce'”s final single.

Shadows in the States: Five American Gothic Albums

We’ve picked five records that exhibit American Gothic influences, from moody eccentricism to romantic, windswept vistas.

The Mountain King Slips Into a Doom Mood on "WolloW" (Early Album Stream + Interview)

The doom/drone band’s latest album is a fully palindromic affair—stream the whole thing here and read an interview with band founder Eric McQueen.

At "Wit's End": Mizmor's A.L.N. Demystifies His New Album

The Mizmor mastermind discusses the minutiae of his new album and what exactly left him at “Wit’s End.”

Slow Season: Hipoxia and Ballard's Winter-Appropriate Split Takes Doom, Drone, and Sludge Through Their Paces (Early Split Stream)

Two Spanish bands combine forces on this two-song, just-under-30-minute split. Embrace the mind-numbing heaviness with our early stream.

Supervøid's Striking Odyssey Into "The Giant Nothing" (Early Album Stream)

Space is an empty, empty place, and within it there are areas even emptier still – take a trip through them now with the debut album from this instrumental doom/ambient UK act.

Body Void's Dismal Plea Reflects The Doomed Truth: "Bury Me Beneath This Rotting Earth" (Review)

Lengthy and mournful dirges make the American doom group’s new album a gripping portrait of suffering. Read our full review.