Records of the Week With Jon and Ted #9
This week, Jon and Ted venture into doom rock and blackgaze territory, highlighting vast changes in bands' discographies.
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Records of the Week with Jon and Ted #7
Another week, another set of records. This time, Ted and Jon eschew metal in favor of their progressive rock favorites.
“Gothic”: Paradise Lost and the Dawn of a Death/Doom Classic
We reflect on Paradise Lost's sophomore album "Gothic," which ushered in a new sound for death and doom metal, one that's still triumphantly relevant 30 years later.
Caïna Wishes to “Take Me Away From All This Death” (Early Track Premiere)
Perennial English black metal experimentalist and denier Caïna returns with yet another chameleonic escape from his home genre.
Nemorous (ex-Wodensthrone) Treads New Paths On “The Crucible of Being” (Early Track Stream…
From the ashes of Wodensthrone emerges Nemorous, a new, more matured entity, forged in the near-half-decade (but really almost full-decade since "Curse") since their original band's demise. Listen to debut single "The Crucible of Being" and read a lengthy interview with the …
Odoacer Resides “[W]here the Vultures Will Gather” (Full Album Stream)
Finding meaning in black metal is easy to the few who adventure for it. Listen to Odoacer's debut album in full.
Self Hypnosis Spreads a “Contagion of Despair” (Full Album Stream)
Members of Esoteric and Camel of Doom craft mechanical psychedelic nightmares on their new LP.
Axis of Light Declares “On Whom the Red Moon Bleeds”
Four years later, the Northern English duo returns with raw black metal perfection.
Paradise Lost Vocalist Nick Holmes on Doom, Dirge, “Obsidian,” and Horror (Interview)
We chat at length with Nick Holmes, vocalist of legendary doom metal outfit Paradise Lost, about their 16th full-length "Obsidian" album out tomorrow, plus so much more.
Entry Level: Aaron Stainthorpe Visits The Frog & Toad
The My Dying Bride frontman reminisces on his early days as a metalhead.