melodic death doom metal

On their long-awaited (and streaming here) debut full-length, the Indiana band taps into a niche genre's rich past for inspiration, but takes it one step further.

The long-running Finnish melodic death/doom outfit released a live album earlier this year that features a set of acoustic recordings and fan-selected hits. Read an interview with Juho Räihä about the performances and the release.

This time around, Editors in Chief Jon and Ted look at two distant ends of the metal spectrum: Lucifer Was' classic heavy rock and Saturnus' despondent doom metal.