Temple of Void

Temple of Void – The Crawl Review

By Steel Druhm on March 4, 2026 in Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 44 comments

“Detroit’s death-doom institution Temple of Void had an interesting journey over their 12-year career. Their 2014 debut split the baby between 90s Peaceville doom and nasty death metal like Asphyx and Bolt Thrower, and the end product was heavy as fook. 2017’s Lords of Death shifted toward death metal without losing any of the crushing, venomous intensity. It wasn’t until 2020s The World That Was that Temple of Void really started experimenting with the scope of their sound as influences like post-metal crept in. When 2022s Summoning the Slayer arrived, it seemed like the band was losing the plot, as their sound became overly pared down and simplistic, causing tedium to set in. That brings us to their fifth album, The Crawl.” Null and void?

Lowen – Do Not Go to War with the Demons of Mazandaran [Things You Might Have Missed 2024]

By Kenstrosity on January 18, 2025 in Reviews, Things You Might Have Missed 2024, Doom Metal, Progressive Metal, 70 comments

“My biggest regret of 2024 when it comes to my metallic ingestions is missing Lowen’s incredible sophomore effort, Do Not Go to War with the Demons of Mazandaran. You may ask why I went so long without giving it a go, but if you look at its early October release date and the general state of life in my region at that time, you’ll understand. In another timeline, I would have spun Demons until it fell to dust in my hands, handily securing it a Top Five slot on my Top Ten(ish) of the year. It’s just that good.” Don’t fight your demons.

Cursebinder – Drifting [Things You Might Have Missed 2023]

By Carcharodon on November 28, 2023 in Things You Might Have Missed 2023, Black Metal, Death Doom, Doom Metal, Post-Metal, Progressive Metal, 54 comments

“Perhaps some of you will recall that heady moment in 2021 when we reviewed the third record, The Grand Scheme of Things, by Kraków, Poland death metal outfit Dormant Ordeal, not once, but twice. In a week. For reasons. Still, it scored an indulgent 4.0 and a deserved 3.5, so at least it was worth it. Well, DO vocalist Maciej Proficz has another band, Cursebinder. And back in April, to little acclaim (at least that I saw), Cursebinder dropped its debut LP, Drifting.” Curses!

Damnation’s Hammer – Into the Silent Nebula Review

By Kenstrosity on September 15, 2023 in Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Groove Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, 18 comments

“Hard to categorize, the UK troupe’s unique concoction of Temple of Void / Bolt Thrower death metal, Triptykon doom, and Clutch-y hard rock groove presents an inimitable character that no other band on Earth boasts. It is this unique flavor that earned predecessor Unseen Planets, Deadly Spheres a high rating from yours truly.” Spare the Hammer, spoil the spheres.

Tumulation – Haunted Funeral Creations Review

By Carcharodon on August 7, 2023 in Reviews, Death Doom, Doom Metal, 18 comments

“Tumulation’s offering is quite simple: they play down-tuned, sludgy death doom. There’s nothing overly complex or flashy about it. On the contrary, it’s filthy. Like, really nasty, murky filth.” Filth for the masses.

Konvent – Call Down the Sun [Things You Might Have Missed 2022]

By Carcharodon on November 28, 2022 in Things You Might Have Missed 2022, Death Doom, Doom Metal, 33 comments

“Two years on and Konvent is back, and this time, they’ve nailed it. Call Down the Sun is slightly slower in pace than Puritan Masochism, edging just a teensy, tiny bit further toward the funeral doom end of the death doom spectrum. If the record doesn’t slow quite so much as to actually reach funeral doom pace, it is certainly funereal in tone and mood.” Sundown, mood down.

Temple of Void – Summoning the Slayer Review

By Cherd on June 1, 2022 in Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 98 comments

Not one, but TWO reviews of the brand new Temple of Void platter. Prepare for weighty thoughts.

Desolate Shrine – Fires of the Dying World Review

By Ferrous Beuller on March 25, 2022 in Reviews, Death Metal, 23 comments

Desolate Shrine forge big death metal with black and doom elements, so we felt it necessary to get two staffers to do some heavy lifting. Maintain minimum safe distances at all times.

Temple of Void – The World That Was Review

By Ferrous Beuller on March 27, 2020 in 2020, American Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Reviews, Shadow Kingdom Records, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 69 comments

“Debut album Of Terror and the Supernatural was a killer compound of death-doom. But Lords of Death also began to incorporate traits that might be more familiar to Alice in Chains or even Pearl Jam. Now, The World That Was prepares to thunder into immediate proximity with the same weight but a clear shift in intent. Fear thee not, ye acolytes and thralls – monumental riffs still fill these halls. But, to quote the band, themselves: “your face is different, but we’ve met before…”” Killdozer or dozing off?

Damnation’s Hammer – Unseen Planets, Deadly Spheres Review

By Kenstrosity on February 25, 2019 in 2019, British Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Massacre Records, Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, 71 comments

“As per the usual and against all wisdom, I judged an album by its artwork. I liked the high detail monochrome planet-scape. I liked the logo. I liked the name of the album. And just like that, all requirements for entry into TheKenWord’s listening queue lined up in perfect syzygy. Anyway, here I am with Damnation’s Hammer and their sophomore record, Unseen Planets, Deadly Spheres, knowing absolutely nothing about the band or their sound other than that they call the UK home and that their label tags them “heavy metal.” What do I discover? This is far more complex than just “heavy metal.” Yet, it’s all so simple. Let me explain.” Crouching planet, hidden sphere.