Doom Metal

Temptress – hear Review

Temptress – hear Review

By Killjoy on January 23, 2026 in Reviews, Doom Metal, Stoner Metal, 20 comments

“The best things in life often happen organically. Temptress began in 2019 in Dallas, Texas, as three friends casually jamming together, and they had enough natural chemistry to decide to take their alluring stoner doom to the studio. Like someone who is well-versed in the art of seduction, they appear to be working their way through each of the five senses. Their debut full-length, see, was born in 2023, but now the time has come to close your eyes and hear what Temptress has conjured up for their sophomore record.” hear in the now.

The Ruins of Beverast – Tempelschlaf Review

The Ruins of Beverast – Tempelschlaf Review

By Dear Hollow on January 13, 2026 in Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 110 comments

“The Ruins of Beverast has never released a bad album. Its architect, Nagelfar alum Alexander von Meilenwald, has both a devotion to the trve and old-school as well as a flexibility to experiment, creating a legendary discography that feels like a natural progression from beginning to end. From the early and raw marriage of black metal and doom that set the foundation with genre classics Unlock the Shrine and Rain Upon the Impure, to the more melodic and ritualistic horrors of Foulest Semen of a Sheltered Elite and Blood Vaults, culminating in the ritual-imbued pinnacle Exuvia, the act has an uncanny ability to recall the familiar while trudging into unexplored territory.” Ruins, runes, and revulsion.

St. Unholyness – Through High Holy Haze Review

St. Unholyness – Through High Holy Haze Review

By Spicie Forrest on January 11, 2026 in Reviews, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Stoner Metal, 25 comments

“As a non-musician, writing music and playing an instrument is always impressive to me, but I am in awe of the successful solo artist. The knowledge and skill required must be staggering. St. Unholyness, hailing from Pfarrkirchen, Germany, is essentially one such project. Aside from conscripting Mac Carrigan to play bass, debut Through High Holy Haze is the singular vision of guitarist/vocalist Christina Earlymorn. As far back as 2008, Earlymorn has been playing in various black metal projects, mostly solo, but Through High Holy Haze is a much wider-ranging affair.” One cowgirl from Hell?

Opia – I Welcome Thee, Eternal Sleep [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]

Opia – I Welcome Thee, Eternal Sleep [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]

By ClarkKent on January 5, 2026 in Things You Might Have Missed 2025, Doom Metal, Gothic Metal, 18 comments

“This stunning debut comes to us via members from across the globe—from England to Spain to Czechia to Brazil. Despite somewhat limited experience between them, the sextet plays like they’ve been jamming together for decades. They bring an eclectic range of styles from their previous and current bands, from black metal to scatological heavy metal to melodic doom to gothic metal, in order to craft a gentle yet brutal piece of gothic doom metal. I would like to give a warm welcome to Opia and their powerful debut album, I Welcome Thee, Eternal Sleep.” Sleep in the void.

Thumos – The Trial of Socrates [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]

Thumos – The Trial of Socrates [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]

By Mystikus Hugebeard on December 18, 2025 in Things You Might Have Missed 2025, Doom Metal, Post-Metal, Progressive Metal, 49 comments

“Say one thing about the AMG readerbase, say that they harbor absolutely zero ambiguity within themselves as to what kind of music they’re not interested in. I anticipate that some who wander these halls will balk at Thumos’ The Trial of Socrates: a colossal two-hour, fully instrumental collection of doomy post-prog metal. Indeed, it’s not what I’d call the most accessible album I’ve written about, so who am I to judge? However, I were to say another thing about the AMG reader base, I’d say that they can appreciate artistry when they hear it more than the average listener.” Hemlock for the holidays.

Weeping Sores – The Convalescence Agonies [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]

Weeping Sores – The Convalescence Agonies [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]

By Creeping Ivy on December 12, 2025 in Things You Might Have Missed 2025, Death Doom, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 25 comments

“Pleasure—as Judas Priest, sadomasochists, and Flagellants teach us—can be found in pain. Doug Moore and Stephen Schwegler, the guitar/drum duo behind Weeping Sores, also teach this lesson with The Convalescence Agonies. As its title suggests, the sophomore Weeping Sores album chronicles Moore’s recovery from a shoulder injury that, quite unfortunately, prevented him from playing guitar. Quite fortunately for us, Moore sublimates his agony into the listener’s ecstasy with The Convalescence Agonies.” Art requires pain.

Primitive Man – Observance [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]

Primitive Man – Observance [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]

By Spicie Forrest on December 11, 2025 in Things You Might Have Missed 2025, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Noise, Sludge, 29 comments

“It’s been a decade since Primitive Man last graced these halls with 2015’s tepidly received Home is Where the Hatred Is, but they haven’t been idle. In the meantime, the Denver trio has released 2 LPs, a full-length EP, a split with Unearthly Trance, and a collab with Full of Hell. Those ten years were spent experimenting, learning, and honing their sound into something so incredibly bleak that not even the promo pit could contain such hopeless darkness.” Man against earlier man.

Nattradio – The Longest Night Review

Nattradio – The Longest Night Review

By Andy-War-Hall on December 9, 2025 in Reviews, Ambient, Doom Metal, Gothic Metal, 10 comments

“It doesn’t seem to take long for the “wee hours” of the night to kick in these winter days. With them comes a very specific, almost hypnotic sadness that anyone who sleep has forsaken knows well. That tag-team of coldness and isolation brought on by the night just can’t be beat sometimes. Swedish goth/doom duo Nattradio know this sensation intimately, as their new album The Longest Night was written and shaped exclusively in the latest hours of the night. Injecting their Katatonia-inspired Gothic doom with elements of ambient music and noir jazz, Nattradio crafted their sophomore record to reflect the somberness of wakeful late nights, framing its ideal listening time in those hours.” Music for a midnight dreary.