In this house we respect Pallbearer. Pallbearer is one of our favorite bands that we have enjoyed since their debut. When we saw that the Nine Circles inbox was blessed with the latest from the band, Forgotten Days, we decided to co-author a review instead of fighting each other to the death for who would do the honor. We decided to sit down and listen to the album and write this review together as a singular cohesive piece.
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If you are looking for a truly unique metal-infused musical experience, look no further. Devil’s Witches‘ discography is something to dive into to escape the “norm” and to even escape reality. The band has a small but powerful discography, with Guns, Drugs and Filthy Pictures now added to the mix. The music created by Devil’s Witches is a blend of doom metal, heavy metal, 70’s psychedelic rock, classic rock, with a few other musical elements and genres sprinkled in. This once solo project, led by a mysterious multi-instrumentalist appropriately called Witchdoctor General, has since welcomed some returning players who all participated in the creation of this two-track EP.
When I think of Chilean metal bands, I think of the heavily influenced and highly political thrash bands that cry about government corruption that was heavily exacerbated by Pinochet’s regime, rail about the current Chilean government, and comment on the current state of things. For a country filled with such a bloody history, it would make sense that their music would be energetic and angry, even when raising funds for earthquake relief. However, if you decide to look under the surface, that strife and anger can also translate well into a deep melancholy that permeates well into corta venas territory. Stardust Solitude, the sixth album by Poema Arcanvs (“Arcane Poem”) is an album whose sheer weight will sink you straight into an abyss of funeral dirges and riffs. Continue reading
In the ever-expanding world of metal, new bands seem to constantly be emerging and stepping up to the plate. DEATHCAVE is here to take a big swing with their debut full-length release, Smoking Mountain. Their is, at times, as haunting as its namesake (the Apache death cave in Winslow, Arizona) with lyrics to match. The general theme here focuses on the inexorable concept of the decay, demise, and death of humans and nature. While the lyrics are enough to sink into a depression, the music is a delightful combination of thrash, doom, and psychedelic metal. While at times haunting and dark, it has some lively high-energy moments mixed into the doomy haze. The trio formed in 2018 and released a three-song, self-titled demo last year. Their music is a captivating combination of metal sub-genres performed by just three skilled musicians. Smoking Mountain is an enticing introduction to DEATHCAVE and their experimental sound. Continue reading
Denver Colorado’s Primitive Man have been banging out the sickest and gnarliest sludge/doom jams since 2012 and have risen to the top of this heap in very short order. No light, no hope, ear smashing, and soul crushing are all things this band has been doing with aplomb since their debut Scorn. And now, with their third full length Immersion, the band is poised to slaughter eardrums and souls worldwide. They’ve figured out exactly how to build tension and let it simmer to the boiling point and have also figured out how to make it explode into a cauldron of hatred so nasty that many will have a tough time looking inside.
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