Electric Citizen: Influenced by Punk and Soul Singers (Video Interview)
Before Electric Citizen‘s first show on their North American tour with Pentagram and Satan’s Satyrs, I was able to chat with them about their influences outside of metal, what’s in store for their...
View ArticleSatan’s Satyrs – Don’t Deliver Us
The wickedly named Satan’s Satyrs have made quite a name for themselves in the last year. Their live shows are absolutely killer, opening for doom giants Electric Wizard and Pentagram. The power trio’s...
View ArticleJess and the Ancient Ones – Second Psychedelic Coming: The Aquarius Tapes
Finnish six-piece Jess and the Ancient Ones are an interesting bunch. They’ve made their mark in the psychedelic rock and occult rock scenes over the past few years and were personally selected by King...
View ArticleBlood Ceremony – Lord of Misrule
Over the last few years, Blood Ceremony has become one of my favorite go-to bands on my iTunes. Their organ and flute-induced retro, doomy, folksy rock is uniquely appealing, as if Black Sabbath and...
View ArticleBlood Ceremony’s Alia O’Brien On New Album: “It’s A Weird One, But We’re...
Leading up to their latest album’s release, I was able to chat with Blood Ceremony vocalist, flutist, organist, and sorceress Alia O’Brien. We discussed everything from the band’s early days, the new...
View ArticlePurson – Desire’s Magic Theatre
I’ve been in love with Purson since I listened to them in preparation for their show with Ghost which I attended. With captivating melodies, excellent songwriting, and effective instrumentation, they...
View ArticlePreview: Psycho Las Vegas @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada –...
With headlining acts like Alice Cooper, Blue Öyster Cult, Electric Wizard, Sleep, Pentagram, and Candlemass, Psycho Las Vegas is poised to be the best doom metal and hard/psych rock fest ever....
View ArticleMR Xmas Calendar Day 19: Church of the Cosmic Skull
Artist: Church of the Cosmic Skull Label: Bilocation Records Country: UK Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal Church of the Cosmic Skull is an enigma for sure. They are both a “new religious movement” and a...
View ArticleMy Favorite Doom Metal and Psych Rock Albums of 2016
This is not a “Top X albums of the year” list. I am not an expert. I did not look at all of the pages on Bandcamp that I could and listen to everything. This is simply a list of great albums that I’ve...
View ArticleRuby the Hatchet – Valley of the Snake
Made in the Sabbathian tradition, Valley of the Snake is Philadelphia occult rock band Ruby the Hatchet’s sophomore full-length album. The new record has a more doom metal vibe than previous releases....
View ArticleYEAR OF THE GOAT: To Release New Album in July
After the release of the critically acclaimed EP The Key and the Gate the Swedish sextet Year of the Goat is back with a heavy sign of life and their full-length album The Unspeakable is scheduled to...
View ArticleLuciferian Light Orchestra – Luciferian Light Orchestra
Have you ever been to a Satanic church? No? Well Luciferian Light Orchestra (LLO) will make you feel like you are in one. LLO is the side-project of Christofer Johnsson of Therion fame and has just...
View ArticleWill Z.’s Occult Influences
When you ask musicians to name their inspirations, most of them will think about other musicians first. Not me. Of course, I can use chords, ideas, sounds or moods from lost psychedelic gems to make...
View ArticleYear of the Goat – The Unspeakable
Just as in the resurrection of the fallen one, Sweden’s Year of the Goat has risen impressively through the ranks of the occult rock scene since their inception in 2006. Succeeding their first two EPs,...
View ArticleUNCLE ACID’s Kevin Starrs: “[The New Album Was] Inspired By Film Noir And...
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats has become one of the biggest names in the doom metal/occult rock genre in the last two years. They quickly became one of my favorite acts once I started listening to them....
View ArticleUncle Acid and the Deadbeats – The Night Creeper
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats have made their mark on the metal scene recently with successful tours and critical praise all around for their releases. Expectations have been high for their new album...
View ArticleDoom Over London VI: First Bands Announced
Following on from last year’s storming, day-long, two stage event, Doom Over London VI has been announced. It is expanded to take in three stages across two days, with an exclusive single stage...
View ArticleSATAN’S SATYRS Announce New Album And Stream First Track
Virginia occult/doom/fuzz rockers Satan’s Satyrs have announced that their third full-length record, Don’t Deliver Us, will be released through Bad Omen Records on Mischief Night (October 30th) of this...
View ArticleGhost / Purson @Union Transfer, Philadelphia (USA) – 29th September 2015
When occult rock frontrunners Ghost announced their North American Tour for this Fall, their initial Philadelphia date happened to be on the exact same day Pope Francis was going to visit the city,...
View ArticlePentagram / Satan’s Satyrs / Electric Citizen / Righteous Bloom @Underground...
When I heard the line-up of Pentagram, Satan’s Satyrs, Electric Citizen, and local support Righteous Bloom for a show in Philadelphia, I could not ask for a better set of bands. There’s quite a range...
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