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...
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