What's that? You could go for some more accessible stoner picks? Hell yeah! I got you some accessible stoner picks! Witchthroat Serpent – Sang-Dragon (Released 2016) Okay, I know I implied that everything featured in this installment of the OMR was going to be easy to get into, and here I am immediately confronting you … Continue reading Obscure Metal Roundup 17
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Doomsword – Resound the Horn* (Released 2002; *not found on Bandcamp) Discussing Doomsword presents a real challenge, since their style exists outside my pre-existing (and, in fairness, comically limited) apparatus I have developed for discussing metal. The first time I listened to Resound the Horn, I spent the full length of the album wondering, “Who … Continue reading Obscure Metal Roundup 16
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Mountain Witch – Extinct Cults (Released 2020) At the risk of bogging down these proceedings with boring meta nonsense, I'm pleased to report that writing these posts has forced me to listen to doom/stoner/sludge/etc. metal a lot more critically than I used to. I do my very best to avoid placing too much on genre … Continue reading Obscure Metal Roundup 15
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Haunt – Mind Freeze (Released 2020) I went on a strange journey with this Mind Freeze. The first listen was a baffling ordeal, largely because of the moderately baffling production choices on display. Traditional, mid-heavy guitars are piled on top of occasionally clicky bass, both of which are par for the course when it comes … Continue reading Obscure Metal Roundup 14
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This installment of Obscure Metal Roundup is nothing if not a traditional metal showcase. There's no principled reason for this; I have not up and decided to ignore the constellations of subgenres metal has to offer in a fit of regressive distaste for anything other than clean vocals and tonal solos. It's just that I'm … Continue reading Obscure Metal Roundup 13
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Hellripper – The Affair of the Poisons (Released 2020) Yeah, I know, I know. I haven't brought a fresh OMR to the masses for over a month now, leaving you all to scrounge around and re-listen to Satanic Royalty for the 10,000th time. It was too long to be gone, but I had a lot … Continue reading Obscure Metal Roundup 12
Obscure Metal Roundup 11
Behold! It is the new era of Obscure Metal Roundup! Starting right here, right now with OMR11, all links will direct you to the album on Bandcamp (as opposed to Spotify), whenever possible. The reason for this is two-fold. First and foremost, I've decided that it's important to provide better support to the artists I … Continue reading Obscure Metal Roundup 11
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Dopelord – Sign of the Devil (Released 2020) Sign of the Devil presents doom/stoner/sludge at its most accessible. There are no 20 minute jam session space odysseys, nor are there any weird, minutes-long feedback experiments, and the whole package clocks in at a tight 36:03 of big, fat doom riffs supported by big, fat doom … Continue reading Obscure Metal Roundup 10
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Teitanblood – The Baneful Choir (Released 2019) If we consider Black Sabbath's mission statement as a foundational text for the genre as a whole, metal is supposed to be scary in the same way horror movies are. Obviously, that thread has been lost in this post-Dokken world, and if you ask me, it's also obvious … Continue reading Obscure Metal Roundup 9
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