Posts Tagged ‘doom’

Black Pyramid: New Song Available For Streaming via The Obelisk

Posted on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

New England doom rock trio Black Pyramid premiere a new track via The Obelisk called Night Queen. Culled from their upcoming album, Black Pyramid II, “it sums up both the maturity and the heaviness of Beresky-fronted Black Pyramid.”, according to JJ Koczan / The Obelisk. Listen to Night Queen HERE.

“We’re incredibly proud of the sonic landscapes we were able to achieve with the new album,”said Black Pyramid drummer Clay Neely. ”It’s a clear successor to the debut album and we allowed ourselves to further expand into some uncharted territories. The recording of the record was an incredibly rewarding experience and we can’t wait to bring the show back on the road.”

Black Pyramid‘s II will be out on January 31, 2012 via MeteorCity.

Tags: Black Pyramid, Clay Neely, doom, Meteorcity, Stonerrock, The Obelisk
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Yob’s Atma: Album of 2011 According To Roadburn Readers, Friends and Associates!

Posted on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

In the beginning of December 2011 we asked you, our beloved Roadburn readers, friends and associates, to list your top 10 Roadburn-worthy albums of 2011. By January 2nd we had received 160 lists. Thanks to everyone who took the time to send us their list! This is how we compiled ...read more

Hour of 13 Release New Track, Reveal Album Title (Zero Tolerance)

Posted on Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

US, North Carolina doom rockers Hour Of 13 have released a brand new track (titled Lucky Bones) from their forthcoming album, which is due to be released in 2012 via UK’s Earache Records. Listen to Lucky Bones below. In an exclusive statement for ZT the band’s vocalist Phil Swanson commented: ...read more

The Wounded Kings Confirmed For Roadburn Festival 2012

Posted on Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

The Wounded Kings return to Roadburn Festival on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland (With the addition of The Wounded Kings to Roadburn 2012, the line-up for Saturday, April 14th is complete). A new era of apocalyptic doom approaches!  Featuring the dark and chilling vocals of ...read more

American Aftermath: Grim Kim Kelly’s Top 10 Demos Of 2011

Posted on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Hello, American Aftermath. My name is Kim Kelly (or Grim Kim, if you insist). I suppose I’m something of a guest writer (party-crasher, more like) as Ross asked me to contribute something to the site’s year-end roundup. After procrastinating mightily, I presented him with this haphazard list of my favorite ...read more

Album of the day: Uzala – Uzala

Posted on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from The Inarguable: Nothing beats a solid doom metal album. Remember that time you listened to Born Too Late? Of course you do; the classics are untouchable, but one needs to remember just how ambitious bands like St. Vitus, Pentagram, Trouble, and Black Sabbath were (fuck it, are). ...read more

Album of the day: Lord Vicar – Signs of Osiris

Posted on Friday, December 16th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from HellrideMusic.com: I’m going to keep the backstory short on this one. The astute doom disciple needs no introduction when it comes to Lord Vicar; the roaring, raging sequel to Reverend Bizarre featuring a who’s who roster of doom-metal legends. But, I think it’d be a damn shame if ...read more

Hour of 13 Premieres New Track Lucky Bones

Posted on Thursday, December 15th, 2011

North Carolina doom metallers Hour of 13 have a released a brand new track from their forthcoming new album. Listen to Lucky Bones below. The new track and album mark the return of vocalist Phil Swanson, who sang on the band’s previous two albums, 2007′s self-titled Hour of 13 and ...read more

Insvisible Oranges’ Slow & Low 2 – American Filth: A Free Mixtape

Posted on Monday, December 12th, 2011

Invisible Oranges posted a free mixtape of up-and-coming American bands in doom, sludge, and stoner metal, including Orchid, Uzala, USX, Across Tundras, Archon and more, on line. Download Slow & Low 2 – American Filth HERE. “After I made the above graphic (which took a while for my meager design ...read more

Pagan Altar: Video Footage From Live Evil Festival Posted Online

Posted on Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Fan-filmed video footage of Pagan Altar performing The Aftermath & The Black Mass on October 22 at Live Evil Festival 2011 (Underworld, Camden, London) can be seen below.