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Album of the day: Iron Man – Black Night

Posted on Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Iron Man - Black Night

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: If the elder’s fables are true, and there really is a cult of true doom, then I can’t help but feel that somewhere in the initiation process is Black Night, the 1992 debut offering from Maryland legends Iron Man. Among the most sought-after of the Hellhound Records catalog, it’s an album whose legacy has only grown with time. I don’t know if it’s a rite of passage or some kind of challenge to would-be cult inductees or what. Maybe you have to air guitar all of Al Morris III’s riffs while on fire or something. That would be cool in a very Beavis and Butt-Head kind of way.

Shadow Kingdom Records, whose reissue kung fu is like Bruce Lee in fast forward, capped off 2009 by re-releasing this rare doom gem, capturing the Iron Man lineup of Morris, Larry Brown (bass), Ron Kalimon (drums) and Rob Levey (vocals; also the man behind the Stoner Hands of Doom series of festivals) in their first incarnation after leaving behind their Black Sabbath cover band roots and trotting out their premiere batch of original material. With cuts like “Life After Death,” “Black Night,” “A Child’s Future” and classic album opener “Choices,” we can only be glad 18 years later that they did.

Continue reading: The Obelisk » Blog Archive » Iron Man’s Black Night Lives Again.
(Special thanks to JJ Koczan for his kind permission)

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Album of the day: Las Cruces – Dusk

Posted on Friday, March 12th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: As the follow-up to 1998’s Ringmaster, Dusk (Brainticket / Metal Rising), the 2009 offering from San Antonio, Texas, doom bashers Las Cruces, is something of a surprise. Mostly because, since the band more or less called it quits after self-releasing the The Lowest End EP ...read more

The Wounded Kings Interviewed

Posted on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

JJ Koczan of The Obelisk recently conducted an interview with The Wounded Kings‘ multi-instrumentalis Steve Mills about the band’s sophomore album, entitled The Shadow Over Atlantis. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.
The Obelisk: You’re obviously schooled in doom. Where do you see The Wounded Kings fitting in with ...read more

Album of the day: Lair of the Minotaur – Evil Power

Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: My chief issue with destructive Chicago outfit Lair of the Minotaur has always been memorability. For each of their three albums prior to the latest, Evil Power (their first on self-release label The Grind-House Records), I’ve been psyched to get the disc, put it on, ...read more

Album of the day: Highway Child – Sanctuary Come

Posted on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: With the early fuzz tone of the guitar and the insistent rhythm, it’s uncanny how much “In the End” from Highway Child’s second album through Elektrohasch Schallplatten, Sanctuary Come, sounds like “Hey Bulldog” from The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine. With the McCartneyist piano bounce (transposed onto ...read more

Album of the day: Cathedral – The Guessing Game

Posted on Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: A double album is always a curious read, and Cathedral’s ninth full-length, The Guessing Game, with which the legendary UK doom outfit celebrates their 20th anniversary, is no exception. All the more so considering The Guessing Game is so close to the 80-minute limit of ...read more

Dead Meadow: Free Exclusive Fan Download #2 – I’m Gone

Posted on Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Dead Meadow’s second track of 4 fan exclusives is ready to download:

Dead Meadow have just announced the details surrounding their upcoming record release party / film premiere for their upcoming new album and original film, The Three Kings, out on March 23rd. Taking place at the historic location of Hollywood ...read more

Album of the day: The Brought Low – Third Record

Posted on Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: What New York City rockers The Brought Low have always managed to do best is get right to the point, and on their latest offering, the appropriately titled Third Album (Small Stone), the trio make it known right away that they’re open for business. “Old ...read more

Album of the day: Droids Attack – Must Destroy

Posted on Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: Because of its lighthearted approach and riffy goodtime vibes it would be easy to gloss over Droids Attack’s third full-length, Must Destroy (Crustacean Records), as a kind of joke release. Song titles like “The Great Wall of ‘Gina,” “Astro Glider,” “The Unforgiven 4” and “Koko ...read more

Album of the day: Church of Misery – Live at Roadburn 2009

Posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: Man, it was late when Japanese stoner doom legends — now in their 15th year of operation — took the stage at Roadburn 2009 at the 013 Popcentrum in Tilburg. Over on the main stage, Colour Haze was noodling out, and it was so packed ...read more

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