On The Coronation, punishing, bruised sludge doom and bleak industrial noise experiments are fused ever more tightly together into a cohesive soundtrack for the slow collapse of modern life and culture. The intense low-frequency pummel of Wilkinson's bass rumble is itself an apparent cause for some of this collapse, such is its massive, earth-shaking power. Becky's crushing drum beats rival Dale Crover in sheer intensity and brute force; Judd's repetitive, stone-slab riffs carry the weight of the world; an...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Stormcrow and Laudanum, two bands from Oakland, California (the same city that birthed Neurosis and was home to Dystopia, Brainoil, and Asunder), approach heavy music from different angles with equally devastating results. Stormcrow has been fairly prolific over the last few years, releasing split records with Mass Grave, Skaven, and Sanctum. During this time the band has built a reputation as the heaviest and most epic metallic crust band since the mighty Bolt Thrower. Here, they deliver ...   [ read more ]

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Oakland, CA-based doom act Laudanum has slowed down and stretched out since its 2004 debut, The Apotheker. This new disc, which follows an EP and a split, is unrelenting and yet creative in its creepiness and despair. The use of multiple vocalists (everyone sings, or at least shrieks) gives the album the feel of a theatrical performance with various roles being played. On the nearly seven-minute "Invoke," a high-pitched tone periodically interrupts waves of crushing riffs, as a fairly typical doom...   [ read more ]

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