Doom: A Metalhead’s Guide
This is a deep dive into doom metal: into its essence, its history, and the murky depths of its many sub-classifications.
TMO Albums Of The Month – May 2020
Shredding: My Dying Bride
My Dying Bride have grown from the misunderstood poets of the Peaceville Three to elder statesmen of doom death. Let the Shredding begin on 3 decades of morbid majesty!
Jonathan’s Top 50 of 2017
The diverse spectrum that encompasses metal music’s many sub-genres could be likened to various mythical races united under two opposing banners, staring each other down as they make ready to charge and turn the field red with the other’s blood. From one year to the next, the advantage may tip from one side to the […]
Nathan’s Top 30
2015 was another excellent year. While there are some fairly obvious candidates for a top 30 I missed out on or discovered too late in the year (Nechochwen, and Obsequiae to name two) there was still plenty of good material out there this year. Here’s some of it:
The Metal Observer’s Top 30 albums of 2015
It is done – the Brotherhood of “The Metal Observer”‘s convent has come to an end, the votes have been cast. Enter to find out who survived the fire and emerged victorious!
