doom metal

Pagan Altar frontman Terry Jones sadly passed away in 2015, but original member Alan Jones (Terry's son) has been keeping the band alive with a new lineup...

Iron Man may have originally started as a Black Sabbath tribute band, but their original material more than stands up on its own. The quartet sprung from the fertile Maryland doom scene and now, 15 years after formation, are preparing a new LP for Lee Dorian's Rise Above Records/Metal Blade, out October 1...

UK doom trio MOSS have released their latest LP, Horrible Night, stateside. Though the band have yet to really break on our shores, the record, out via Rise Above/Metal Blade, shows a mature band with strong songwriting chops, restraint (a key element in doom metal) and the thick sludgy tone to make genre fans worldwide take notice...

Tim of Clutch at Emo's East, December 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) One of my first ever live shows (not including arena jams with mom and pop) was seeing Clutch at the original 9:30 Club in DC...

Bobby Leibling @ Webster Hall (more by Toby Tenenbaum) Godfathers of doom Pentagram are getting on the road in January. A few select US dates, including a NYC show on Jan 17th 2010 in NYC at BB King's, have started popping up While that alone is enough to send doom fans' hearts-a-racin', it looks like the band is bringing one of the current greats of traditional doom, The Gates of Slumber, along for the ride...

Saint Vitus @ Roadburn (the decline 88) Hey doom fans! Are you sitting down? The legendary Saint Vitus has announced three east coast dates, including Europa in Brooklyn on Oct 16th...

We continue with JJ's report from the Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland. If you missed it, check out Day One and Day Two. Here is Day Three (Saturday April 24, 2009)...

We continue with JJ's report from Roadburn in Tilburg, Holland. If you missed it, you might want to start with Day One. Here is Day Two (Friday April 23, 2009)...

Ask any doom metal fan about the true pioneers of the genre and two bands will be mentioned: Black Sabbath and Pentagram. One of those bands is to take the stage on March 6, 2009 for a rare show at Webster Hall...

DOWNLOAD: The Double - The Idioacy (MP3) The Double has four NYC show coming up. Two are tonight... The Double, NYC, 2007 Feb 23 @ Monkey Town (early & late) Mar 16 @ Cake Shop w/ Mike Wexler Mar 17 @ Cake Shop w/ Crystal Stilts ALSO TONIGHT * Jaymay & O'Death * Optimo * Neko Case * Lemonheads & Vietnam * Scatterbrain & Ludachrist AND: Call Me Lightning is here this weekend