There is a perpetual war within my head between the part of me that aspires for better and the cancer of negativity which gestates nearby and in almost equal quantity. There are days when I feel joy, happiness, and contentment; other days I wish nothing more than to die screaming my grievances at the top … Continue reading “A New Reason to Live”
Author: //Ø//
I write how I feel and what I see of myself in art, and though I relate to very few, I'm still reaching out, mostly in written whispers to an audient void. Whether or not my efforts are futile remains to be seen...
“Tombs of the Blind Drugged” – Moss
The best way to describe the cavernous sound of “Tombs of the Blind Drugged” is to liken it to being bound, blindfolded, and dragged through the hot, sticky bowels of a decomposing subterranean dragon to have your essence drained from your barely-living body at the end of it all, and then being left to rot … Continue reading “Tombs of the Blind Drugged” – Moss
“A Learning Experience”
November 30th2018 was an important date: one year clean to the day. The “miracle” had already happened; the cravings and nightmares had subsided, but the shame and guilt remained -and still do, but not exactly. The events which led up to and occurred during my period of addiction are hazy fragments at best. I choose … Continue reading “A Learning Experience”
“Let Us Prey” -Electric Wizard
Electric Wizard have been one of the biggest names in stoner doom for some time, having released genre-defining classics such as “Dopethrone” and the much sought-after “Supercoven” EP. The defining factors of their sound are fuzz-laden bass and hosts of whirring, psychedelic guitar riffs, as well as Jus Oborn’s ‘Sabbath-styled vocals, all of which were … Continue reading “Let Us Prey” -Electric Wizard
“Silhouette in Splinters” -Leviathan
One of the more unique bands reviewed on this site is acclaimed and incomparable one-man USBM act, Leviathan. Boasting a prodigious body of work, some of the more familiar titles under artist Jef “Wrest” Whitehead’s belt include 2003’s “Tenth Sub-Level ofSuicide” and the following year’s “Tentacles of Whorror”, not to mention numerous splits with bands … Continue reading “Silhouette in Splinters” -Leviathan
“Worms”
The past seems like a bad dream only partially recollected: little fragments worm their way up from my subconscious and back into the daylight of the present from time to time, withering away almost as rapidly as they break the surface. The little pits and holes they carved are miniscule, yet multitudinous, and through this … Continue reading “Worms”
“Emperor (S/T)”
Emperor's 1993 self-titled EP represented a portent of things to come with regard to the band's sound. Many of the tracks on "Emperor" are re-recorded songs from their legendary demo, "Wrath of the Tyrant"; while "Wrath..." is well known and praised for its lo-fi recording and distinct 2nd wave black metal aggression, "Emperor" boasts a … Continue reading “Emperor (S/T)”
Phantasmagoria
I used to be afraid of headlights. After dark, when another car is creeping up in the rear-view, its easy to imagine that every single car (apart from your own) belongs to a cop. I was like a cockroach: every flicker of any nearby light, and I was out of there like greased lightning. I … Continue reading Phantasmagoria
“True Traitor, True Whore” -Leviathan
Imagine picking a scab, seeing the wound beneath open up before your eyes, and staring into the blood and tissue within. Suddenly, the wound is stretching open, yawning out like a great, snarling, undulating maw. This flesh wound suddenly expands into a massive mortal gash, growing deeper and wider, swallowing the body around it, and … Continue reading “True Traitor, True Whore” -Leviathan
Night People II: “Slope”
“Hey man, I know you.” The grimy, unkempt man was sitting in the doorway of an empty club or restaurant in Ybor, insisting he knew me. Puzzled, I told him I wasn’t sure he did; in fact, I was positive we had never met. All the same, he persisted, this time, revealing his name, as … Continue reading Night People II: “Slope”
Towers of Rust 