It’s an understatement that 2020 was a pretty fucked up year, right? Machine Head was the last live band I saw back in February and a few days after that I found myself in an emergency room with some unexpected surgery to be had (Don’t worry, I’m fine now!) followed by the shutdown across the country. There’ve been ups, downs, and everything in between in 2020 but one constant has been the music. Artists have adapted with some keeping those schedules and releasing new albums despite not being able to tour behind them while others are holding off altogether. Some have done well with the new norm of livestreamed concerts and while I’ve checked out a few, personally they’re just not my cuppa.
[Read more…]Witchskull Lead A New Doom Frontier On A Driftwood Cross
A refreshing slab of intricately woven Doom, the latest from Australia’s Witchskull is a must listen in 2020. Mixing Sabbath-style darkness with the experimental nature of Desert Rawk legends like Kyuss, A Driftwood Cross is an evolution of Doom and an album that should set the bar for the genre going forward.
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