Brooklyn’s Virgin Forest is stick-to-your-ribs indie rock courtesy of 80% of Phosphorescent, fueled on Townes Van Zandt and heavy metal thunder. Their sophomore album (and first for Partisan), Easy ...

Ascension is another work of magisterial gothic doom from the English metal stalwarts, who are still chasing new ways to ...

It was a real bummer when Salt Lake City doom-folk band SubRosa broke up in 2019, but the good news is that four of the band’s members — Sarah Pendleton (vocals, violin), Kim Cordray (violin), Andy ...

Our annual saga of music Top 10 lists kicked off last week, and now we present to you the thrilling conclusion of Our Favorite Albums of 2009. Christ-haunted doom-folk with one hand on the Bible and ...

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Over in Ireland, there’s an exciting community of bands infusing the nation’s traditional folk music with doom-laden post-rock and experimental noise. Lankum and John Francis Flynn are responsible for ...

Ireland – the land that for better or worse brought us The Cranberries, U2, and Thin Lizzy. Not to mention the loads of bands that adopt an Irish sound and aesthetic despite not hailing from Ireland.