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Doomentor to Release The Second Ceremony Vinyl in July

Posted in Whathaveyou on June 5th, 2015 by JJ Koczan

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Sometimes the simple approach is the way to go, and German trio Doomentor seem to have taken the lesson to heart. Their second EP, aptly-titled The Second Ceremony, is out now digitally and has been picked up for a vinyl release through Iron Bonehead Productions that will be out next month, following-up on the 2014 self-titled debut/demo and reveling in classic, obscure, raw metal with unrepentant hints of doom in more than just their moniker. It’s only two songs, but by the time you’re done with “Nocturniae Monumentalis,” there really isn’t that much left to say anyhow, unless you want to let out a Tom G. Warrior-style “ough!” grunt in support of the cause. Ceremony indeed.

The vinyl release date is July 24, as the PR wire dutifully informs:

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DOOMENTOR set release date for IRON BONEHEAD debut

Once again, Iron Bonehead Productions cements its reputation for finding the darkest, most uncompromising sounds in the metal underground with the release of Doomentor’s debut EP, The Second Ceremony. Set to be released on July 24th internationally on 7″ vinyl, The Second Ceremony comprises two twisted ‘n’ twisting epics of traditional-yet-defiant doom majesty.

A mysterious trio hailing from Germany, Doomentor take classic doomed-out heavy metal like early Trouble, Manilla Road, and Griffin and then drag it deep into pitch-black depths, stretching each tone to its most melancholic, malign length and then bathing it all within cavernous amounts of atmosphere. It’s a sound that’s both familiar and foreign, and if last year’s eponymous debut demo laid bare their self-described agenda of “Black Occult Imperial Doom Metal,” then The Second Ceremony is simply the next chapter in Doomentor’s ascent to greatness. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Doomentor’s The Second Ceremony
1. Maligne
2. Nocturniae Monumentalis

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Albez Duz Premiere “Mictlan” from The Coming of Mictlan

Posted in audiObelisk on September 12th, 2014 by JJ Koczan

Today marks the release date of Albez Duz‘s second album, The Coming of Mictlan, on Iron Bonehead Productions vinyl and Archaic Sound CD. The sophomore outing from the Berlin-based two-piece follows a 2009 self-titled debut and is a subgenre spanning work of depressive and extreme doom metal, seven tracks spread across two vinyl sides running a gamut from morose goth theatricality to deathly growls grueling rhythmic lurch, all with a sense of the grandiose and a dose of classic melodic melancholia to accompany. Propelled by the collaboration of multi-instrumentalist Eugen H. (also drums in black metallers Dies Ater) and vocalist Alfonso Brito Lopez, it is encompassing and masterfully conceived.

Beginning with the mystic drones and spoken word intro “Heaven’s Blind,” The Coming of Mictlan isn’t without its ritualized side, a cultish tendency and neofolk influence emerging on the album’s second half with the subdued “Drowned,” some classic prog coming late into that song with emergent keys (they also covered Black Widow on albez duz the coming of mictlanthe first record), but Albez Duz utterly refuse to be pinned to one style or another. An early rocker like “Fire Wings,” which still boasts plenty of twists and turns, sets the stage for further branching out on the subsequent “Mictlan” and “Feathered Snake,” unifying Aztec themes emerging across the record’s flowing course until the closing Tanita Tikaram cover “Twist in My Sobriety” redoes the moody New Wave pop-folk of the original as dark rock downerism.

To coincide with the album’s release, today I have the pleasure of hosting “Mictlan” for streaming. It’s not a complete summary of everything Albez Duz accomplish on The Coming of Mictlan, but it does demonstrate over its eight minutes how coherently the band ties its varied elements together, creating something individual from them and balancing an experimental sensibility with progressive songwriting. Do yourself a favor: When the song is done, and the keyboard-topped doom march has reached its conclusion, hit play again and go back to the start to remind yourself of just how far you’ve come and in how relatively short a time.

Enjoy:

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Albez Duz‘s The Coming of Mictlan is available now on Iron Bonehead Productions LP and Archaic Sound CD. More info at the links.

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