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COMA are a Pittsburgh doom metal quartet who released their latest album, PAIN IS THE RITUAL, in July. The ten-tracker is full of grainy textures, gnarled guitar riffs, and anguished vocals, the musical ingredients combining to form fast-paced stomps, dolorous dirges, and gentle instrumentals alike. "Fear is the pain (of intent)" starts on a rollicking … Continue reading Daily Yinz – COMA – fear is the pain (of intent)
Emilio Rizzo (aka Fuzznaut) is a Pittsburgh guitar sorcerer whose live rendition of "Form Is Emptiness," the title track from Fuzznaut's stark, glacial 2019 release, premieres today on Bored In Pittsburgh. As Fuzznaut, Rizzo plays solo, allowing his downtuned, heavily distorted guitar chords to creep through empty space like the tentacles of some primordial leviathan. … Continue reading Video Premiere – Fuzznaut – Form Is Emptiness
Molasses Barge are a Pittsburgh-based doom metal band whose music does in fact sound like an immense viking ship cutting its way through a sea of thick, dark liquid. The title track off the group's new album, A Grayer Dawn (Argonauta Records), opens with a rollicking, stomping riff that evokes the stride of a metallic … Continue reading Daily Yinz – Molasses Barge – A Grayer Dawn
The new release Grinding Poverty/Stressor by Pittsburgh's Cold Mass is tagged as "street doom" on Bandcamp, which leads me to assume that the band's members are fond of Portland's R.I.P., the only other group I could find that uses that term. "Grinding Poverty," an eight-and-a-half minute behemoth of a track, blends the trademark, molasses-like tempos … Continue reading Daily Discovery-Cold Mass-Grinding Poverty
When I was a kid, when December rolled around, my parents would listen to a Christmas album by the choral ensemble Chanticleer featuring the opera singer Dawn Upshaw. This wasn't your standard "Jingle Bells" and "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" fare; it featured older, more explicitly religious carols from around the world (which is ironic … Continue reading Daily Discovery-Dead To A Dying World-Vernal Equinox
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