Terrorizer's 'Secret History Of Doom Metal': The Ultimate Guide

According to Sir Issac Newton, what goes up must come down. The same theory could be applied to treble, volume and distortion levels, as well, as the rise OR decline of modern day metal genres. In theory, what kills metal is the same matter or band(s) that gave birth to it.


Some try to break it while others try to escape it, but the relativity of doom metal in this day and age of metal matter is impossible to deny, and more and more in demand to defy. Thanks to Terrorizer's tremendous effort in collaborating, collecting, printing and publishing multiple interviews, reviews, write-ups and quotations from all members involved, the art of making doom metal is within arm's reach. If by chance, you passed up on owning this inspirational magazine guide on doom metals forefathers, founders, co-founders, mixers, makers and shakers, then you passed up an undeniable mark on the existence of mankind. This issue is a treasure trove for doom soul suckers and volume vampires unearthing underground sounds by digging up rarities and oddities that no singlehanded, closed-out catacomb record store clerk could find.

Once inside, one can learn which artists embrace it, what members replace others members, and all the deepest, darkest confessions these iconic musicians bare their soul on blackened, glossy pages for in one collective memoir called 'Terrorizer's Secret History Of Doom Metal'. It nearly covers every inch, crack and crevice of an underground, sub-genre coined, Doom metal somewhere along, before and after dates that ould be argued front to back; backward and forward. It could be prevalent to pay more tribute to bands that go unmentioned, however and no matter the view, the magazine at whole, is a brilliant examination under the finest doom metal album scope that North America, Great Britain and Scandinavia have to offer. Equipped with a bonus compilation, the rag could easily hold water, however to float on its own may need some fine-tuned detailing. For instance, some members moreso than others needed three page spreads instead of the five minutes of column fame received. Incredibly, there are musicians coming out of the woodworks for this, recalling their favorite five albums or instructing us on how to cope with physical or mental instabilities.  With commentary from Lee Dorrian on the structure of starting a label, mishaps, lecturing, religious rants and typos are overlooked by others once you realize the amount of triumph it took for everyone to be alive n well today to tell about it. Terrorizer deserves a standing ovation for the time and honor invested in this by the fans and supporters louder than the monitors they're standing in front of. There is zero room for fashion shows and beauty contests in a band room that making music for generations to come. The only thing that should be competitive about doom is the pedal behind the drive to 'Let It Be Known' and heard once and for ALL.




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